Interested in learning how to interview to hear the best stories from family and friends?Want to learn about cultural protocols and how to use the recording equipment?

Elaine Rabbitt (Phd Oral History) will b deliver the nationally accredited oral history training over two days on 10th & 11th October at Wireless Hill Club Rooms in Perth.

Elaine has developed the oral history training package for AHCILM404 Record and document Community History, drawn from the wealth of oral history teaching materials that are available in Australia and overseas.

Too busy to treat yourself to a weekend of oral history – think again?

This is a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in the practicalities of oral history and gain nationally recognised certification. This is a stepping stone for further learning and possible employment opportunities.

Course costs: $395 (ex GST)

For further information about the course content contact or to register please contact elaine.rabbitt@gme.com.au, PH: 08 91949999

The Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies and the National Oral History Association of New Zealand (NOHANZ) present the New Zealand Oral History Conference.

The conference theme is ‘Ko wai mātou? Who are we?’.

See the Call for Papers.

Three webinars – two hours each – 10:30 am to 12:30 pm WST – 11,16, 18 February 2021

This practical training is a stepping stone for further learning and possible employment opportunities. You will explore, plan and prepare for an oral history interview. You’ll develop an understanding of the cultural protocols and ethical considerations associated with documenting community histories. And when restrictions are lifted, you’ll have an opportunity to attend a one-day face to face practical recording workshop.

Registration

• Three online sessions – 2 hours each – 10.30 – 12.30 (WST)
• 
Student resources

Course fees: $195 (ex GST) for three sessions

Enquiries and registration contact:

• Elaine Rabbitt – email: elaine.rabbitt@gme.com.au, phone: 08 9194 9999.

Presenter

For Elaine Rabbitt oral history training and recording is a key focus and passion. She has recorded and continues to record the stories of people from all walks of life. In addition to working on state and national oral history projects, she has developed the accredited, oral history training materials for AHCILM404 ‘Record and Document Community History’. Elaine is the Training Manager at Goolarri Media Enterprises in Broome, Training Convenor for Oral History Australia WA (OHAWA) and President of the Broome

Further workshop planned

Recording workshop (later date TBA)
:

• 6-hour workshop of practical tips and tasks
• use of professional recording equipment
• individual feedback on your interview practice
• student resources and assessment materials.

Course fee: $195 (ex GST)

Saturday 6 March 2021, 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday 7 March 10 am to 4 pm

Interested in learning how to interview to hear the best stories from family and friends? Want to learn about cultural protocols and how to use the recording equipment?

Elaine Rabbitt (Phd Oral History) and Doug Ayre will  deliver the nationally accredited oral history training over two days in Perth.

Elaine has developed the oral history training package for AHCILM404 Record and Document Community History, drawn from the wealth of oral history teaching materials that are available in Australia and overseas.

Too busy to treat yourself to a weekend of oral history – think again?

This is a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in the practicalities of oral history and gain nationally recognised certification. This is a stepping stone for further learning and possible employment opportunities.

Course costs: $395 (ex GST)

Includes enrolment fees, resources, participant handbook, and assessment and issuing certificate.

For further information about the course content contact or to register please contact elaine.rabbitt@gme.com.au, PH: 08 91949999

Learn the basics of oral history from Dr Janet Baldwin.

The cost for this three-hour workshop is $60.00 per person. Numbers will be limited to ensure comfort and tea and coffee will be provided.

For further information and to register send an email to oralhistoryjb@gmail.com.

Saturday 1 May 2021, 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday 2 May 10 am to 4 pm

Interested in learning how to interview to hear the best stories from family and friends? Want to learn about cultural protocols and how to use the recording equipment?

Elaine Rabbitt (Phd Oral History) and Doug Ayre will  deliver the nationally accredited oral history training over two days in Perth.

Elaine has developed the oral history training package for AHCILM404 Record and Document Community History, drawn from the wealth of oral history teaching materials that are available in Australia and overseas.

