BPMA Oral History Training Day

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On 12 February 2008, the Curatorial Team held an internal oral history training day at the London Canal Museum.


Image of Chris Taft and Rebecca Thomlinson practicing oral history recordingThis provided an opportunity for the team to discuss current activities and developments within the oral history community. They also

  • practised recording and interview techniques
  • reviewed current holdings and
  • discussed future emphasis for gathering material that will assist in interpreting and preserving postal activities in the UK.
Recordings can prove extremely useful where the logistics in collecting three dimensional objects prove insurmountable. Personal recollection is increasingly being recognised as of immense value for research, education and interpretation.

The Curatorial Team have developed a flexible wish-list that they would like to work on. This covers subjects as diverse as Travelling Post Offices, the Investigation Department, transport by air and the Post Office in the community. These subject areas will be proactively visited over the coming year together with the small number of one-offs that also take place on occasion.

An account of recent work undertaken by the BPMA can be read in the Spring 2008 issue of Cross Post, the Journal of the Friends of BPMA.

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