Re: [ranchos] collecting oral history

[Mary Allen <mary.allen3770@...>]

Thank you, Natalie:  I have gone to the section you recommend and am trying to prepare myself for a good interview.  One of the persons I will visit is in her 90s so I will try to do it right the first time.

 

Mary

Natalie <nc_coleman@...> wrote:

> Mary,
> Have you had a chance to search the message archives here. There was a 
> discussion of the collection of oral histories last spring. Enter oral 
> history in the search box to bring up those messages.
> Also, check the "Ancestry.com" site >go to Learning Center >type in 
> oral history - to bring up a multitude of references regarding 
> collecting oral histories. There is more to read than you probably have 
> time for, but maybe they will provide some additional ideas. Maybe 
> those that you interview can tell you about what the community was like 
> years ago.
> Good luck on your trip.
>
> Natalie Coleman in VA