Life History Services is committed to training others in the value, methodology, and best practices of oral history interviewing. Our training services and curricula include a variety of topics. They include, but are not limited to:

  • Project design, methodology  & planning
  • Digital production & technology
  • Interviewing & active listening skills
  • Writing biographies & autobiographies
  • Other topics might include  analog to digital conversions, informed consent, archiving & distribution

Training at educational institutions

Some of our educational clients have included:

  • The University of Wisconsin—School of Social Work
  • The Free University of Berlin—Center for Digital Systems—Summer School
  • Senior Summer School, Madison, Wisconsin
  • The Plato Society