Our heritage
Over 25 years we have generated an extensive and valuable archive of voice recordings and video interviews and have collected photographs and other artefacts kindly donated to us by the many individuals and communities we have worked with. This archive is an important regional heritage resource that we have a responsibility to protect, develop and share.
Oral history archive and photographic collection
Donnison School
We have also restored and renovated The Donnison School, a Grade 2 listed building in the East End of Sunderland (web link to map) which is now the home of the Donnison School Heritage and Education Centre where we conduct a significant part of our business.
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We also have a new base at the Elephant Tea Rooms Local History Library @ETR (link) in the centre of Sunderland for our oral history archive and from where we can also conduct some of our oral history activities once Covid-19 restrictions allow.
Our heritage
Over 25 years we have generated an extensive and valuable archive of voice recordings and video interviews and have collected photographs and other artefacts kindly donated to us by the many individuals and communities we have worked with. This archive is an important regional heritage resource that we have a responsibility to protect, develop and share.
Oral history archive and photographic collection
Donnison School
We have also restored and renovated The Donnison School, a Grade 2 listed building in the East End of Sunderland (web link to map) which is now the home of the Donnison School Heritage and Education Centre where we conduct a significant part of our business.
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We also have a new base at the Elephant Tea Rooms Local History Library @ETR (link) in the centre of Sunderland for our oral history archive and from where we can also conduct some of our oral history activities once Covid-19 restrictions allow.
Our heritage
Over 25 years we have generated an extensive and valuable archive of voice recordings and video interviews and have collected photographs and other artefacts kindly donated to us by the many individuals and communities we have worked with. This archive is an important regional heritage resource that we have a responsibility to protect, develop and share.
Oral history archive and photographic collection
Donnison School
We have also restored and renovated The Donnison School, a Grade 2 listed building in the East End of Sunderland (web link to map) which is now the home of the Donnison School Heritage and Education Centre where we conduct a significant part of our business.
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We also have a new base at the Elephant Tea Rooms Local History Library @ETR (link) in the centre of Sunderland for our oral history archive and from where we can also conduct some of our oral history activities once Covid-19 restrictions allow.
We Living History Northeast was established in 1995 as a regional specialist in oral history. In these 25 years we have worked with many different local and regional partners to engage with individuals, groups and communities, exploring their personal testimonies. For example we have captured oral histories from the coalmining and shipbuilding communities in the North East, the people who underpinned the UK economy for over 100 years. Our reach is broad and inclusive; we have worked with older people, black, Asian and minority ethnic groups (BAME) as well as people suffering with ill health like stroke and dementia sufferers, sharing in their experiences and giving them all a voice.
Our experience
We Living History Northeast was established in 1995 as a regional specialist in oral history. In these 25 years we have worked with many different local and regional partners to engage with individuals, groups and communities, exploring their personal testimonies. For example we have captured oral histories from the coalmining and shipbuilding communities in the North East, the people who underpinned the UK economy for over 100 years. Our reach is broad and inclusive; we have worked with older people, black, Asian and minority ethnic groups (BAME) as well as people suffering with ill health like stroke and dementia sufferers, sharing in their experiences and giving them all a voice.
Our experience
MAKING MEMORIES MATTER
Digital Centre for Oral History
Living History northeast
Living History northeast the Regional Oral History Learning Centre
Living History northeast in Sunderland, records oral histories in all kinds of settings to ensure that important regional heritage is captured, shared and enjoyed as widely as possible.
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Oral history is the recording and sharing of peoples’ personal memories of their life experiences, thoughts and attitudes to life, ensuring that our rich social and cultural heritage about lives lived, or living histories', are captured and kept safe for future generations.
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Over time Oral history enables people’s voices to be heard, opening up a window on the past, personal experiences and generating fresh insights and perspectives on people and other communities and cultures. This can help us to reflect on our own lives and communities and to imagine how the lives of others have played out – letting us, '…walk in their shoes'.
Includes teacher materials
Capturing a ‘life story’ that brings together a lifetime of experiences involves carrying out a series of long, exploratory interviews.
A skilled interviewing technique is needed which helps go beyond themes, like work and play, exploring the unexpected, the unanticipated – revealing the richness of a person’s life and uncovering the constraints and challenges they faced because of the social or economic circumstances of the time.
Oral History
LIFE STORIES
Life Stories
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Reminiscing, telling stories about the past provides us with a flexible and enjoyable way of engaging people of all ages. Recalling past events helps us to re-awaken aspects of our lives that we hadn’t thought about for years.
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Oral History
REMINISCENCE
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Sharing stories with others can help people to feel valued and respected, making sense of the past through actively listening to others. Reminiscence can also build bridges between young and old, and is a great way of bringing people together to exchange and share the past and the present.
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Enhanced Dementia and Educational Awareness Raising: EnDear
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EnDear, a funded project helped us to create a new programme of services and outreach for people living with dementia or Alzhiemers that now help us to deliver:
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Training and outreach services for dementia sufferers and their carers
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Training and support with reminiscence activities in the wider community.
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Awareness raising for staff working in these settings
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Awareness raising with children and young people
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We work with people of all ages, bringing them together to create a dynamic synergy, linking the knowledge and experience of the older generation with young peoples’ energy, enthusiasm and immersion in media and popular culture. This practice brings generations together in purposeful and beneficial way which promote greater understanding and respect between generations and contributes to building more cohesive communities. As an organisation we aim to underpin our work with this principle of community engagement.
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Oral History
INTERGENERATIONAL EXCHANGE
Audio // Video Editing
Recording and Editing Services for
Oral History Projects
Available for freelance and contract jobs
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We offer as a service conversion from your VHS, Digital Aid, Audio Cassette, Reel to Reel audio tape to DVD or as digital format. Contact us for price list.
Includes materials for teachers
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