Join us for a day learning new skills in oral history, set in the wonderful Peak District National Park.
Glassball Studio invite you to join us in gaining new skills and meet other like-minded people who are interested in learning about the importance of collecting oral histories and how to do this easily and at minimal cost. This free day of training, delivered by Vox Pops, will cover all you need to know to become a ‘Story Collector’ for our GUIDEline project. We are interested in gathering stories, memories, anecdotes, expereinces, connected to living, working, and visiting along the northwest boundary of the first National Park (from Glossop to Diggle).
You will get to use your new skills during an informal sharing event on the 18th August with people who used to work and/or volunteer for the Peak District National Park. Please note, the training is not being offered on condition of attending the event on the 18th, we are sure you will use your new skills in your own time, maybe with your family members or friends.
For more information about our project please go to www.guideline.org.uk. GUIDEline is supported by the Heritage Fund, Arts Council England and the Peak District National Park Authority.
Longdendale Environmental Centre is a fully accessible venue, with plenty of parking, or it is a 25min walk from Hadfield train station.
No previous experience or specialist equipment needed. Suitable for all ages.
To manage spaces for this free event, there is a £1 booking fee, which will be refunded after you have attended the event.
The day will cover –
What Is Oral History? We look at the various types of oral history, examining a range of websites and publications. Why oral history is important. What you can do with oral history. The importance of knowing what you are going to do with your interviews. Areas you can apply oral history to. Why everybody has a story to tell. And finally, why it is important to record memories while people can still remember.
Interviewing Techniques.Equipment, what kind of equipment to use and how to use it. How to set up an interview, where to do the interview, the kind of questions to ask. How to frame your questions. Closed questions. What makes a good interview and getting people to tell stories. The importance of good research. Having patiently listened to us you will then get the opportunity to do your own interviewing. And will continue to practice.
More information about Vox Pops is run by Stephen Kelly and Judith Jones and offers oral history training to groups and individuals throughout the UK. Founded more than ten years ago, the organisation has advised and supported more than twenty projects, many of which have been funded through the Heritage Lottery Fund. Each training course is tailored to the needs of the particular project and its participants and will take you through the key steps in preparing your oral history project, including research, interview techniques, ethics, equipment and transcribing. Stephen is the North West Organiser for the Oral History Society and a former journalist. He has published over twenty books, many of them focussing on oral history. Stephen and Judith both worked at Granada television and collaborated in an oral history of the company’s most iconic programme Forty Years of Coronation Street. Their most recent personal project has been an oral history of Granada TV entitled Granadaland.