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How-To's of Oral History

Do you want to record your story but don't know where to begin? Start with Oral history! This class will give you a step by step guide on best practices to record your history, save it and then we will talk about what to do with your history once it's done. This will be a fact-paced class that will get your own story started or encourage you to help someone else.

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