Great Opportunity to Record Your Story

Posted by Joiful on May 16, 2011 in Lighter Side with No Comments

Over the weekend my son and I participated in a wonderful project called Story Corps. Although I had never heard of Story Corps, my brother had and gave me the opportunity as a mother’s day gift.

Taken directly from the Story Corps website:

Our mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives.

Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 30,000 interviews from more than 60,000 participants. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, and millions listen to our broadcasts on public radio and the web.

My son was able to ask me questions about family members that are no longer with us. He was able to learn more about the legacy from where he comes. In addition to us having a great conversation, we received a CD recording of the conversation. Our recorded story will be archived with the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institute. And part or parts of our story may be aired on NPR. And now for the best part, all of this was free!!!

This is a very worthwhile project. It is a way to make sure that history is not distorted, but presented truthfully and from a variety of perspectives. I encourage you to leanr more about this project at http://storycorps.org/.

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