Date of Event: Saturday, November 9

Start Time: 9:00 a.m. CT

End Time: 3:00 p.m. CT

Event Title: Oral History for Genealogists: What Is It, How Do We Do It, and Why Does It Matter

Location of Event:Virtual (online workshop)

Presenter Name: Troy Reeves

Description of Event: Your family’s stories matter. In this workshop, UW-Madison Oral Historian Troy Reeves will guide you in the best ways to collect your family stories. Reeves will offer an overview of what oral history is (and isn’t); how to capture, preserve, and present it; and why it’s important to future generations.

Topics include: 

-          Oral History: What is it? And what isn’t?

-          Oral History: How to do it?

-          Oral History: How to preserve it?

-          Oral History: How to present it? And, why does it matter?

If you can’t attend live, this workshop will be recorded and the recording will be made available to all registrants for 30 days.

The registration deadline is Thursday, November 7^th at 12:00 p.m. CT. Don’t wait…register today to save your seat!

Website Link: https://shop.wisconsinhistory.org/oral-history-for-genealogists