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From: jay trace <>
Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Interviewing Seniors
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 10:20:56 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <430318.90819.qm@web80205.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


You folks may already know about this, but the Barry
Co. Museum is currectly doing oral histories of
long-time residents age 80 +. The lady that does the
bulk of the interviews does so only with a referral
from someone, and sends the interviewee a letter to
ask for permission. She then interviews them maybe an
hour at a time, once a week I think, with specific
themes in mind. After it's done, they transcribe the
tape recorded interviews and her notes and edit out
duplicate information and then they put it together
into a story. They type it up and send a copy of it
to the interviewee, so they can check for errors, and
then they end up in a book. The next one should be
out anytime, and one of the subjects is Raymond
Phariss, who is 102, I think? I referred him to them,
as well as another centurian from Purdy. Another
fellow, Earl Atwell from Monett, is another fellow I
referred them to, and last I heard he was proofreading
130+ pages of information.

Also, I know that Fran Bolton, Penny Bailey, and the
folks working on the Barry County School project have
gone to some nursing homes, but more often they go to
Senior Centers. They can post a notice letting them
know they are coming, so the members can bring
information, pictures, etc. of their own to add to
what they have. They can also help with indentifying
school kids in those pictures.


jay
--- Ruth Kent <> wrote:

> I live in Kansas City and recently, there have been
> articles in the local papers about people who
> interview retired military or persons who served in
> the wars. As I understand it, they make an
> appointment, then have a general discussion just to
> get comfortable with the person they are going to
> interview -- get them talking about themselves --
> and then they either videotape the discussion or
> tape record it, trying to do so in an atmosphere
> wbere everyone is comfortable and the person is not
> really aware of the taping. kind of a general chat
> type situation.
>
> Ruth.
>
>
>
> Jane Foley <> wrote:
> Barbara, Tell me more about your visiting seniors
> and the shoebox. I go
> into senior facilities every week to do a musical
> program. Your are right
> in that there are seniors who have no one to visit
> them. Also, there are
> seniors whose memory is good and some that aren't.
>
> I guess my question is how do you do this? I have
> thought about something
> similiar but didn't know how to put it together.
>
> Jane Foley
> NC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barbara"
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 12:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] School Photos
>
>
> > Hello,
> > I know I thought the same thing. She said she put
> them all in a shoebox
> > and
> > went to different ones. She said it is sad because
> so many still have
> > great
> > memories but get little to no visits and some have
> no family and the staff
> > welcomed her and even pointed out the ones that
> had good memories and
> > those
> > they knew wouldn't want to be bothered.
> > All my family are from AR. MO. ILL. and I was born
> and raised in CA. it
> > was
> > something when told to me I sure would have tried
> it. I am the next to the
> > oldest in my family that is alive and I don't know
> any of them in the old
> > family pictures. I have never saw any of my mom or
> dads family so I guess
> > it
> > is a good thing there wasn't any old pictures to
> leave in my family. I
> > have
> > found a few family members that have shared a few
> old pictures.
> > Barbara
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:
> > To:
> > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 9:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] School Photos
> >
> >
> >> what a great idea..I'm sure the elderly people
> enjoyed this experience a
> >> lot, and at the same time it was a help to you.
> You'd have to have the
> >> permission of the facility you are visiting
> though.
> >>
> >> Patricia
> >>
> >>
> >>
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