Week 1 - Oral History Interviewing Workshop Series
Tue, Apr 08
|Hammond Public Library
This is a six-week program in which author Samuel Love will teach how to interview, capture and archive oral histories of people of interest. Imagine interviewing and documenting a World War II veteran's experiences. This series will teach you how to do this from A to Z.
Time & Location
Apr 08, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond, IN
About the event
WEEK 1 - Introductions and Defining The Topic
Class Plans: Develop clear, concise project topics by streamlining our ideas with respect to time, place, and circumstance.
Skill Building Goal: An introduction to oral history best practices and historical thinking, and developing social research strategies for finding willing and relevant respondents.
Social Engagement Goal: To get to know each other as a class.