Pacific Northwest History Conference 2007
Pacific Northwest History Conference 2007
Land of Destiny: Promise and Reality in Pacific Northwest History
Union Station
60th Annual Pacific Northwest History Conference
in conjunction with the annual meeting of the
Northwest Oral History Association
April 19-21, 2007
La Quinta Hotel
1425 E. 27th St., Tacoma, Washington
Download the complete program in PDF format at the Conference website.
For the 60th time, historians, scholars from related fields, teachers, students, history enthusiasts, and the general public gather at the Pacific Northwest History Conference and the associated meeting of the Northwest Oral History Association to consider interpretations of the region’s past.
Of particular interest to family historians are the Thursday, April 19 - Workshops:
Telling Stories, Practicing Oral History
9:00am – 4:30pm (with break for lunch)
Kathy Hodges, Idaho Oral Historian, will offer a full day of introductory training for interviewers and community historians wishing to learn more about the practice of oral history. The workshop will cover setting up a project, publicity, finding narrators, legal aspects of oral history, interviewing techniques, equipment, transcribing, and archiving the final result. The registration fee is $50. Included in the fee are hand-outs, a one-year membership in NOHA (value $15), and a copy of A Field Notebook for Oral History, 4th edition, published by the Idaho Oral History Center (value $8).
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9:00am – 11:30am
Researching Washington Women’s History:
Strategies and Perspectives
With the centennial of Washington women’s suffrage fast approaching, new ways to research women’s history are a timely topic. Panelists will discuss sources and strategies for conducting research on women in Washington, including the new, interactive Women’s History Consortium website, library and digital resources, and archival information.
The registration fee is $30.
Shanna Stevenson, Washington State Historical Society
Kevin Hanken, Washington State Historical Society
Lynette Miller, Washington State Historical Society
David Hastings, Washington State Archives
Lanny Weaver, Washington State Archives
Permanent Sponsor
Washington State Historical Society
Co-Sponsors
Northwest Oral History Association
Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society
Program Committee
Chair, Michael Allen, University of Washington, Tacoma
Katrine Barber, Portland State University & Center for Columbia River History
Sharon Boswell, Washington State Oral History Program
Terrence Cole, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Anne Kilgannon, Washington State Oral History Program
Beth Kraig, Pacific Lutheran University
Kevin Marsh, Idaho State University
Liping Zhu, Eastern Washington University
Lauren Danner, Washington State Historical Society
Download the complete program in PDF format at the Conference website.
Land of Destiny: Promise and Reality in Pacific Northwest History
Union Station
60th Annual Pacific Northwest History Conference
in conjunction with the annual meeting of the
Northwest Oral History Association
April 19-21, 2007
La Quinta Hotel
1425 E. 27th St., Tacoma, Washington
Download the complete program in PDF format at the Conference website.
For the 60th time, historians, scholars from related fields, teachers, students, history enthusiasts, and the general public gather at the Pacific Northwest History Conference and the associated meeting of the Northwest Oral History Association to consider interpretations of the region’s past.
Of particular interest to family historians are the Thursday, April 19 - Workshops:
Telling Stories, Practicing Oral History
9:00am – 4:30pm (with break for lunch)
Kathy Hodges, Idaho Oral Historian, will offer a full day of introductory training for interviewers and community historians wishing to learn more about the practice of oral history. The workshop will cover setting up a project, publicity, finding narrators, legal aspects of oral history, interviewing techniques, equipment, transcribing, and archiving the final result. The registration fee is $50. Included in the fee are hand-outs, a one-year membership in NOHA (value $15), and a copy of A Field Notebook for Oral History, 4th edition, published by the Idaho Oral History Center (value $8).
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9:00am – 11:30am
Researching Washington Women’s History:
Strategies and Perspectives
With the centennial of Washington women’s suffrage fast approaching, new ways to research women’s history are a timely topic. Panelists will discuss sources and strategies for conducting research on women in Washington, including the new, interactive Women’s History Consortium website, library and digital resources, and archival information.
The registration fee is $30.
Shanna Stevenson, Washington State Historical Society
Kevin Hanken, Washington State Historical Society
Lynette Miller, Washington State Historical Society
David Hastings, Washington State Archives
Lanny Weaver, Washington State Archives
Permanent Sponsor
Washington State Historical Society
Co-Sponsors
Northwest Oral History Association
Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society
Program Committee
Chair, Michael Allen, University of Washington, Tacoma
Katrine Barber, Portland State University & Center for Columbia River History
Sharon Boswell, Washington State Oral History Program
Terrence Cole, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Anne Kilgannon, Washington State Oral History Program
Beth Kraig, Pacific Lutheran University
Kevin Marsh, Idaho State University
Liping Zhu, Eastern Washington University
Lauren Danner, Washington State Historical Society
Download the complete program in PDF format at the Conference website.
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