Capturing the Spoken word: A virtual oral history workshop
September 6, 2025
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Workshops and Institutes
OH & the Law Workshop #2 – Indigenous Protocols and Perspectives
Join our next Oral History & The Law workshop on Wednesday, August 13 from 1:00-2:30pm EDT! Dr. Trevor Reed (Irvine School of Law, UC-Irvine) and Francine Spang-Willis (CEO of Appearing Flying Woman Consulting) will discuss issues of emergent concern to Indigenous communities in the realms of federal law, community cultural protocols, and the ethics of
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BUIOH Sharpen Your Skills Advanced Workshop: Applying AI to Oral History
The next offering in the Baylor University Institute for Oral History (BUIOH) series of “Sharpen Your Skills” advanced online workshops is “Applying AI to Oral History” and will take place on July 16, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. CDT. This session serves as both an introduction to artificial intelligence platforms in general and the ways in
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Voice of Witness: “Oral History in Practice” Webinar Series (4/23, 5/7, 5/21)
What does oral history look like in practice? What goes into community-rooted storytelling projects and what are the outcomes? Voice of Witness is hosting a series of intimate conversations with practitioners who have developed and activated dynamic oral history projects. We’ll explore the connections between storytelling and community building, liberation, ethics, civic engagement, public art,
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Berkeley Library Oral History Center: Annual Intro Workshop
The 2025 Introduction to Oral History Workshop will be held virtually via Zoom on Friday, Feb. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time, with breaks woven in. Applications are now open and being accepted on a rolling basis. Please apply early, as spots fill up quickly. This workshop is designed for people who are interested
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Introduction to CollectionBuilder-SHEETS: A Free, Virtual Workshop
Date: Wednesday, March 6 at 12:00 PM EST Learn how to use CollectionBuilder-Sheets (SHEETS) to create a free digital collection website that encourages browsing and contextualizing items through timelines, maps, and word cloud visualizations. No programming experience or software installation is required for this workshop; beginners from any background are welcome! SHEETS, the newest CollectionBuilder
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Oral History Intensive
Dates: Saturday, June 15 – Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Instructors: Suzanne Snider; Guest Instructors: To Be AnnouncedLocation: Hudson, New York Come all ye budding oral historians, radio documentarians, writers, filmmakers, media advocates, and photographers who wish to make use of oral history in your practices. This immersive upstate New York workshop is a rigorous introduction
Oral History for Educators
Dates: March 14 – 17, OnlineInstructor: Suzanne Snider This workshop is designed for educators who want to bring oral history into their classrooms and learning spaces. We’ll begin with a rigorous introduction to oral history theory, methods and practice before reviewing existing curricula and projects as a jumping off place to design our own curricula/projects.
Shaking the Family Tree: Oral History, Family History, Insider Interviews, and Ancestral Memory
Dates: Friday, March 1 – Sunday, March 3, 2024Location: Online via ZoomInstructors: Suzanne Snider, zavé martohardjono (they/them), Saturday, March 2 For many of us, family is the obvious—and sometimes most complicated—place to start our work as oral historians. In this workshop, participants will learn how to use oral history to document and preserve their family stories. We’ll discuss
Registration Now Open: Oral History Center Intro Workshop (March 8, 2024)
The 2024 Oral History Center Introduction to Oral History Workshop will be held virtually via Zoom on Friday, March 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30.p.m. Pacific Time, with breaks woven in. Applications are now being accepted on a rolling basis. Please apply early, as spots fill up quickly. Apply here. This workshop is designed for
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Registration Now Open: Oral History Center Advanced Institute (August 5-9, 2024)
The Oral History Center at the University of California Berkeley Library are now accepting applications for our 2024 Advanced Institute on a rolling basis. Please apply early, as spots fill quickly. The Oral History Center is offering a virtual version of our one-week Advanced Institute on the methodology, theory, and practice of oral history. This will take
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Upcoming Webinar, November 16, 1pm ET: Sharing Authority: The Oral History Review Special Issue on Ethics
When: Tuesday, November 16, 1pm ET Cost: Free to OHA members, Free to OAH Members, $75 for all others Register Here! (Registration closes Nov. 15) In partnership with the Organization of American Historians, the OHA is offering a series of webinar. During this first webinar, the Oral History Review editorial team will join authors of articles