the boom days of coal

An intergenerational oral history project documenting life in the coal camps

of the Upper Kanawha Valley, West Virginia
 

 

 

 

 

Start your own oral history project!

Link to our how-to manuals:

 

 

Bridging the Generations:

A Manual for Initiating School-Based Oral History Projects (PDF)

 

 

Listening to Understand, Not to Diagnose:

Oral History as a Strategy for Promoting Cultural Competence and

Increasing Interest in Aging Populations among Health Professions Students (PDF)

 

 

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                                                                                                           West Virginia

                                                                                                                                   Rural  Health

                                                                                                                                   Education Partnerships 

 

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