In The News
Thirty Local Residents Attend Citadel-Avery Workshop
COHP Coordinator Kerry Taylor leads a workshop at the Avery Center, College of Charleston, March 2009
On March 21, 2009, a lively group of thirty teachers, family historians, archivists, and activists participated in an oral history workshop offered by the Citadel Oral History Program and the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture.
The attendees at the event at Avery have undertaken a wide range of exciting oral history projects, including efforts to document the region’s Gullah heritage and the history of the Jenkins Orphanage. Facilitated by Deborah Wright and Leila Potts-Campbell of the Avery Center and Kerry Taylor of The Citadel’s history department, the workshop included interactive sessions on interviewing techniques, program planning, and equipment.
The response to the workshop was overwhelmingly positive. "I found the entire experience incredibly rewarding," one participant remarked. "From the fantastic historiographic introduction to the field of oral history to the facilitation of such engaging discussions, I just cannot thank you enough for taking the time to organize and conduct this workshop."
The event represented the first public offering of the Citadel Oral History Program, which as part of its mission encourages the use of oral history through workshops, training, and project consultations.
This event was supported by a grant from the South Carolina Humanities Council, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Veterans of the Second World War speak at a COHP Event, Citadel Alumni Center, April 2009
Other News
Wevonneda Minis, "Program sees value in collecting oral history," The Post and Courier, July 27, 2009.
Schuyler Kropf, "World War II vets' stories keep history alive," The Post and Courier, April 22, 2009.
COHP receives support from South Carolina Humanities Council.
