tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post53302744104278707..comments2024-01-22T05:08:50.163-07:00Comments on Passionate--formerly Moderate--now Liberal "Mormon": Family History 101- Just Talk and Write It Down!Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133789257179902461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-89610647543433999422011-12-17T17:00:15.241-07:002011-12-17T17:00:15.241-07:00Anon/M -
As Dumbledore said to Harry, "Just ...Anon/M - <br />As Dumbledore said to Harry, "Just because it is happening in your head doesn't mean it's not real." In my view, and I'm no professional historian, but it seems to me that oral history is just that person's view of things, which is just fine. And that can change over time even with the same person. Some objective facts and dates can be checked which help Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133789257179902461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-88657893585388613222011-12-17T15:38:54.141-07:002011-12-17T15:38:54.141-07:00(Anon/M) I agree with almost everything you say. H...(Anon/M) I agree with almost everything you say. However, with oral history (or any history). you're dealing with human beings and their memories (which can be very selective). Granted, I am as lazy as a cat and easily discouraged, but this is what I've been dealing with. I sat my mother down to relate her childhood experiences. TWICE. Once into a tape recorder (so we'd have her voiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com