Story Bridges: A Guide for Conducting Intergenerational Oral History Projects (Practicing Oral History)

Angela Zusman offers an informative guidebook with step-by-step directions for planning and implementing intergenerational oral history projects, using youth to interview elders. An expert on these programs, Zusman uses her experiences and those of other oral historians to show how community projects are organized, youthful historians located and trained, interviews conducted, and the project archived for future community needs. Included are a variety of sample documents and case studies designed to ease the process for the uninitiated. - Publisher. Introduction: The value of stories The history, practice, and benefits of oral history : intergenerational oral history projects Project overview Preparation Project goals Tools and equipment Your team Bring on the youth Recruiting Training Research Interviews Interview space Pre-interview meeting The interview Post-interview Archiving Accessibility Transcripts Other archiving formats Assimilation Reflection Sharing the fruits Building bridges Wrap up Appendixes: Sample mission statements; Budget documents; Consent form; Consent form for minors; Acquired objects form; Recruitment event schedule; Volunteer training schedule; Pre-interview worksheet; Post-interview question list; Cataloging data template; Oral history programs list; Transcript format; Manual contents.