Events

Enjoy our events page with upcoming and past activities. Field Notes is a series of posts dedicated to highlighting current exhibitions, research facilities, and cultural events in your community. We primarily list community functions in California. Check our the Historic & Research Sites page. View our Educate page to view California state standards and curriculum samples from different districts and institutions. Visit our Resources page for more details such as our list of Conferences & Events: University of Pennsylvania Call for Papers, The History List, Conferences & Events, and Humanities & Social Studies Online (H-Net).

Events:

Who Was Nellie Gail Moulton? at Casa Romantica in San Clemente until September 20, 2020.

Orange County Historical Commission welcomes the public to its meetings. This agenda contains a listing and brief description of items to be considered. If you wish to speak on an item contained in the agenda, please inform the Commission staff. If you wish to speak on a matter that does not appear on the agenda, you may present it during the Public Comment period at the end of the meeting.

OC Docent League meets at various historic locations in Orange County for in-person training. Contact OC Commissioner, Pamela Harrell pamela.harrell@earthlink.net, for more details.

Oral History Happy Hour

SPOH Hosting Monthly Virtual Happy Hours

GRAB YOUR FAVORITE FESTIVE TREAT AND JOIN US ON THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH FOR A VIRTUAL CONVERSATION ABOUT ORAL HISTORY IN THE COVID19 ERA.

See below our schedule:

Thursday, September 3rd, 4pm Pacific
Oral History and Storytelling
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What are the overlaps between oral history and storytelling? How can the two fields work together to benefit our research and collective memories? Join us to discuss the relationship between oral history and storytelling.

Special Guest: Liz Warren
Executive Director: Storytelling Institute

Thursday, October 1st, 4pm Pacific
Let’s Talk about Tech
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What kinds of technology are you using to conduct remote interviews? What lessons have you learned? Be a part of the conversation!

Special Guest: Jennifer Keil, MA
Founder, 70 Degrees
President of Southwest Oral History Association

Thursday, November 5th, 4pm Pacific
COVID19 Collections
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Are you doing work on COVID19? Call in for a conversation about launching and analyzing COVID19 stories. Please bring your own ideas to share with all of us.

Special Guest: Farina King, PhD
Citizen of Navajo Nation
Assistant Professor, Northeastern State University

Thursday, December 3rd, 4pm Pacific
Ethics and Consent with Remote Interviewing
There is a lot to consider when it comes to consent, and ethical practices of conducting oral history. COVID19 has exacerbated these concerns. Join us for a dialogue about navigating our new challenges in oral history.
Special Guest: TBD

Southwest Oral History Association conference theme is “Home (Lands) & Oral Histories of (Re)Vitalization” September 12-13, 2020 via Zoom.

Image result for oral history association 2020 OHA Annual Meeting The Quest for Democracy: One Hundred Years of Struggle” is meeting online from October 21-24, 2020.

2020 Learning Revolution daily online education conference, “This is an historic and unique event. Sessions are being held daily all free to attend live. Our Learning Revolution weekly shows continue today and tomorrow with four great episodes. Times are US-Eastern Daylight Time – to see the schedule in your own time zone, and to get the links to attend live in Zoom, please use the SCHEDULE page on the Learning Revolution site.”Visit Library 2.0 at: https://library20.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

Sustainability in Libraries,” is now open. We encourage all who are interested to submit to present a 30-minute session on the conference topic. Please use the following updated link to submit sessions for review: https://www.library20.com/callforproposals.

The mini-conference will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 14th, from 12:00 – 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). To register for the conference, click here.

Introduction to Digital Storytelling Workshop

Past Events:Preserve Orange County lists our statewide events. Here are some of the past ones which may be archived online:National Council for Public History (NCPH) 2020 online conferenceLibrary 2.018 mini-conference: Design Thinking: How Librarians Are Incorporating It Into Their Practice

Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) Preservation Training Update
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Feb 7, 2019 12:30pm – 1:30pmEastern	INTRODUCTION TO BORN-DIGITAL COLLECTIONS Live online webinar	$45	REGISTER
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