listen up!

There are only a few people out there who remember the “high water” of 1927. If you or someone you know has memories of this monumentally historic event, please contact me at jabrah1@lsu.edu or 225-578-7439.

The Center is conducting a blitz of interviews this summer, and the interviews will be included in an upcoming fall exhibit at Special Collections Hill Memorial Library. We will of course be continuing this project throughout the year, but we are making a concerted effort to get these recorded ASAP!

For more details, see this news item and check out the video on the left hand column….
http://www.2theadvocate.com/2unein/7625671.html

Community is one of the most imporant aspects of oral history. So to that end, we’re creating an online community to share ideas about oral history both in AND out of the field. Be on the lookout for excerpts from Williams Center collections, interviews with oral historians, tips on how to incorporate oral history into your projects, advice on conducting and preserving oral histories, discussions of the latest field gadgets, and news of upcoming events! Please feel free to post comments, questions, and ideas to the blog or email me at jabrah1@lsu.edu.