What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
Kenilworth: ABM plus “Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary People”
Wed 13th May @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm BST
Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary People
Speaker: Helen Lloyd
An introduction to oral history, with audio extracts from the speaker’s recordings of Birmingham life stories, and discussion of the pros and cons of oral history in a whistle-stop tour through the twentieth-century.
Helen worked in radio for much of her life, including many years as a freelance reporter for the BBC Radio 4 programme, Women’s Hour. She has recorded and edited life stories for many oral history projects, including the BBC’s Millenium Oral History Project, “The Century Speaks”, Birmingham Central Library’s Millennium project and Digital Handsworth, amongst others …
More details in doc provided, and see website: www.oralhistoryconsultancy.co.uk