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Interviewer Training CoursePart One: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Part Two: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the Main Library A two-part interview training course for people interested in joining the Greenwich Library Oral History Project (OHP). Both classes are required and include assignments. The course explores the importance of oral history, the origins of the OHP, and practical interviewing techniques. Attendees will have the opportunity to conduct their own interviews and develop their interviewing skills.
For more information, contact the office at 203-622-7945, or send us and email to ohistory@greenwichlibrary.org, or stop in during office hours: Mon.-Thurs., 10 am to 3 pm.
The Greenwich Library Oral History Project is a collection of interviews with people who have helped to make or witnessed the history of Greenwich, Connecticut, since 1890.
To date, the collection contains more than one thousand interviews and 142 books. The entire collection is available at the Greenwich Library. Interviews may also be found at the Cos Cob Library, Byram Shubert Library, and Perrot Memorial Library. Books and transcribed interviews may be purchased at the Oral History Project office, or through our Books for Sale webpage. Read our latest blog:
The Clam Box 1939-1985 a beloved local business "If people wanted to find me, they could reach me at 9:30 in the morning, and I was here until sometimes 9:30 at night."
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