The Wyoming State Records Advisory Board and the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center are co-sponsors of an upcoming oral history workshop. The event, entitled “Doing Oral History in Your Community,” is a free hands-on workshop on planning and conducting oral history interviews of local residents.
The workshop is scheduled for March 23, at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center, located at 700 Broadway in Thermopolis. The workshop will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Contact the Museum at 307-864-5183, or hschistory@rtconnect.net to register.
“In this oral history workshop, we will cover the basics of doing oral history in a community setting, including choosing a focus, identifying narrators, preparing an interview guide, choosing recording equipment, and conducting the interview,” said Instructor Barbara Allen Bogart. “As part of the workshop, participants will put what they’ve learned into practice in a mock interview session.”
“ We’ll spend some time brainstorming ideas and strategies about potential oral history projects in the community,” Bogart continued. “We’ll also address preserving the recordings, evaluating the information gathered as historical evidence, and developing specific products such as museum exhibits and media productions.”
Bogart has been involved in oral history for more than 30 years. A resident of Wyoming since 1991, Dr. Bogart has worked at the Wyoming State Museum and Uinta County Museum, and has published two books and numerous articles based on oral histories.
She especially enjoys presenting oral history workshops to community groups.
The Wyoming SHRAB offers grants which promote the identification, preservation and dissemination of the state’s historical records, by encouraging and supporting ongoing training programs for state, tribal and local governments, local repositories, organizations, and others involved in records care in Wyoming.
The program is administered by the Wyoming State Archives, which is part of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources. The Wyoming SHRAB is funded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
