#oral-histories

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fromIndependent
6 days ago

Donal Fallon: An oral history of the Troubles would help reconciliation and healing

The work of late journalist and author Ed Moloney work showed the power people's stories can have Ed Moloney, who died this week at the age of 77, was one of the most significant authors on the Troubles. Although we now live in a time when books like Say Nothing are international bestsellers and are adapted for television, Moloney's pioneering research of paramilitaries took place in a very different political atmosphere.
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fromSan Francisco Bay Times
2 weeks ago

New Digital Jewish History Resource: Honoring Our Queer Elders Online Exhibit - San Francisco Bay Times

University of San Francisco's Swig Program launched Honoring Our Queer Elders, an online exhibit of Bay Area LGBTQIA+ elders' oral-history videos.
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Keeping the record queer with LGBTQ+ archives

Have you ever wondered what to do with the piles of Advocate or Out magazines you've collected through the years? Or swag you've collected at Pride events that you keep in storage boxes in closets? What about those ticket stubs to Melissa Etheridge concerts you kept religiously? LGBTQ+ archives throughout the country seek to create a home for those artifacts to help preserve queer history.
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fromTime Out New York
2 months ago

This underrated NYC museum is opening a fascinating exhibit about Louis Armstrong

A new exhibition titled 'The Corona Collection' will showcase the oral histories of Louis Armstrong's neighbors in Queens.
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