Link of the Week : oral history online
As many of you know, resources for genealogical research online are becoming more sophisticated and more readily available every day. (If you haven't checked out our ProQuest free trial, hurry! It's only available until October 14!) We recently purchased Online Roots: How to Discover Your Family's History and Heritage With the Power of the Internet and we're actively building our own digital collection, including oral histories and online obituary search (coming soon).

So it was really nice to be kicking around Google's new BlogSearch function and come across this story about a woman who connected with her family history through our oral histories, in the course of doing broader research about oral histories online. And then I started looking around at the rest of her site. It's an extraordinary collection of links, stories, tips, tricks, and general reference for conducting personal history research. From reviews of digital recording devices to guidelines for interviewing to discussion about and links to large archival projects and oral histories of major historic events. Just wonderful stuff. Check it out.