PBS
18 Years After September 11th, An Oral History That Recalls The Details
For everyone old enough to remember September 11th, 2001, their experience of that catastrophic day is seared into memory. But details of what the victims, survivors and emergency responders endured have faded from national consciousness...
SciShow
Ecosystems Around the Globe Contain Echoes of Past Peoples
There’s a common misconception that humans of the past lived in harmony with their environments and left them “pristine and untouched.” However, there is plenty of evidence that these relationships were much more complicated
Curated Video
Who Made These Giant Desert Figures... and Why?
The three human figures and two animals that make up the Blythe Geoglyphs - or Blythe Giant Intaglios - are enormous. So big in fact, that they can’t be fully appreciated from the ground. But the figures were carved into the earth long...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Lesser-Known Stories of Apollo 11
NASA historian Jennifer Ross-Nazzal shares some of the lesser-known stories of the Apollo 11 mission 50 years after the historic landing of humans on the Moon. Alumni from NASA's Apollo program share memories from their unique roles in...
NASA
Share Your Apollo Story with NASA
1. Browse our list of suggested questions and see what inspires you, or think of your own. 2. Record audio of yourself or interview a loved one who remembers the Apollo era (1960-1972). 3. Email your story to NASA! July 20, 2019 marks...
Curated Video
Musqueam Chief Wayne Sparrow on the landmark Cowichan Tribes v. Canada ruling
New ReviewThe Musqueam Indian Band Council says they're deeply disappointed in the outcome of a landmark Aboriginal title case that rules the Cowichan First Nation has Aboriginal title to a stretch of land in Richmond, B.C. Chief Wayne Sparrow of...
Curated Video
Fordham University graduate student leads new project recalling Bronx's Jewish history
The research initiative aims to preserve the rich stories of Jewish people and their experiences in the Bronx.
Curated Video
Stó:lō historian Sonny McHalsie is retiring after 40 years
After more than four decades of learning and sharing the stories of the Stó:lō people in the Fraser Valley, Sonny McHalsie is retiring, but he still has a lot of stories left to learn and share.
Bloomberg
Author Aims to Recapture the Emotional Experience of September 11
Sep.11 -- Garrett Graff, Author of 'The Only Plane in the Sky,' discusses why he wrote an oral history about the terror attacks on the U.S. September 11, 2001. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on 'Balance of Power.'
Crash Course
History of Media Literacy Part 1: Crash Course Media Literacy #2
Even Plato understood the importance of media! Part of an ongoing series of media literacy videos, the resource takes viewers to where it all began ... ancient Greece. The video covers the emergence of media and the written word, the...
TED-Ed
A Day in the Life of an Ancient Celtic Druid
A druid's work is never done. Viewers walk along with an ancient Celtic druid as she heals the sick, counsels the village leaders, and mediates conflicts.
Cisco
Episode 1.5: The Business Plan
Will the Global Problem Solvers be able to upgrade Malawi's outdated water wells? The fifth of seven episodes finds the team struggling with a technology upgrade. Scholars observe the power of perseverance and an entrepreneurial spirit...
TED-Ed
Let's Make History…By Recording It
Celebrate the lives of the uncelebrated, participate in the Great Thanksgiving Listen, become a histographer and record the stories of your family. Learn about StoryCorps program to preserve the untold stories.
Columbia University
Columbia University Libraries: Notable New Yorkers: Frances Perkins
On this website you can read and hear interviews with Frances Perkins which cover her advocacy to give governmental protection to the working class. The interviews were conducted as part of Columbia University's Oral History project.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Folklife Center: California Audio and Video Samples and Notes
This collection of sound files from the American Folklife Center reflects the life, culture, diversity and traditions of the people of California. It includes traditional songs, music and personal stories.
Other
The University of Southern Mississippi: Oral History Collection
The Oral History Digital Collection contains a selection of interview transcripts produced by the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage at The University of Southern Mississippi. Most of the interviews center around the Civil...
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Connecting Maryland's Past to Louisiana
"Connecting Maryland's Past to Louisiana's Present: The Georgetown 272" is an oral history project conducted by the T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History at Louisiana State University. Working with Professor Jonathan Earle and...