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Viewing articles tagged 'oral history'
Viewing articles tagged 'oral history'
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Most of the written evidence of our history is kept by the governments, armies, missions and museums that dealt with us, and almost none of it in the highlands. This is where it is: what each place holds, how to reach it, and which of its documents we have already copied into our own library. Much of it can be searched online, and many of the do...
How to record an elder’s story
Most of our history was never written down. It lives in the memories of people now in their seventies, eighties and nineties, in North Carolina, in Cambodia and in the highlands, and when they die it goes with them unless someone records it. This is a practical guide for families who want to do that. It covers asking permission properly, recordi...
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