Capture Your Family Stories
Oral History with Older Adults
Wedding dramas, family characters, life’s big successes, failures, and adventures… Capturing the meaningful personal stories of older adults enriches both the tellers and the listeners and preserves family history for future generations. As a local journalist trained in oral history, I’ve been preserving my own family’s stories, creating easy-to-share web pages and books - instead of filing away hours of audio files and transcripts.
I now offer group workshops on family oral history. I also offer interviews to collect your family's stories and photos as well as custom books that preserve those stories alongside your photos. Contact me to see samples and learn more about customizing a workshop or project for your organization or family. [email protected]
Family oral history…
I am a member of the Oral History Association. Workshops completed: The Oral History Association, Baylor University, Voice of Witness, and Sheffield University's workshop on oral history in palliative care.
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Night Game
The parents of my generation are dying,
the last line of defense.
We're floodlit now, pals,
we're casting shadows,
the shapes of our bodies
distinct on this earth.
Who will catch
the pass,
the ball that's sewn
from skin?
-Beth Ann Fennelly, Tender Hooks
I now offer group workshops on family oral history. I also offer interviews to collect your family's stories and photos as well as custom books that preserve those stories alongside your photos. Contact me to see samples and learn more about customizing a workshop or project for your organization or family. [email protected]
Family oral history…
- Celebrates the value of an older adult's most pivotal life experiences.
- Gifts existing and future generations with the storytellers’ preserved memories, voices, and first-hand accounts.
- Supports organizations whose missions include serving older adults -- by providing a life-affirming service for the storytellers and their families, while building a lasting record of the community an organization serves.
I am a member of the Oral History Association. Workshops completed: The Oral History Association, Baylor University, Voice of Witness, and Sheffield University's workshop on oral history in palliative care.
* * *
Night Game
The parents of my generation are dying,
the last line of defense.
We're floodlit now, pals,
we're casting shadows,
the shapes of our bodies
distinct on this earth.
Who will catch
the pass,
the ball that's sewn
from skin?
-Beth Ann Fennelly, Tender Hooks