Oral history refers both to a method of recording and preserving oral testimony and to the product of that process.
It begins with an audio or video recording of a first person account made by an interviewer with an interviewee (also referred to as narrator), both of whom have the conscious intention of creating a permanent record to contribute to an understanding of the past.
A verbal document, the oral history, results from this process and is preserved and made available in different forms to other users, researchers, and the public.
A critical approach to the oral testimony and interpretations are necessary in the use of oral history. Hearing history from the mouths of those who experienced it really brings those times and events and feelings back to life in ways that are consistently compelling and often inspiring.
Our oral histories are available from our website and can be listened to at your convenience anywhere. It is a collection that is continually growing. New interviews are added as they become available. To see a who has been interviewed please visit SoundCloud.. Click here to visit the site or click on a name below.
Oral Histories in our Collection
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Lois Abrams
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Ed Berrill Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3
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Bolte & Wilson
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The Combs Family Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3
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Rutt Curtiss
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Shirley Tanner Downs Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3
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Leslie P. Ernhout Jr.
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Bill Hopkins
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Brad Johnson Part 1 / Part 2
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Elaine Layman Part 1 / Part 2
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Jim Maguire
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Dorothy Maier
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Rich Morgan
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Jeanne Mosher Part 1 / Part 2
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Ellen Paul
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James Perkins Warren and Family History 1967
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James Perkins Warren and Family History 1968
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Ruth Schnell
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Luke Tanner
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Dewey Young
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Discussion of Industries in Warren recorded in 1967
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History of the Warren General Store as told by Orlando B. Swift 1968
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History of Warren School System recorded in 1967
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Memorial Day 1961
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Memorial Day 1969
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Taverns, Cemeteries and Industry recorded 1967