WORKSHOP – DIVERSE WATERFORD ORAL HISTORY PROJECT

Central Library, Wednesday 6th November at 5 p.m.

As part of Waterford City and County Council’s Diverse Waterford Oral History Project, we are inviting community groups interested in oral history to an Introduction to Oral history Workshop. Dr. Tomás Mac Conmara, Oral Historian and author of ‘The Time of the Tans’ & ‘An Oral History of the War of Independence in County Clare’, will be conducting the workshop in Central Library, Lady Lane, Waterford City on Wednesday 6th of November at 5 p.m..

This workshop will include:

• Presentation on Diverse Waterford Oral History Project
• Ethics & Legalities of oral history
• Life Cycle and other approaches to collection
• Research and Preparation
• Controlling the interview environment
• Interview Skills including demonstration of audio recording
• Associative Collection and administration of your interview

Free workshop but places limited and booking is essential. You can reserve your place here. This is a joint initiative of Waterford Libraries, Waterford City and County Archive and Creative Waterford.

For further information please contact Sinead O’Higgins here.