Family Oral History Using Digital Tools
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| Blog Name: | Family Oral History Using Digital Tools |
| Url: | http://familyoralhistory.us/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | oral history, family stories, audio |
| Description: | Family Stories. Everyone has 'em. They tell where you come from. They hold secrets to who you are. This site explores how to use digital tools and media to record and preserve spoken memories of family members. Your host: Susan A. Kitchens (I got into this by talking to my grandpa; at the time he was 99 years old.) |
| Popularity: | 17 Followers |
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This post is about a music-filled night exactly one month ago. But it's about far more than that. I won't make you read to the end for the most important bit. My Dad died October 4. He had some music during his final days. One sing stands out in my mind; it took place exactly one month ago. I wrote about it the next day and posted it on a private family blog. I guess I'll begin by giving some backstory, as I wrote it for those who were already following along: <Background>: Saturday, September 26—My Dad went into the hospital—his sixth hospitalization since May of last year. I had been with him Thursday (24th); it took 3 of us to get him from a wheeling walker w/ a
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I've been otherwise occupied for a while. As said in Winnie The Pooh, Bizy backson. A while back I mentioned that I might as well name this site Family Medical History Using Offline Tools, and that is so. My father is reaching the end of a long, long road. He is now at home, receiving hospice care. So. Well. suffice it to say, I haven't been stoking this site with a ton of new posts and articles. I’m going to be attending the Oral History Association annual meeting in Louisville, KY this month. I’ll be speaking there about doing family oral history (don’t take it personally?
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