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Oral History
Would you like to get involved in your village history by providing some content for the website? If you would like your memories of the village recorded or would like help recording someone else’s memories then please contact us on admin@leicestershirevillages.com and we’ll help you to get started.
- Guide to recording memories
This is a guide to recording oral history interviews developed by the East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)
The following links will take you to sound clips from interviews held by the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
- Mining Family
A large family in a small house with every brother working at the same pit.
- Work
The local colliery paid better than the elastic web factory.
- Trade Union
Joining a union at a time when it could have meant losing your job.
The full interviews these clips were taken from are available to listen to at the Records Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland. Quote the reference numbers under the sound clips.
Last Updated Fri, 26 Oct, 2007.