The Stories That Shape Us: St. Martha Plainville's Oral Histories

Oral histories and ethnographic interviews allow researchers to unearth and recover remarkable stories from our past.

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Paula hamilton and linda.

Historical record through the spoken word;

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Contextualization of the individual within history;

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Weboral history can be a powerful tool to help students understand the impact events have on individuals’ lives, to expose students to the stories of people who are.

Oral history is both a research methodology and an approach to preserving history (oral history association).

This method is used to gain individual.

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This article explores areas of productive overlap in the respective fields of oral history and oral tradition, with particular focus on ways that both.

Webarticles on oral history appeared in the library and archival literature in the 1960s, the 1970s, and in even greater numbers in the 1980s.

Authors debated the value of the oral.

Webin telling stories, mary jo maynes, jennifer l.

Webbeyond women’s words unites feminist scholars, artists, and community activists working with the stories of women and other historically marginalized subjects.

Webst martha parish plainville, plainville, massachusetts.

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