Podcast #128 - Create a Family Memory This Holiday Season

Hello. If you listen to one episode of Speaking of History this year please make it this one. Tonight I'm talking about something you can do with your family this holiday season that you and your children will be glad you did years later. I know because my dad did this same thing back in 1977 when I was 6 years old and I'm very happy today that he did. This is a podcast about the power of story and a suggestion that I give you this holiday season.

Direct link to Podcast #128 - Create a Family Memory This Holiday Season - MP3 Format - 11:26 minutes



If you have any comments or would like to share a story about creating your family memory please leave a comment on this blog post or e-mail me directly at speakingofhistory@gmail.com

My grandfather - Henry C. Langhorst (second soldier as you look right to left) in the trenches of World War I. The machine gun on the ground in front of the group was his.

Podcast #122 - PBS Media Infusion Blog about "The War"

Hello. I'm sure many of you have seen at least part of the recent PBS documentary series "The War" by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. It is an amazing example of how the power of story can be used to teach history. Several months ago I was contacted by PBS to be the guest blogger for their "Media Infusion" blog. I wrote a blog entry for the month of November 2007 on using the power of story in teaching with "The War" as a foundation. Please visit the blog and post a comment. I will be answering questions during the month via the comments to the post and I'm very interesting in how other people are using stories and oral histories in their classroom.

Today's podcast gives some personal reflections about saving oral histories and some projects I am working on with my students over the next semester.

Direct link to Podcast #122 - PBS Media Infusion Blog about "The War" - MP3 File - 18:30 minutes

Podcast #122 Show Notes:

- PBS Media Infusion Blog

- "The War" Official Site from PBS

- The Oral History Project - Connecting Students to Their Community, Grades 4-8 - book by Diane Skiffington Dickson, Linda Reilly, Dick Heyler and Stephanie Romano

- i-River T-60 - portable MP3 device