It’s Monday and time to round up some great links for your perusal. Here’s what I found this past week:
- It’s Our Story to have National Press Club conference July 24: “It’s Our Story is a video oral history project that uncovers the power, pride, and personal struggles of living with a disability. It’s a uniquely American story and challenges our most fundamental values of freedom, autonomy, and independence.”
- Upgrading the Computer History Museum: The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., is a geek’s paradise. Its warehouse-style exhibit room is laden with old Macs, supercomputers, and reel-to-reel storage tapes.
- E-Workshop – Getting Started with Oral History: Offered by the Institute for Oral History at Baylor University, the course introduces you to oral history and walks you through planning and executing a project. Before you complete the workshop, you will have experienced writing a project plan and conducting a one-on-one oral history interview. Begins July 22nd. Cost $75.
- 10 Places To Get Cool Media Clips For PowerPoint Presentations: Want to add some zip to your PowerPoint presentations? Here are 10 super websites for free media clips for PowerPoint.
- The Beneficial Effects of Life Story and Legacy Activities: Written by Pat McNees for the Journal of Geriatric Care Management. “…research increasingly tells us, that life story writing and reminiscence can improve the mood and quality of life for adults with more years behind than ahead of them.”
- Story Poems as Memoir: Inspired to write since childhood by her writer father, Janet Riehl penned a six generational family memoir told through story poems in Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary (ISBN 0595374999).
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This is a little off-topic but I was wondering if you saw the June 2009 issue of Smithsonian Magazine? There’s an article in there by Gen. George S. Patton’s grandson, who is now a filmmaker and accidental personal historian. He helped his own father recreate his memoirs after they were destroyed in a fire. If you’d like a copy of the article I can scan it and send it to you.
@Digital Dame. Haven’t seen the article in the Smithsonian. Thanks for offering to send it to me. Would love to see it.