Oha biennial conference book now oral history victoria. Doing oral history is considered the premier guidebook to oral history, used by professional oral historians, public historians, archivists, and genealogists as a core text in college courses and throughout the public history community. University libraries would have copies of these books. The aha was founded in 1973 and is the peak national organisation of historians academic, professional and other working in all fields of history. Join oral history nsw and the royal australian historical society for a. The oral history association of australia was formed in 1978 and in 20 was renamed oral history australia. Request this item to view in the librarys reading rooms using your library card.
Southwest oral history association award reception. Oral history association of australia wa branch inc home. Winner, oral history associations 2014 book award oral history off the record. Proceedings of the 14 th international oral history conference, sydney, australia, cdrom, international oral history association and oral history association of australia, 2006. Over the past decades, the development of digital audio and video recording technology has continued to alter the practice of oral history, making it even. Founded in 1909 by the state parliament, uq is classed as one of the sandstone universities, an informal designation of the oldest. Family planning association of queensland, council minutes, and related correspondence, reports and memoranda, 2001. Oral history australia a guide to commissioning oral. Please visit the new association of oral history other memories that has been in the making for ten years. Library of queensland, brisbane, australia conference report with the theme of intimate stories, challenging histories, the 2019 oral history.
Perhaps a radio program, audiovisual production or exhibition could tell the story better. Those commissioning a history often think first of a book, be it a coffee table book or scholarly publication. State library invites you to be involved and engage with our content. Identify your narratorwho can tell interesting stories, who has lived through a unique time period, who can document an era for which little other information exists. Greek oral history association 4th international conference in komotini. Join soha for their award reception honoring the mink awardee and scholarship recipients on saturday, october 19, 2019 at the sheraton salt lake city hotel in salt lake city, utah. Australian historical association oral history association of australia religious history association. Oral history association of australia journal national. Its purpose is to create a record where none exists or to. The novel emerging from the phd, titled hidden objects, was shortlisted for the queensland literary awards 2012, in the unpublished. Migration stories, international oral history and transnational networks, bios, 2007, pp. Article award mason multimedia awards book award martha ross. A history of queensland is the first single volume analysis of queensland s past, stretching from the time of earliest human habitation up to the present.
Oral history and folklore national library of australia. The association holds an annual conference and administers a portfolio read. Ohaawa is a branch member of oral history australia oha. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The collection consists of around 45,000 hours of recordings, the earlier ones dating back to the 1950s when the tape recorder became available. Dr ariella van luyn is a lecturer, writing, in the department of english at james cook university. The state library of queensland holds an online copy of the oral history association of australia journal. Award recipients will be announced at the annual meeting in october.
Our oral history and folklore collection records the voices that describe our cultural, intellectual and social life. The oral history association of australia provides a twopart. Annual meeting tours and events oral history association. Oral traditions in aboriginal families and communities and torres strait islander families and communities exist in a number of interwoven forms. The primary source for this essay is a case file in the queensland state archives related to four children in the care of an orphanage near rockhampton compiled by the state children department of queensland. Queensland has three oral history australia life members sue pechey 2007, lesley jenkins 2007, and suzanne mulligan 2009. The university of queensland uq is a public research university located primarily in brisbane, the capital city of the australian state of queensland. Documentation of the history of the brisbane folk scene is proceeding through four interconnected projects. If you are looking for a soldier there are many published resources at the national library to assist. Codes of ethics for historians network of concerned. We will run this workshop again once we have sufficient people registered. In uganda, i wrote a questionaire that i had my research assistants give. To learn about how oral history is being used in different ways across museums, galleries, libraries, archives, universities, historical consultancies and within families to catch up with old friends and make new ones.
We have a great range of local history guides for areas in and around brisbane as. However, a booklet or a collection of oral histories might be preferred. In 2007 brisbane hosted the oral history australia national conference. We aim to provide a conference that stimulates, energises and inspires you. The national body was founded in perth in july 1978 with the queensland branch of the ohaa coming to life some time later. The oral history association offers a rich variety of resources for those interested in every facet of oral history. Queensland separated from the colony of new south wales in 1859.
Her phd investigates the dialogue between fiction writing and oral history practice in australia. Barry krosch thinks theres now little interest in this part of queenslands history. Oral tradition, stories and memories have been passed down from generation to generation for centuries. Queenslands peak history body, founded in 19 and dedicated to promoting queenslands history. The oral history association oha is a professional association for oral historians and others interested in oral history. Oral histories in aboriginal and torres strait islander. I think hes wrong, and hope he will write and publish. These scrapbooks have been indexed by surname and are available for searching. Its mission is to bring together all persons interested in oral history as a way of collecting and interpreting human memories to foster knowledge and human dignity.
