Ask the Expert: Oral History: Keeping Track of the Story
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Oral History: Keeping track of the Story.Join us for an interactive and engaging learning experience with Dr. Alicia Barber and Claytee White, undoubtedly Nevada’s foremost experts on Oral History. They will share more about why Oral Histories are so important as well as tips for using Oral History sources in research.
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Expert: Dr. Alicia Barber, writer, historian, and founder of the historical consulting firm Stories in Place and Claytee White, inaugural director of the Oral History Research Center for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
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Associated NV Academic Content Standards for high school
SS.9-12.US.15. Evaluate the factors that shape group and national identity and how the American identity has evolved.
SS.9-12.US.16. Interpret events from a variety of historical and cultural perspectives, including but not limited to: suffragettes, civil rights activists, nationalists, progressives, political activists, immigrant groups.
SS.9-12.US.28. Examine how American culture is influenced and shaped by diverse groups and individuals.
Associated NV Academic Content Standards for middle school
SS.6-8.EUSH.13. Investigate the factors that shaped group and national identity in early U.S. history in relation to views of American identity today
SS.6-8.EUSH.16. Analyze the influence of diverse cultural traditions on early American society
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Lesson plan for exploring oral histories available here.
Activity directions for conducting an oral history available here.
Oral History as an Educational Experience lesson plan is available here.
The podcast mentioned in this episode is available here. It is useful for understanding and crafting interview questions.
University of Nevada-Reno collection of oral histories is available here.
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Choose a topic relevant to your community and interview people to create an oral history of the topic.
Create an oral history of someone close to you to preserve an aspect of your family’s culture.
