Everyone has a compelling story.
Just in the last couple of weeks, I’ve talked to a retired Marine about his service in Vietnam. And another told me about being a young bride in Germany and her move to the U.S. with her GI husband.
The next several weeks brings family together for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is an opportunity to ask family members to tell their stories.
StoryCorps, an organization that has made an educational project for adults and children, is holding “The Great Thanksgiving Listen” project.
The nonprofit has long gathered individuals stories on video in kiosks in New York’s Grand Central Station, and other cities. It also has an app for iPhones and Androids that videos an interview, and if you choose, uploads it to its site as well as to the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
A man at a Woodbridge continuing-care facility recorded interviews with residents about their World War II memories. The interviews were submitted to the Library of Congress’ Veteran’s History Project.
These first-hand accounts enrich our understanding of history and will be of value to researchers.
Involving young people in the interview process can give them an appreciation of their elders and the road they have travelled.
Read the rest at www.FamilyTechOnline.com
Just in the last couple of weeks, I’ve talked to a retired Marine about his service in Vietnam. And another told me about being a young bride in Germany and her move to the U.S. with her GI husband.
The next several weeks brings family together for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is an opportunity to ask family members to tell their stories.
StoryCorps, an organization that has made an educational project for adults and children, is holding “The Great Thanksgiving Listen” project.
The nonprofit has long gathered individuals stories on video in kiosks in New York’s Grand Central Station, and other cities. It also has an app for iPhones and Androids that videos an interview, and if you choose, uploads it to its site as well as to the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
A man at a Woodbridge continuing-care facility recorded interviews with residents about their World War II memories. The interviews were submitted to the Library of Congress’ Veteran’s History Project.
These first-hand accounts enrich our understanding of history and will be of value to researchers.
Involving young people in the interview process can give them an appreciation of their elders and the road they have travelled.
Read the rest at www.FamilyTechOnline.com
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