Events archive the royal historical society of queensland. Oral history off the record has won the oral history associations 2014 book award. Oral history australia journal national library of australia. If posting your order form to us, please allow a week for the order to reach us, plus an additional one to two weeks for the handbook to reach you by regular post. Queensland history would you like to find out more about the history of your suburb or city. The call for papers for oha 2020 has been extended.
She is the local government representative on the library board of queensland. She completed her practiceled phd in creative writing in 2012. Family planning association of queensland collection size 19 boxes, 4 parcels contents minutes. Uqfl431 family planning association of queensland collection. Dr jayne persian university of southern queensland. In queensland we are now known as oral history queensland inc. It is based in the united states but has international membership. Oral history queensland is a nonprofit body whose members practice and promote oral history. Barbara erskine, the north queensland oral history project, to live is to remember conference, national oral history association of new zealand and the university of waikato, may 31june 1, 1997. It encompasses precontact aboriginal history, the years of convictism, free settlement and subsequent urban and rural growth. Oral history australia sant po box 31 unley, adelaide, sa 5061 abn. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Oral history australia is very excited to announce two new national awards for oral historians.
Training the public to collect oral histories of our. National university and was shortlisted for the nsw premiers history book award 2018. Oral history is the collection and study of historical information about individuals, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews. Commissioning history professional historians australia. The australian historical association the site for and. Oral history is a picture of the past in peoples own words. We have a great range of local history guides for areas in and around brisbane as well as books on queensland s heritage.
We have over 900 members represented by an executive committee that draws its members from all over the country. This book is the celebrated outcome of an interactive oral history project, which was facilitated in 2012 by benarrawa community development association, red thread stories and salarubio productions, with funding provided by brisbane city council. One of the speakers was pam willis burden from mossman. Carol edmondson, the north queensland oral history project, oral history association of australia journal hereinafter ohaaj 3 198081. Julia is an advocate for regional communities, holding positions on the australian coastal councils association, regional development australia, far north queensland and torres strait inc, north queensland local government association. Oral history australia sant is still running live workshops, but in an online format, during the coronavirus pandemic. Horalhist is an important medium for discussion of oral. Educational learning and development has won the 2015 inaugural university of southern queensland publication excellence awards authored research book. The journal explores the nature and significance of oral history, in order to advance understanding of the field among scholars, educators, practitioners, and the general public.
Queensland history state library of queensland shop. The recipients have been selected for their incredible commitment to oral history scholarship. Queensland has three oral history australia life members sue pechey. Meteor park orphanage, also known as neerkol orphanage, was operated by the sisters of mercy. A resource for oral historians in south australia and the northern territory oral history sant. Over the years several of the members of the central queensland family history association have been collecting interesting articles from central queensland newspapers. Queenslands cultural heritage, knowledge and documented history is held in public libraries, indigenous knowledge centres, historical societies, community museums, regional galleries, schools, universities, community spaces, private collections and businesses across queensland. Call for papers th european social science history conference leiden 2020. Index to people mentioned in the book from pioneering days.
The history of queensland encompasses both a long aboriginal australian presence as well as the more recent european settlement. Results of all awards will be announced at the annual meeting in october and posted on the website after the meeting. Official records relating to individual soldiers are available at the national archives of australia and the australian war memorial. Branch of the oral history association of australia in 1996. Oral history australia and oral history queensland are presenting the conference in our 40th anniversary year, in partnership with the state library of queensland. Kay cohen is an experienced historian specialising in government administration, the history of organisations, and queenslands history and cultural. Oral history professional historians association queensland. Oral history association of australia wa branch inc. Jayne persian is a historian of twentieth century australian and international. Since inception the project has worked to document, through a variety of media, the history of folk music in the brisbane region. The theme is intimate stories, challenging histories. Oral histories form bridges between oral traditions and written history, allowing people to share their memories and ensure their stories are never forgotten. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. We have just run another introduction to oral history workshop that was fully booked.
Make sure this person is in reasonable health for their age, with a good memory and has. Guide to oral history a resource for oral historians in. Oral history evidence and the literature gap in researching contemporary political history chris salisbury paper to australian historical association connections conference, university of adelaide, 9 july 2012 abstract in the research of contemporary historical episodes, a researcher is often faced with the. The brisbane folk history project commenced in early 2007. Vibrant program of lectures, conferences and events such as queensland day dinner and separation day celebrations. In 1993, the oral history association established a series of awards to recognize outstanding achievement in oral history. More than hours of interviews, music and accents are added to the collection each year. Its oha membership renewal time stay connected in 2020. Library board of queensland state library of queensland. Oral history association of australia journal 01587366. Events lists upcoming conferences, workshops, and call for papers horalhist is a network for scholars and professionals active in studies related to oral history and is affiliated with the oral history association.
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