OHA comes to Oklahoma City
The OHA annual meeting was recently spotlighted in the Oklahoma Gazette. You can read the piece on their website here.
All News and Opportunities
Oral Historian Trevor Lummis has passed away
We are saddened to announce that Trevor Lummis, renown oral historian, passed away in September. His obituary is available from The Telegraph online.
OHMAR happy hour Friday, Oct 11
Want to meet new people and network with oral historians from your region? Join Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region (OHMAR) for a fun and social happy hour on Friday, October 11, in Oklahoma City. Meet up at the Skirvin Hilton lobby at 5:30pm. Email OHMAR board members Kate Scott (scott.kate@gmail.com) or Abby Perkiss (aperkiss@gmail.com)
Special session at meeting to discuss OHA strategic plan
As many of you know, in conjunction with the new executive structure, the OHA has been undergoing a strategic planning process to help chart where the organization will be going over the next four years. Toward that end, we have have been working with Janet Rechtman, a strategic planning consultant. Janet is no stranger to
Special session at meeting to discuss OHA strategic plan Read More »
OHMAR happy hour in Oklahoma City
Want to meet new people and network with oral historians from your region? Join Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region (OHMAR) for a fun and social happy hour on Friday, October 11, in Oklahoma City. Meet up at the Skirvin Hilton lobby at 5:30pm. Email OHMAR board members Kate Scott (scott.kate@gmail.com) or Abby Perkiss (aperkiss@gmail.com)
Blog: Education Committee and the OHA Annual Meeting
Fall. Besides autumn leaves and season change it is considered a time for new found ideas and shared experiences. And of course, a new school year across ages and institutions. Education. I’ve been thinking a lot about its meaning and what Oral History in Education means to the Oral History Association and its members. If
Blog: Education Committee and the OHA Annual Meeting Read More »
British Library-BBC ‘Listening Project’ conversations go online
The British Library has unveiled the first 355 “Listening Project” conversations, available at https://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/The-Listening-Project From their website – “The Listening Project is an audio archive of conversations recorded by the BBC. People are invited to share an intimate conversation with a close friend or relative, to be recorded and broadcast (in edited form) by the BBC
British Library-BBC ‘Listening Project’ conversations go online Read More »
Public Presentation at Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum Still On
The public presentation by Ed Linenthal on Friday, October 11 at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum is still on, despite the government shutdown. According to the Memorial’s website, “The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum is open for business despite the government shutdown. The Memorial and Museum was built and is owned and
Public Presentation at Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum Still On Read More »
Annual Meeting interest groups
A key benefit of attending the annual meeting of the OHA is the opportunity to interact with oral historians working in similar settings or with related concerns . At the suggestion of many of those who responded to the OHA’s 2013 survey about the annual meeting, we have built interest group meetings into the structure
Blog: IOHA Scholarship Awards Available
INTERNATIONAL ORAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION / IOHA XVIIIth International Conference “Power and Democracy: The Many Voices of Oral History” 9th – 12th July 2014 Barcelona – Spain For each international conference the IOHA is able to provide small grants for a limited number of participants. The IOHA Conference/Master Class Scholarship Fund aims to bring together international
OHA 2013 Annual Meeting Abstracts now available
Many of the 2013 Annual Meeting presenters have provided abstracts for their papers and panels. Please take the time to peruse the list as the meeting rapidly approaches. Download Abstracts
Vox Populi Award winner Rosalie Riegle doing book signing
Rosalie Riegle, winner of the Stetson Kennedy Vox Populi Award will be talking and signing books at the Joy Mennonite Church, 504 NE 16th Street, Oklahoma City on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 7pm. The event is hosted by the Oklahoma Center for Conscience.
Vox Populi Award winner Rosalie Riegle doing book signing Read More »
