Oral Histories and Veteran Writing Projects
Feb 01, 2025 12:00AM ● By Catherine Atienza
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture will present Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington and the 4,978 Schools That Changed America—and Virginia & The Vietnam War, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, February 8.
The event will feature oral histories of individuals that lived through and witnessed these events. The practice of recording and sharing oral histories is an important tool not only for professional historians and museums, but also a way to preserve the stories of everyday individuals.
Virginia Humanities Director of the Virginia Folklife Program and Virginia State Folklorist Katy Clune, as well as Michael Lund, veteran, author and director of the Home and Abroad writing program, will address the techniques of oral histories and reflective storytelling while participants receive practical tips and tricks for ways to engage in these practices.
Cost is $10. Location: 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond. For more information, call 804-340-1800 or visit Secure.VirginiaHistory.org/3023/3421.
