News
Interim Closure Beginning March 16, 2020
News: Following the guidance of the University of Winnipeg, Government of Manitoba, and Public Health Agency of Canada in response to COVID-19, the Oral History Centre will be closed to the public beginning March 16, 2020. During this closure, we will suspend all...
Call for Applications: Abe and Bertha Oral History Grant
News: The Oral History Centre is now accepting applications for the 2020 Abe and Bertha Arnold Oral History Grant. Interested applicants can find the application criteria below. Download the application form here.Application Criteria Download .pdf Purpose: To...
Welcome to the New OHC Website!
News: What’s new? In a word: everything. While we’ve integrated most of the content from our old site, it has all been repackaged and rearranged so that the site is easier to navigate and delivers a better user experience. In addition to improving the general layout...
Winter Break
NewsThe Oral History Centre will be closed beginning December 23rd for winter break. We will re-open on Monday January 6th, 2020. We wish you the best for the holiday season.
Looking Forward
NewsWith the appointment Brett Lougheed as the Director of the Oral History Centre in April, 2019 (annouced March 26, 2019) the Oral History Centre now falls under the purview of the University of Winnipeg’s Library. This means great things for us, and for you! With a...
Abe and Bertha Arnold Grant Awarded
News: The Oral History Centre is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2019 Abe and Bertha Arnold Grant – a start-up grant for a community researcher or community group with limited access to funding to do an oral history project. This year’s recipient, Misha...
Call for Applicants: Abe and Bertha Arnold Grant
News: The Oral History Centre is now accepting applications for the Abe and Bertha Arnold Oral History Grant. The Abe and Bertha Arnold Grant is a start-up grant for a community researcher or community group that wants to do an oral history project but has no access...
Call for Presentations: Oral History Australia 2019 Biennial Conference
News: "INTIMATE STORIES, CHALLENGING HISTORIES" 2019 Biennial Conference of Oral History Australia State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 10-13 October 2019 CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS Through oral history recordings, we hear the intimate stories of...
Manitoba Food History Project
News: The Manitoba Food History Project is a SSHRC-funded oral history project based out of the University of Winnipeg in collaboration with the Oral History Centre. The goal of the project is to produce a comprehensive history of food manufacturing, production,...
Call for Papers: Beyond Womens Words: The Personal, Political, and Ethical Challenges of Doing Feminist Oral History
News: Deadline for Abstracts: March 6, 2015 Beyond Women’s Words: The Personal, Political, and Ethical Challenges of Doing Feminist Oral History A collection co-edited by Katrina Srigley, Stacey Zembrzycki, and Franca Iacovetta When Women’s Words: The Feminist...
The Oral History Centre Classroom and Kitchen: Where Oral History meets Food History
News: The Oral History Centre Classroom (2B23, Bryce Hall, University of Winnipeg) was transformed into a functioning kitchen over this summer, thanks to an Experiential Learning Fund grant. For the 2017-2018 academic year, “Advanced Studies in Canadian Social...
The OHC Joins the Sustainable Heritage Network
News: The University of Winnipeg Oral History Centre is now part of the Sustainable Heritage Network, a network of individuals, communities, and institutions who work together to provide each other with digital tools and preservation assistance. Based out of...