Oral History Society
Description
The Oral History Society (OHS) promotes the collection, preservation and use of recorded memories and plays a key role in facilitating and developing the use of oral history.
If you are interested in working with oral history, you should join the only organisation in Britain and Northern Ireland that supports and debates such activities.
As a member of the Oral History Society you will be:
- Joining a community of oral historians that are active locally and nationally
- Entitled to take part at a reduced rate in a series of highly-rated training programmes
- Able to learn and share experiences of best practice in oral history via our online discussion groups
- Able to engage with current thinking about oral history
- Invited to participate in lively conferences and seminars at discounted rates
- Encouraged to engage with the development of oral history through the journal Oral History – free to members
- Gain online access to back issues of Oral History
- Through all these and other activities informing and shaping the future of oral history
The Society has decades of experience in oral history methods, the best software and media, publishing oral history and navigating legal and ethical issues. Members can draw on this via our online discussion groups.
Together with National Life Stories at the British Library, the OHS provides more than 100 courses each year: for beginners, community groups and those wanting to develop their oral history skills.
Oral History is the oldest journal publishing articles and news from oral historians in the UK and around the world.
The OHS holds an annual conference, on a different theme each year, as well as a range of workshops and events.
As a member of the OHS you can join Special Interest Groups. These are groups of members wanting to network with others who share common interests.
The OHS Regional Network of Advisers provides expert advice around the UK.
Offers funding
No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.
Founding year
1969
Contact details
Montgomery
SY15 6TA
United Kingdom
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Last modified:
2025-03-26 13:11:19