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How to Document Oral Histories of a Historic Place

Missouri Theatre

2025-05-03 13:00:00 2025-05-03 16:00:00 America/Chicago How to Document Oral Histories of a Historic Place In this workshop, you'll work with the Recollection Agency's Trevor Harris to preserve the life story of a local landmark. Learn the basics of preserving oral histories, and audio and video capture. Then, help conduct an actual interview with a longtime Columbian with ties to the Missouri Theatre preservation effort. Co-sponsored by CoMo Preservation. Adults. Please register. Columbia Public Library - Friends Room

Saturday, May 03
1:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-03 13:00:00 2025-05-03 16:00:00 America/Chicago How to Document Oral Histories of a Historic Place In this workshop, you'll work with the Recollection Agency's Trevor Harris to preserve the life story of a local landmark. Learn the basics of preserving oral histories, and audio and video capture. Then, help conduct an actual interview with a longtime Columbian with ties to the Missouri Theatre preservation effort. Co-sponsored by CoMo Preservation. Adults. Please register. Columbia Public Library - Friends Room

In this workshop, you'll work with the Recollection Agency's Trevor Harris to preserve the life story of a local landmark. Learn the basics of preserving oral histories, and audio and video capture. Then, help conduct an actual interview with a longtime Columbian with ties to the Missouri Theatre preservation effort. Co-sponsored by CoMo Preservation. Adults. Please register.

In this three-hour workshop, you'll work with Trevor Harris to preserve the life story of a local landmark. Learn the basics of preserving oral histories, and audio and video capture. Then, help conduct an actual interview with a longtime Columbian with ties to the Missouri Theatre preservation effort. Through his business the Recollection Agency, Trevor Harris works with clients to capture and preserve life stories of their family elders.

Adults. Space is limited, so please register.

Co-sponsored by local nonprofit CoMo Preservation. Equipment used in this workshop will be provided by Vidwest Studios, local nonprofit with the mission of making digital media accessible to all in our community. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Tech Class | History & Genealogy | Featured |

TAGS: | Co-sponsored |

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