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1st State Stories: Delaware Oral History HOME
- 1st State Stories: Reflections
of Delaware Past - Delaware Oral History Exhibition
- "Life in the Country"
- Muskratting (Bob Beck)
- Holly wreath making (William B. Chandler)
- Scrapple-making (Alison Davis)
- Migrant workers (Jack Delano)
- Decline in family farms (Fred Bennett)
- Family "Factory"(Clarence Butcher)
- "Cultures in the Community"
- "Appreciating the Arts"
- "The Hallowed Halls"
- "1st State Fun and Games"
- "The Entrepreneurial Spirit"
- "Small State, Big Politics"
- "Delaware in War and Peace"
- Exhibit Credits
- Oral History Directory
- Oral History in the Classroom
- Oral History for Grades K-3
- Invite a local or state representative or an appointed official to your class to conduct a "group" interview.
- Invite a local business person from a company that makes something or provides an essential service to be interviewed by the class.
- Invite a long-time resident to talk about changes to the community.
- Students will "interview" parents or family members at home to discover their views on citizenship and chart the results as a class.
- Students will interview an older person they know about the family economy in the past.
- Students will conduct a focused interview with a friend or family member born in a different country or a close connection with their ethnic/cultural background.
- Interview a family member or close friend about what they think is the "most important" time in their life.
- Oral History for Grades 4-5
- Invite someone from each branch of government-judicial, legislative and executive--to your class to conduct a "group" interview.
- Invite a local business person from a company that makes something or provides an essential service, to be interviewed by the class.
- Invite a long-time resident to talk about changes to the community and create mental maps of the community then and now.
- Students will "interview" parents or family members at home to discover their views on citizenship.
- Students will interview an older person they know about the family economy in the past.
- Students will conduct a focused interview with an adult family member or friend about what characterizes Delaware, "Delmarva," Wilmington, Philadelphia, etc. as a place or region.
- Interview a family member or close friend about what they think is the "most important" time in their life.
- Oral History for Grades 6-8
- Oral History for Grades 9-12
- Oral History for Grades K-3
- Workshops
- Interviewing
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- Interview Agreement Form (pdf)
- Interview Agreement Form (with restrictions) (pdf)
- Interview Log (pdf)
- Interview Checklist (pdf)
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