Workshops and Institutes

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 […]

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

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.

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

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

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