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We Knew JFK: Unheard Stories from the Kenedy Archives is a radio documentary in oral history form, built around the recorded recollections of people who knew Jack Kennedy personally. The program is airing on public radio stations nationwide, around the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s death in Dallas. You can also listen to it on

Read about it on the Smithsonian Magazine website.

The Indian Express recently profiled the Oral History Association of India in advance of their first inaugural meeting. You can read the piece here.

The Baylor Institute for Oral History announces that updates have been completed for their Transcribing Style Guide. It is available through their website.

“Breaking New Ground: A History of African American Farm Owners Since the Civil War” is now available online through the Southern Oral History Program website. Read more about the project here.

Monmouth University Special Collections has made available samples of the oral history interviews collected in their Super Storm Sandy project. Their primary research question seeks to contextualize extreme weather within the daily lives of New Jersey residents. The interviews can be accessed through their website.

OHMAR Board Member Dr. LuAnn Jones talks about her work in a new Perspectives on History video series. It can be found here, or watch the video directly from YouTube.