OHA News

In October, 2019, a member of the Oral History Society (OHS) shared with the OHA Council a letter written by the OHS’s LGBTQ Special Interest Group regarding the International Oral History Association’s (IOHA) 2020 conference in Singapore. This letter brings up important issues regarding locations for any association’s annual meeting, and how the sites selected […]

By Kristine McCusker             Why does the OHA choose a specific conference site? What’s a food and beverage budget? Why can’t we hold our conference in Tennessee (or Alabama or Mississippi or Iowa)?              After each conference, we get suggestions regarding where to hold our next conference, and I thought it might be useful for the Executive Office to

By Allison K. Tracy-Taylor As 2019 comes to an end, I’m happy to reflect on a very busy fall for the Oral History Association. In October we met in Salt Lake City for our annual meeting, and what a meeting it was. We held concurrent meetings with the Southwest Oral History Association, and it was

We want you to continue your connection to the OHA network of oral historians!  It’s never been easier to renew your membership: Current members will receive a renewal reminder email with instructions You can visit our Membership Site, and click the blue “Join or Renew Now” Button Or you can fill out and mail in

In partnership with the American Folklore Society, the Oral History Association is hosting a webinar on“Finding Common Ground at the Intersection of Cultural Sustainability and Oral History,” December 11, 2019, 1:00-2:30 pm EST. Amy Skillman, director of the Goucher College Master of Arts in Cultural Sustainability program, and former OHA President Linda Shopes will present a webinar on the intersections between oral history practice

Allison Tracy-Taylor is an independent oral historian based in Sacramento, California. She began her work in oral history in 2002 at the University of Nevada Oral History Program (UNOHP), eventually interviewing for a multi-year project on the history of women’s athletics at the University of Nevada. Returning to the UNOHP as its coordinator in 2009,

Invest in the OHA’s future! Please donate on the OHA’s 2019 Day of Giving. Donations will support a range of projects such as travel scholarships, webinars, regional organizations, conference events & speakers, and the expansion of OHA initiatives. Donate Online Here: https://oha.memberclicks.net/2019-day-of-giving#/ Or, fill out this Donation Form and mail your check to: Oral History

The OHA Diversity Scholarship supports emerging oral historians from diverse backgrounds whose research/creative work addresses issues affecting diverse populations. The scholarship can be used toward research expenses, including but not limited to: travel, transcription, archival duplication, and equipment.The recipient of the award will be required to attend the OHA 2020 annual conference in Baltimore to

By Natalie Fousekis             As summer winds down, the Oral History Association is gearing up and getting excited to see all of you in Salt Lake City this October!  Personally, I am looking forward to one of my favorite weeks of the year when I get to hear about all the remarkable oral history work

By Kristine McCusker The Executive Office is gearing up for an exciting fall season with our annual conference in October being the key event. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone in Salt Lake City the week of Oct. 14th. This conference will be terrific, with Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns: The

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Vivian Perlis, the intrepid founder and long-time director of Yale’s Oral History of American Music. Vivian Perlis’s legacy is an invaluable collage of pioneering foresight and determination, the effects of which will be felt for generations to come. Her discernment of the benefit of chronicling the musical voices