Something new. From time to time I’ll pull together and post some of the best news stories from the Internet that have a connection to life stories. Let me know if you find this worthwhile. To kick things off, here are three fascinating news items from this week.
- Student Filmmakers & the Recession: Telling the “We Story” : “In New York City five students participating in the youth programs at the Tribeca Film Institute have created short films showing how the recession has impacted their parents, friends and sharing how the recession has affected their own lives.”
- America I Am: Traveling Exhibit Celebrates African American History: “America I Am is a four year touring museum that features nearly 500 years of American history, and it celebrates the impact that African Americans have had on this country and the world. The exhibit stands at 15,000 square feet and features over 200 artifacts from every period of U.S. history that include media, music, objects, text and narration. What’s also different about this exhibit is that visitors can leave a “video imprint” that has the potential to become one of the largest recorded oral history projects in U.S. history.”
- Sharing Memories Of “The King” – Memphis Elvis Presley: “Have a personal Elvis Presley story to tell – and no, we aren’t talking about recent sightings. If you do, the people at Graceland want to hear it. They are collecting stories of people who have had contact with Elvis over the years – and the results will be assembled into an oral history called the Elvis Presley Legacy Project.”
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Just like a personal historian asks a great question and then story writes itself. It always interesting to see what is new and what others are doing in this field and not doing it under the name of personal historian.
@hella. Thanks for dropping by and your comment.
The telling of history is made so much richer by actual testimonials of those who lived it!
I’ve been helping to build a timeline for African-American history at timelines.com: http://timelines.com/topics/african-american-history, where we’re collecting images and video along with text for historical events. I’ve found the resources almost always involve hearing someone who was there talk about what it was like!
@Robert Brent. Thanks for your comments. I agree that history comes to life when we hear from people who were there. I took a quick look at your African-American timeline. It’s very impressive. Congratulations!