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Art Beat of the Country The story-gathering process in documenting social history

The story-gathering process in documenting social history

So, you want to record stories about participating in a group or moment in time; you have decided the topic and have created a database of people who are willing to share their story. What next?  A group-writing social history exercise requires respect, trust, sharing, regular communication with everyone on...

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Art Beat of the Country Documenting a group’s social history – where to start

Documenting a group’s social history – where to start

Where do you start when you want to preserve the story of a group that has helped to shape and influence your life, and that of your community? The group may have existed for a short time, or a long time. The length of time does not matter. What matters...

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