The Northwestern Ontario Archivists’ Association in Thunder Bay presents Oral History Workshop: Engaging with Stories on Saturday, November 1, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Mary J.L. Black Library. The workshop is free and open to the public, but you must register. (See registration details below.)
The workshop will be presented by Stacey Zembrzycki, an affiliate assistant professor in the department of history at Concordia University in Montreal. She is also an award-winning modern Canadian oral and public historian of ethnic, immigrant, and refugee experience and the author of According to Baba: A Collaborative Oral History of Sudbury’s Ukrainian Community.
The following description of the workshop appears on the Archives Association of Ontario’s website:
“The stories that people tell matter. They matter for what they reveal about the past and for how they connect us to our families, friends, and communities. The discipline of oral history enables us to give a voice to all of these stories. In this 2-hour workshop, participants will receive basic training in oral history interviewing, ethics, listening, and project design. No prior experience is necessary; everyone can be an oral historian.”
To attend this workshop, you must register by sending an email to sjanes@thunderbay.ca.
Learn more about the workshop on the AAO website.