Too busy to treat yourself to a weekend of oral history – think again?

This is a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in the practicalities of oral history and gain nationally recognised certification. This is a stepping stone for further learning and possible employment opportunities.

Course costs: $395 (ex GST)

Includes enrolment fees, resources, participant handbook, and assessment and issuing certificate.

For further information about the course content contact or to register please contact elaine.rabbitt@gme.com.au, PH: 08 91949999

Facilitators: Elaine Rabbitt (PhD Oral History) and Doug Ayre

6th Annual Broome Oral History Winter School

Interested in learning how to interview to hear the best stories from family and friends? Want to learn about cultural protocols and how to use the recording equipment?

Elaine Rabbitt (Phd Oral History) and Doug Ayre will deliver the nationally accredited oral history training over two days in Broome, Western Australia.

Elaine has developed the oral history training package for AHCILM404 Record and document Community History, drawn from the wealth of oral history teaching materials that are available in Australia and overseas.

This is a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in the practicalities of oral history and gain nationally recognised certification. This is a stepping stone for further learning and possible employment opportunities.

Course costs: $395 (ex GST)

Includes enrolment fees, resources, participant handbook, assessment and issuing certificate. Student accommodation available.

Those who complete the workshops, an interview and their assessment workbook, will be awarded their certificate issued by the Goolarri Media Enterprises (GME) Registered Training Organisation No.51278. Your certificate will be recognised nation-wide under the Australian Quality Framework.

For further information about the course content contact or to register please contact elaine.rabbitt@gme.com.au, PH: 08 91949999

How can we make sure the stories of local communities recorded by oral historians survive the ravages of time? This Oral History Victoria (OHV) online symposium is an opportunity to explore and discuss the challenges facing communities and oral historians in preserving recorded interviews for the future.

We have a great line-up of speakers including:

• National Library of Australia, Shirleene Robinson
• State Library of Victoria, Greg Gerrand and Jenelle Colston-Ing
• Royal Historical Association of Victoria, Jillian Hiscock
• Hotham History Project, Lorna Hannan

Find out more: https://oralhistoryvictoria.org.au/event/2021-symposium/

Bookings: https://ohv-symposium-2021.eventbrite.com.au

The historian’s job in the 21st century is richer than ever before. Technological advances have created new audiences with diverse needs, and allowed historians to chart and chronicle the past in ways that have never been conceived before. These developments in our profession have created new challenges and new learnings, which will be interrogated in this year’s Professional Historians Australia conference, hosted in Brisbane on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September 2021.

This year’s conference features a diverse range of speakers, with keynote by Professor Melanie Nolan, Director of the National Centre of Biography at the Australian National University, and General Editor of the Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB). In her presentation, Professor Nolan will review the ADB’s current cultural journey amid the transition to a digital environment, the matter of diversity and the rise of transnationalism.

On day two, Dr Ian Britain, honorary senior research fellow in the School of Historical Studies at the University of Melbourne, will deliver an extended presentation on the challenges of censorship and public attitudes towards sensitive issues. Other discussions on navigating multiple stories in historic narratives, providing space for multiple voices in history, and challenges of interpreting historical source material will feature in the rich conference program. Social activities will also enable conference participants to share learnings and current projects in a convivial atmosphere.oral history.

Bookings

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After many years of being known as the Oral History Association of Australia (WA Inc), we are the now known as Oral History WA (OHWA).

Over the years the organisation’s logo and promotional material has changed but the focus has always been on recording of oral histories that documented the history of families, communities, organisations and the state of Western Australia.

We know you will enjoy stories of the journey of oral history in Western Australia since 1978 delivered by the by the following remarkable members;

• Bill Bunbury
• Heather Campbell
• Kyra Edwards
• John Ferrell
• Jan McCahon-Marshall
• Julia Wallis.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, 8 September 2021. Advise attendance and invited guest by sending an email to contact@oralhistorywa.org.au.

