RAP Quick Tips: Oral Histories Projects & Planning

Wyoming State Archives

This webinar will provide an overview of how to get an oral history program off the ground and navigate the interviewing process.

Personal accounts and oral memories provide indispensable perspective to Wyoming’s history, yet launching an oral history project can feel daunting for institutions with limited resources. To help local organizations navigate the process, the Roving Archivist Program (RAP) will host its monthly Quick Tips session, "Oral Histories with Robin Everett."This webinar will provide an overview of how to get an oral history program off the ground and navigate the interviewing process with confidence. Designed for staff and volunteers with little to no prior experience, the session will break down the early steps of project organization and offer practical techniques for interviewing community membersAttendees will gain an overview of:<ul><li>Getting Started: Practical steps for defining your program's focus, identifying key community narrators, and setting up basic workflows.</li><li>Legal Essentials: The crucial role of deed of gift forms and securing proper consent before you start recording.</li><li>Interviewing Techniques: How to prepare effective questions, build rapport, ask open-ended prompts, and comfortably guide the conversation.</li><li>Navigating the Interview: Best practices for handling pauses, managing sensitive topics, and keeping the focus on the speaker's story.</li></ul>Supporting Wyoming's Cultural Heritage MissionThe RAP Quick Tips series represents the State Historical Records Advisory Board's (SHRAB) ongoing commitment to providing accessible professional development for Wyoming's cultural heritage community. These sessions support institutions statewide in improving their preservation practices and collections care.For more information about the Roving Archivist Program, visit<a href="https://rovingarchivist.wyo.gov/home" title="https://rovingarchivist.wyo.gov/home" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> rovingarchivist.wyo.gov/home</a> or email spcr.rovingarchivist@wyo.gov.About Wyoming SHRABThe Wyoming SHRAB promotes identification, preservation, and dissemination of the state's historical records by supporting training programs for state, tribal, and local governments, repositories, and organizations involved in records care throughout Wyoming. Grants are made available through Wyoming SHRAB by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission and administered by the Wyoming State Archives (WSA), Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources.For more information, please contact Wyoming State Archivist Sara Davis at wyarchive@wyo.gov or call the WSA at (307) 777-7826. You can also learn more at <a href="http://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/" title="http://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">wyoarchives.wyo.gov</a>.

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