Little Compton Historical Society Seeks Volunteers for Women’s History Project Ruth Taber Wordell at the Stone Church Fair. That’s it! Hopefully you learned something new about your loved one, or got to set down a favorite family tale. Send the form, the recordings, and the transcript to You can also write an essay to be included in our Little Compton Women’s History Project, if applicable, and send it to us.It is a trusted application that allows up to 600 minutes of free transcription per month.) (One transcribing service option is Otter. You will have to go back through and make corrections, but it beats transcribing every word yourself. Upload the recording to the transcribing service of your choice.This gives us permission to use the interview. Have the person you interviewed fill out the Deed of Gift form (below).Ask follow-up questions as appropriate, and go back to your list if the conversation starts to slow down. Use your question list to get things started.We are each at our own homes in Little Compton.” For example, “My name is Jenna Magnuski, I’m interviewing my niece Emma Magnuski about her great-grandmother Gertrude Magnuski. Begin by introducing yourself and your interviewee, state the date & time, where each of you are, and the topic.(Click here for more information from Zoom about recording.) As soon as you start your Zoom meeting, make sure to press “record”.(Sample questions we used on the Remembering Adamsville project are below.) Magnuski, is that true?” When you ask questions that can’t be answered with just yes or no, you get richer stories. Magnuski?” instead of, “I heard about Mrs. For example, ask, “what did you think about Mrs. Come up with some open-ended questions in advance.Right now, the historical society is most focused on women’s histories for our Little Compton Women’s History Project, or on farming stories for our 2021 exhibition. Plan a Zoom meeting with a family member.One way that you can foster that connection with your loved ones, plus give a gift to future generations, is recording an oral history! It’s easy. It can hard to feel that sense of connection without the casual conversations and reminiscences around the dinner table, though. Many families celebrated, or plan to celebrate, holidays virtually this year through platforms like Zoom.
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