Digital Stories of Our Heroes
Uncover and relate their stories
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Project Resources

  1. Interview Strategies
    strategies for conducting a successful interview
  2. Taping Tips
    basic procedures to follow when taping an interview
  3. Veteran Background Information Form
    form to be sent to veteran interviewee for completion prior to the interview

Oral History Resources

  1. Making Sense of Oral History
    information to help you to understand oral historical evidence (from History Matters)
  2. Experiencing War - Stories from the Veterans History Project
    selections from the Library of Congress oral history archive
  3. What Did You Do in the War Grandma?
    student-created oral histories of Rhode Island Women during World War II (from Linda Wood, Judi Scott, and Brown University's Scholarly Technology Group)

Veterans History Project Resources

  1. Overview of World War II
    information to help you to understand oral historical evidence (from History Matters)
  2. World War II Multimedia Database
    timeline with information text, images, videos, links (from Jason McDonald)
  3. Best of History Websites: World War II
    list of rated links to sites featuring information about World War II (from Thomas Daccord)

Project Materials for Older Students

  1. Participation Guidelines
    guidelines for participating in the Veterans History Project
  2. Project Forms
    links to forms that must be completed by participants in the Veterans History Project
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