Oral History Mid-Atlantic Region

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Fall Workshops to be held at Lloyd House at Old Town Alexandria

Constructed around 1796-1797 by John Wise, a prominent entrepreneur in the early town who also constructed Gadsby's Tavern (1785), Lloyd House is one of the best examples of Alexandria's late eighteenth-century Georgian style.

On Friday, November 7, its North Hall will host a pair of workshops. The morning "Beginner 101" workshop will kick off at 8:30 AM and conclude before noon. After lunch at one of Old Town's many restaurants, the afternoon "The Utility of Videotape Interviews" will start at 1 PM and conclude before 4 PM.

Former OHMAR President Dave Winkler will lead the beginner course that will focus on the basics of starting up and maintaining an oral history program.

Dave founded the Naval Historical Foundation oral history collection program in 1996 and has volunteers across the country capturing the recollections of Navy veterans. His program is affiliated with the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. He will be assisted by Jan Herman of the Navy Bureau of Medicine who will go on in the PM to focus on why video-recording should be considered when doing oral history. He has used video recorded interviews of Navy medical personal who were at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, suffered during the Bataan Death March, participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, and served in Korea and Vietnam, to make powerful documentaries used to prepare Navy doctors and nurses for combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Lloyd House is located in the heart of Old Town Alexandria at 220 N. Washington St (George Washington Parkway). Parking is available in city garages within a short walk (Follow parking signs.)

Registration Form for Fall Workshops:
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Cost per session: ___$35 (member) ___$45 (Non-member)

If you also wish to sign up for a 2009 OHMAR Membership, please include the appropriate amount from the list below:

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*Institutional means any member of that institution can attend OHMAR events at reduced fees.

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