POINT REYES LIGHT
The members of the dive team that explored the Cordell Bank Marine Sanctuary in the 1970s and 1980s were the first to have seen the reserve with their own eyes—and are now sharing their stories of the experience through the Cordell Expeditions Oral History Project.Savannahs Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum seeking oral histories
The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum is teaming with a social network group to create an oral history website of the struggle and its connection to Savannah. Stephanie Reaves, with remember.com, said Friday the site, which is already up and running, is redesigning its page and plans to be ready in two weeks.UVA to Explore President’s Botched Ouster in Class
University of Virginia students will explore the ouster and reinstatement of the school’s president, Teresa Sullivan, in an oral history class that aims to capture the drama of the 17-day conflict.An oral history: The 1998 U.S. Womens Open at Blackwolf Run
Hanging on the wall of the Blackwolf Run clubhouse is a celebratory photograph of Se Ri Pak and the 1998 U.S. Womens Open trophy. Forever 20, Pak smiles widely, exhaustively. It took the then-LPGA Tour rookie 92 holes to best American amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn to win her second consecutive major championship and start a revolution.Fear in the USA
Detained Without Cause is a collection of oral history accounts by six New York based Muslim immigrants who were incarcerated following 9/11. None of these men had any connection to terrorism, and yet as their stories reveal, they were presumed guilty by the arresting officers, the FBI, the court system, the media and their communities.Active interview course runs at Isfahan University
The first oral history training course kicked off in Isfahan University with some 40 participants during April. The program was arranged by the history group of the university from April 22 to May 20, 2012 with 40 participants from a range of study fields and levels. The workshop was arranged at Dr Mehralizadeh Hall of the literature faculty.Sharhe Esm Unveils
According to Iranian Oral History Website report; the book of Sharhe Esm: The Biography of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei (1939-1978) will be unveiled with the presence of The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance and a number of the leading experts and interested people in contemporary history and literature of our country at Sooreh Hall in Arts Center on Saturday 4th July from 11 to 13.A contribution towards safeguarding an intangible cultural heritage
German anthropologists present oral history materials to National Archives of Burkina Faso In late June 2012, anthropologists working at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and Goethe University Frankfurt am Main in Germany handed over a voluminous collection of oral history materials to the National Archives of Burkina Faso based in the capital city of Ouagadougou.Oral history exhibition back briefly at museum
One of the most popular exhibitions held by the Lakes District Museum is back this month, and the museum director has been invited to give heritage preservation tips to Coromandel residents.Community oral history project underway in Devils Lake
“The Stories of Our Lives†is a unique community oral history project initiated by the Devils Lake Sons of Norway in conjunction with the Lake Region Public Library and Central Middle School....
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Attack on Halabcheh narrated
With wet saliva, we are having the lunch which that loving Isfahani man gave us from the back of his van when he said goodbye in the city entrance. Adaspolo [lentils with rice] with yoghurt! We were just started having it when the plane dives, we go down and shelter behind the runnel, and a few moments later, when the plane raises up, we also raise our heads, and while eating, we see the high sides ...The Arab People Committee
Another event that happened in Khuzestan Province and I followed up was the Arab People Committee. One day, we were informed that the Arabs had set up a committee special for themselves. At that time, I had less information about the Arab People , but knew well that dividing the people into Arab and non-Arab was a harmful measure.Kak-e Khak
The book “Kak-e Khak” is the narration of Mohammad Reza Ahmadi (Haj Habib), a commander in Kurdistan fronts. It has been published by Sarv-e Sorkh Publications in 500 copies in spring of 1400 (2022) and in 574 pages. Fatemeh Ghanbari has edited the book and the interview was conducted with the cooperation of Hossein Zahmatkesh.Is oral history the words of people who have not been seen?
Some are of the view that oral history is useful because it is the words of people who have not been seen. It is meant by people who have not been seen, those who have not had any title or position. If we look at oral history from this point of view, it will be objected why the oral memories of famous people such as revolutionary leaders or war commanders are compiled.
