Resources

  • Archiving Resources

    There are many resources available to help you as you begin to organize your photos and mementos.

    Archiving Resources

  • Personal Archiving Tips

    If you are looking to start organizing your own personal or family archives, you might find these tips helpful.

    Archiving Tips

  • Oral History Questions

    These questions can be used to conduct an oral history with your loved ones.

    Sample Questions

  • Virtual Interviewing Tips

    Follow these tips if you need to conduct an interview online, using software like Zoom or FaceTime.

    Virtual Etiquette

  • Writing Resources

    There are many resources available for people who wish to begin writing their life stories.

    Writing Resources

Archiving Resources.

There are plenty of resources available to help you get started on an archiving project, or to help you if you are having trouble organizing or maintaining your archive. This document contains information about archiving and publishing, if you are interested in taking that road. There is also information about oral history as it relates to personal and family archiving projects.

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Personal Archiving Tips.

Personal archives can take many different forms. Richard describes his archiving process in this video. Click on the link below for a printable version (PDF) of his tips for success.

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Oral History Questions.

If you are ready to start conducting oral history interviews, you will need to make a list of questions ahead of time. This document will help get you started, and be sure to check the resources listed above for interviewing tips.

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Virtual Interviewing Tips.

Thanks to software like Zoom and FaceTime, it is now possible to interview loved ones virtually for the purposes of collecting oral histories. This document lists some things you should keep in mind if you are going to be interviewing someone using this technology.

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Writing Resources.

There are many resources for people who would like to begin writing their own life stories. This list includes books about Guided Autobiography, memoir and general writing, and documenting oral history.

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