Folklore, Folklife: Four Decades of Collecting | A conversation with Peggy Yocom [Helmsdale]

26 July 2017, Starts: 14:00

Folklorist Peggy Yocom has spent the last 4 decades collecting folklife customs and traditions in Maine and Northern Virginia. Join Peggy and Timespan's Archive Development Officer, Jo Clements, for a conversation about collecting folklore, recording family stories, and archiving.

The conversation will be followed by oral history training led by Jacquie Aitken, Timespan's Heritage Officer. Learn how to use oral history recording equipment and conduct interviews.

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The event is free and booking is not required.

Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH), The Goods Shed, The Old Station, Strathpeffer, Ross-Shire, Scotland IV14 9DH
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