The event is listed for 1:00 pm for a 1:30 pm start.

Oral History Western Australia will be holding its Annual General Meeting on:
Sunday 17th October 2021
The Great Southern Room 4th level of the State Library of WA.

12.00 pm AGM
12.45 pm Lunch
A light lunch will be provided.
1.30pm Guest Speaker Janet Baldwin

Guest speaker and committee member Janet Baldwin will share the work with the Perth Observatory.

Perth Observatory, since its establishment in 1896, has been a major contributor to astronomy. Important discoveries have been documented in scientific journals and records. Janet Baldwin was commissioned to capture the personal stories of staff and early volunteers who worked at the Observatory to give new perspectives and fill gaps in the written records.

Join us to hear the many voices and history of the Perth Observatory.

Please RSVP by Monday, 11 October 2021. Advise attendance and invited guest by sending an email to contact@oralhistorywa.org.au.

Please feel free to download the flyer.
AGM 2021

The Oral History Association (United States) will hold its 2021 annual meeting on October 13-17, 2021. The conference was originally planed for Cincinatti, Ohio but It has not yet been determined if the conference will be possible for Cincinatti or another way.

The conference theme is ‘Moving Stories. Find out more about the conference and the Call for Papers at: www.oralhistory.org/2021-call-for-papers.

Saturday 9-10 October 2021, 10 am to 4 pm 

Interested in learning how to interview to hear the best stories from family and friends? Want to learn about cultural protocols and how to use the recording equipment?

Elaine Rabbitt (Phd Oral History) and Doug Ayre will  deliver the nationally accredited oral history training over two days in Perth.

Elaine has developed the oral history training package for AHCILM404 Record and Document Community History, drawn from the wealth of oral history teaching materials that are available in Australia and overseas.

Too busy to treat yourself to a weekend of oral history – think again?

This is a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in the practicalities of oral history and gain nationally recognised certification. This is a stepping stone for further learning and possible employment opportunities.

Course costs: $395 (ex GST)

Includes enrolment fees, resources, participant handbook, and assessment and issuing certificate.

For further information about the course content contact or to register please contact elaine.rabbitt@gme.com.au, PH: 08 91949999

Saturday 13-14 November 2021, 10 am to 4 pm 

Interested in learning how to interview to hear the best stories from family and friends? Want to learn about cultural protocols and how to use the recording equipment?

Elaine Rabbitt (Phd Oral History) and Doug Ayre will  deliver the nationally accredited oral history training over two days in Perth.

Elaine has developed the oral history training package for AHCILM404 Record and Document Community History, drawn from the wealth of oral history teaching materials that are available in Australia and overseas.

Too busy to treat yourself to a weekend of oral history – think again?

This is a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in the practicalities of oral history and gain nationally recognised certification. This is a stepping stone for further learning and possible employment opportunities.

Course costs: $395 (ex GST)

Includes enrolment fees, resources, participant handbook, and assessment and issuing certificate.

For further information about the course content contact or to register please contact elaine.rabbitt@gme.com.au, PH: 08 91949999

Tis the season to be jolly with Bill Bunbury

Wednesday 1st December from 5.30pm-7.00pm
Great Southern room, State Library of WA

Shake off the day’s cares and join OHWA Committee to welcome Bill Bunbury to the final meeting for 2021. You will be inspired and entertained by his vast interviewing skills that have a way of getting the best out of the people he talks with.

For this last meeting, Bill has delved into his extensive library of recorded oral histories, gathered over 40 years, to share ‘Gems from the air’. The selection of amusing incidents and comments will lift your spirits as you head into the Festive Season.
Don’t be surprised if you find you have a hankering to learn more about becoming skilled oral historian after spending the evening with Bill.

Light refreshments provided.

RSVP Monday 29th September to Lynn O’Hara contact@oralhistorywa.org.au or phone 0408 959 006