Oral History Queensland

06/06/2026

Documenting Traumatic Pasts
"Oral history has long been one of the most powerful tools in the museum practitioner’s repertoire: a means of recovering voices that written records erase and of giving archives a pulse."

A global organisation of museums & museum professionals committed to the promotion and protection of cultural heritage

05/06/2026

A REMINDER!!
Oral History Basics and Interviewing Workshop
9.00am – 3.00pm Friday 12th of June 2026
Queensland Spinners, Weavers and Fibre Artists Hall
12 Payne Street, Auchenflower, Brisbane, QLD
Find out more here:https://ohq.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/OHQBasicsInterviewingJune2026Flyer.pdf

03/06/2026

Nominations and applications are now being accepted for the 2026 Oral History Australia awards. The deadline is 31 July 2026. Three awards are available: the Hazel de Berg Award for Excellence in Oral History, the OHA Book Award and the OHA Media Award. Winners will be announced at the 2026 OHA Biennial Conference in Adelaide, South Australia, from 3-6 December. Find out more: https://oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/news/oha-2026-awards-now-open/.

29/05/2026

This story has parallels with how Australia treated the Chinese. Watch the video in the story.
"The Stories We Almost Lost
"Do not wait," Ava Chin said. "Pick up the phone, call the oldest member of your family right now, start asking those questions now because people are not going to be around forever and you're not going to want to later regret that you did not ask those questions."

Professor Ava Chin describes the making of her acclaimed memoir “Mott Street,” why personal stories are political acts, and why you should call your grandmother right now.

28/05/2026

"Dr. Satsuki Ina is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in community trauma and author of The Poet and the Silk Girl (2024). She helps victims of oppression to claim not only their voice but also their power to transform the systems that have oppressed them."

Dr. Satsuki Ina is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in community trauma and author of The Poet and the Silk Girl (2024). She helps victims of oppression to claim not only...

28/05/2026

"Linguistics seminar: Oral histories as a sociolinguistic resource | Catherine Travis (ANU)
In this talk, Catherine Travis highlights the value of oral histories as a data source for the study of language variation and change, illustrating with two oral history collections that she has drawn on in sociolinguistic work on Australian English."

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28/05/2026

"State Library Victoria appeal
Images and oral accounts of the Bogong High Plains over a century ago are among thousands of recorded memories at risk of being lost forever, unless urgent work is carried out to save State Library Victoria’s collection of oral histories and recordings of Victorian voices."

Donations to help preserve 100 years of High Country memories in digital format.

28/05/2026

"Reflections of a young Lebanese storyteller
How do you protect truth when fear is louder than facts? Twenty-three-year-old Lebanese storyteller Joyce Horkos reflects on living through crisis at home, battling misinformation, and why responsible journalism is an act of humanity."

How do you protect truth when fear is louder than facts? Twenty-three-year-old Lebanese storyteller Joyce Horkos reflects on living through crisis at home, battling misinformation, and why responsible journalism is an act of humanity.

26/05/2026

"The Fall of Saigon
April 30, 2026, was the anniversary of the Fall of Saigon"

By ROBERT HORSTING Noting April 30, 2026, was the anniversary of the Fall of Saigon made me think about all the Vietnam-era veterans, who, regardless of whether or not they served in-country, experienced the internal turmoil associated with training to fight, and possibly not making it home. For man...

25/05/2026

"Since 2022, State Library of Queensland has continued documenting the life experiences of First Nations Elders through its First Nations Elders oral history project. This growing collection honours and celebrates the achievements of Queensland’s First Nations Elders through a series of short digital stories and in-depth oral history interviews."

Since 2022, State Library of Queensland has continued documenting the life experiences of First Nations Elders through its First Nations Elders oral history project. This growing collection honours and celebrates the achievements of Queensland’s First Nations Elders through a series of short digit...