Monthly Programs

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Most months a member will give a presentation, discussing a current work in progress, the research and writing process, or an area of personal interest and expertise. A collegial Q&A ensues, and the speaker can, if they wish, ask for suggestions for improvement in case they will be giving the talk at other venues. These programs are usually held at 2:00 PM on the third Sunday of the month, except for December; exceptions can be made as necessary. A digital projector and screen are available. Another member volunteers to take notes and write a report for the newsletter, or the speaker may provide a synopsis instead.

We try to have a speaker each month, though this is not always possible. Ideally, we schedule the programs as far in advance as possible. Members who are interested in giving a talk or other program (such as a film or exhibit tour) should email president@tihs.org.

Videos of some presentations can be viewed on our YouTube Channel.

Next Monthly Program

Saturday, October 18, 10:00 am, Monthly Program via Zoom.
Listening with Intention: From Humboldt to a Statewide Storytelling System
A presentation by Tammy Farmer (with a brief demo by Zack Ellis founder of TheirStory)
California has deep local histories but no shared pipeline that takes an oral history interview from consent, transcript, archive, short captioned clip to citable archive across university systems. Tammy Framer is piloting a practical, human-centered workflow in Humboldt County. It includes participant-centered consent, narrator-reviewed transcripts, light indexing, and short clips that always point back to the full source. The aim is simple: Listen • Archive • Research • Advocate — meeting today’s attention spans with oral history storytelling using TheirStory. Tammy is facilitating a second campus session with Cal Poly Humboldt and TheirStory in November. She is making this presentation to IHS to be sure she is asking all the right questions in a non-biased collection framework. The goal is to get people and communities talking again.   The presentation will focus on three phases:
  1. Empowering Seniors in Humboldt County (IRB-approved pilot)
  2. Oral History Van to bridge the access gap (like Bookmobile or Bloodmobile)
  3. A shareable statewide model (CCC/CSU/UC)
Tammy Farmer is a BA candidate in Leadership Studies at Cal Poly Humboldt and a former volunteer firefighter/EMT and 911 operator. Zack Ellis (TheirStory) will give a brief, non-sales demo showing how transcript-based clipping, captions, and open exports support the workflow . TheirStory is an end-to-end oral history and audiovisual research platform used by over 120 universities and cultural institutions to streamline their process for recording, transcribing, indexing, editing, and making accessible the audiovisual stories of their communities. (See this article from the University of Connecticut on their use of TheirStory.)
You are welcome to invite friends and colleagues to attend.
The presentation will be recorded, and posted on YouTube. If you don’t want to be on the recording, just make sure your video is off. And please remember to mute your microphone!
You are welcome to invite friends and colleagues to attend.
The presentation will be recorded, and posted on YouTube. If you don’t want to be on the recording, just make sure your video is off. And please remember to mute your microphone!
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