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Interpreting Future Use Clauses: Law and Ethics
OUPblog —
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John A. Neuenschwander is professor emeritus of history at Carthage College and a municipal judge for the City of Kenosha, Wisconsin. He lectures nationwide on the legal aspects of oral history. His new book, A Guide to Oral History and the Law , explains all the critical legal issues, including legal release ...1 week ago -
Student, faculty researchers capturing history of Tibetans in exile
Thaindian News —
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Fayetteville (Arkansas, US), Dec. 5 (ANI): Geshe Thupten Dorjee, a Tibetan monk who teaches at the University of Arkansas, Sidney Burris and 15 students from the university, are working on a text project titled “Tibetans in Exile Today,” an oral-history program designed to record the stories of Tibetans currently ...1 week ago -
Student, faculty researchers capturing history of Tibetans in exile
Thaindian News —
Authority: 724
Fayetteville (Arkansas, US), Dec. 5 (ANI): Geshe Thupten Dorjee, a Tibetan monk who teaches at the University of Arkansas, Sidney Burris and 15 students from the university, are working on a text project titled “Tibetans in Exile Today,” an oral-history program designed to record the stories of Tibetans currently ...1 week ago -
First Southern Woman Elected to Senate Dies
American Conservative Daily —
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Paula Hawkins, the feisty, self-described "housewife from Maitland" who in 1980 became the first woman elected to a full Senate term without a family political connection, died Friday. She was 82. Hawkins had been in poor health recently, having suffered a stroke and a fall, said U.S. Rep. John Mica, a close friend. ...1 week ago -
Connecticut: Recording oral histories and more
Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy Blog —
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The Jewish Ledger of Connecticut covered oral history interviews in conjunction with National Day of Listening (November 27), while focusing on Estelle Kafer, executive director of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford. The article covers Kafers suggestions and the societys goal in the collection and ...1 week ago -
Saratoga: World War Two Vets Recount Their Stories
New York History —
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The public is invited to a panel discussion this Sunday, December 6th, at 2:00 pm at the Saratoga Library (13650 Saratoga Avenue in Saratoga Springs). Saratoga Historical Foundation Historian Ray Cosyn will moderate as veterans from World War II recount their memories.Participating in the panel will be George Cooper ...1 week ago -
Recording Memories of Christmases Past
Genealogy Insider —
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It’s easy to get so busy tracing your ancestors’lives that you forget to leave traces of your own life. Which is why I think the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories is so neat. It’s aseries of daily blogging prompts for Dec. 1 to 24 that GeneaBloggers author ThomasMacEntee set up to encourage participants to ...2 weeks ago -
‘How We Used to Live’: bringing Transition and oral history together
Transition Culture —
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We had a great event last week in Totnes, called ‘How We Used to Live’, which explored the most recent period in history when the town had a more localised economy and less energy than it does today. It was built on the oral history work that I have been doing, which will feature in [...]2 weeks ago -
Forever Chamorro – Remembering Who I Am
Tasithoughts's Weblog —
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There is something about cultural identity that is so powerful. I am from the island of Guam . I was born there and grew up there most of my life. I am a descendant of the native people called Chamorros . There is no pure native left, as the result of colonialism and the intermixing with the conquering ...2 weeks ago -
November 27 - National Day of Listening
Blogs —
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One of the best things about being truly thankful -- as I hope many of us were yesterday on Thanksgiving -- is that it enables us to come from a place of abundance vs. scarcity. When we are thankful and grateful, our cup runneth over and life feels more hopeful and full of possibility. Running on full vs. running on ...2 weeks ago -
Project promotes talking, not shopping, on Friday
Hobbies Fun & entertainment - fun-entertainment.marc8.com —
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A national oral history project is trying to start a new tradition for Black Friday.2 weeks ago -
Patapsco: Life Along Maryland’s Historic River Valley by Alison Kahn and Peggy Fox
Highly Recommended —
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Imagine Studs Terkel in coffee table book format with gorgeous photographs, and you have Patapsco: Life Along Maryland’s Historic River Valley . Writer/folklorist Alison Kahn and photographer Peggy Fox have compiled and created a narrative documenting nearly one hundred years of history in five villages along ...2 weeks ago -
CAP Wants You!
Pak Tea House —
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POSITION AVAILABLE: JOIN THE CITIZENS ARCHIVE OF PAKISTAN STAFFThe Citizens Archive of Pakistan is a place that fuels creativity, ignites minds and provides inspiration. With extraordinary exhibitions, a burgeoning photography archive and Pakistan’s most diverse collection of Oral History, we are dedicated to a ...3 weeks ago -
Easy Ways to Talk Family History Over Turkey
Genealogy Insider —
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Combine nostalgia, holiday traditions, grandma’spumpkin pie and immediate access to a bunch of relatives, and what do you get? An atmosphere ripe for talking about family history. Thanksgiving is a good time to tell and listen to stories, get IDs for mystery facesin photos, and share your genealogy discoveries. ...3 weeks ago -
Butch Bouchard Didn’t Fool Around
Dennis-Kane.com —
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How many hockey players played the game since they could walk, practiced like crazy, went through minor hockey over many years, and ended up playing beer league or not playing at all? Most of us, right? Not this guy. Emile “Butch” Bouchard, the big defenceman who skated for the Habs from 1941 until 1956, ...3 weeks ago -
Mosque One: Oral Histories of Toronto’s First Mosque
Faisal Kutty.com —
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Assalamu AlaikumThose of you who love history, here is a link to a rich history of Muslims and how they established first Mosque in Toronto, Canada in 1961.http://mosqueone.com/This valuable work is done by our ... Related Posts B Dorval Mosque vandalized, again ‘Unique’ mosque planned for Halifax – ...4 weeks ago -
ACT UP NEW YORK: ACTIVISM, ART, AND THE AIDS CRISIS, 1987–1993
What Sorts of People —
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EXHIBITION: ACT UP NEW YORK: ACTIVISM, ART, AND THE AIDS CRISIS, 1987–1993running until December 23, 2009; for an earlier What Sorts post on the ACT UP Oral History Project, click herethe exhibition poster below is worth downloading for both the images it contains and the schedule of events it lists.Harvard ...4 weeks ago -
“We Were Downtown”
Hoboken411.com —
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11/14/2009:Tomorrow afternoon at the Hoboken Historical Museum (13th and Hudson).New oral history chapbook features Marie TotaroMarie Totaro, legendary Hoboken baker and past chairwoman of the Feast of St. Ann, details histories of her former dessert café, Le Jardin, and the development of the Feast for the latest in ...4 weeks ago
