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Saving Family Stories

Capturing and Preserving Oral Histories

2024-02-17 13:00:00 2024-02-17 16:00:00 America/Chicago Saving Family Stories Participants in this workshop will learn the basics of oral history planning, recording, editing and sharing. Students learn how to gather video and audio using a Canon camera and a cell phone, and explore the basics of video editing in Adobe Premiere. Led by the Recollection Agency's Trevor Harris and presented in partnership with Vidwest Studios. Ages 12 and older. Please register. Columbia Public Library - Friends Room

Saturday, February 17
1:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-02-17 13:00:00 2024-02-17 16:00:00 America/Chicago Saving Family Stories Participants in this workshop will learn the basics of oral history planning, recording, editing and sharing. Students learn how to gather video and audio using a Canon camera and a cell phone, and explore the basics of video editing in Adobe Premiere. Led by the Recollection Agency's Trevor Harris and presented in partnership with Vidwest Studios. Ages 12 and older. Please register. Columbia Public Library - Friends Room

Participants in this workshop will learn the basics of oral history planning, recording, editing and sharing. Students learn how to gather video and audio using a Canon camera and a cell phone, and explore the basics of video editing in Adobe Premiere. Led by the Recollection Agency's Trevor Harris and presented in partnership with Vidwest Studios. Ages 12 and older. Please register.

Participants in this workshop will learn the basics of oral history planning, recording, editing and sharing. Students learn how to gather video and audio using a Canon camera and a cell phone, and explore the basics of video editing in Adobe Premiere. Led by the Recollection Agency's Trevor Harris and presented in partnership with Vidwest Studios.

Ages 12 and older. Please register.

About the instructor: Since 2019, Trevor Harris has recorded oral histories through his business, the Recollection Agency. This work involves helping individual clients and community partners to plan, gather and preserve oral histories that serve as family keepsakes and inform community education activities. He also produces a Missouri history podcast called Mo’ Curious.

About Vidwest Studios: A nonprofit established in 2019, Vidwest is Columbia’s community media center with the mission of advancing the art of cinematic storytelling in Missouri and serving Columbia’s growing grassroots media community. Learn more at vidwest.org.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

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

TAGS: | Co-sponsored |

Columbia Public Library

Phone: (573) 443-3161

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