TWO BIG, RELATED EVENTS
October 3-8, 2011
Holmgren Historical Farm, 460 North 300 East
Oct. 8, 2011
6:00 PM
Join oral historian/author Eileen Hallet Stone who will discuss Preserving Family Histories: I Remember Mama (free and open to the public)
Preserving Family History: I remember Mama
More than glimpses of past events, oral history captures individual, family, community and world history in a very personal way. Learn the ins and outs of conducting oral history interviews. What works, what doesn’t, and why. Become acquainted with interview and research processes. Learn how to integrate strategies to strengthen communication and elicit concrete messages. And explore the technical aspects of recording interviews. Most importantly, learn how to trust your instincts and become an effective listener to achieve the best results.
Preceded by:
Oct. 3-7, 2011 (Monday through Friday)
6:00-9:00 PM
Workshop: Illustrating Family Histories (fee of $25 for materials)
Instructor Tamara Zollinger will teach participants how to use writing and illustrating techniques to personalize stories from their own family histories. Each participant will complete illustrated stories into a bound booklet. For more information please contact: Shari Zollinger at sharizollinger@gmail.com or Tamara Zollinger 435-257-7696 tamarazollinger@yahoo.com
Preserving Family History: I Remember Mama.
More than glimpses of past events, oral history captures individual, family, community and world history in a very personal way. Learn the ins and outs of conducting oral history interviews. What works, what doesn’t, and why. Become acquainted with interview and research processes. Learn how to integrate strategies to strengthen communication and elicit concrete messages. And explore the technical aspects of recording interviews. Most importantly, learn how to trust your instincts and become an effective listener to achieve the best results.
With thirty years of research, oral history interviewing and writing experience, Eileen Hallet Stone is a professional oral historian and award-winning author of over 200 articles on minority cultures, environmental issues, family dynamics, life challenges, and history. Working on a new novel, she has written two books on diversity published by university presses. Collected stories in A Homeland in the West: Utah Jews Remember were developed into a photo-documentary exhibit that was shown as part of the 2002 Winter Olympic Cultural Olympiad Arts Festival at the University of Utah Marriott Library. The exhibit travels statewide. Her earlier book, Missing Stories: An Oral History of Ethnic and Minority Groups in Utah, co-authored with Leslie Kelen, has added substantially to Utah’s educational curriculum. Hallet Stone also writes a monthly Living History column for The Salt Lake Tribune.
Tamara Zollinger has a Masters Degree in Education with a Visual Art emphasis. She taught Elementary and Middle School for over 17 years and spent 7 years as an Artist in Residence with the Utah Arts Council. Tamara Zollinger co-directed the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation's Children's Book Project which produced a published book, Coyote Steals Fire (USU Press, 2005). Tamara owns and operates Holmgren Historical Farm which is listed on the National Register of Historical Places.