I was going to throw similar comments myself, John. All the old
recordings my dad made when doing geneology research, the sounds of
my husband's grandparents talking about the old days, and my daughter
singing at age 5 through an extra stuffy nose, are of historical
value to me. I like the term "family ambience" myself too.
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Suzanne
Suzanne Williams Photography
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/swilli41/www
Florida, USA
--- In "John Tudor" <>
wrote:
>
> I do a lot of family history research. One of the things that keeps
> cropping up is 'if only we'd asked them when they were still around'
> type comments. Oral history recording is very popular among
> genealogist researchers. Not just for the actual 'history' but for
the
> intonations and background sounds of the time. In many years to
come,
> descendants of the recorded voices will be able to hear their
> ancestors own words. It's a bit more demanding to sit through than
> watching a video of the same thing though.
>
> I know of a group of 'old folks' in an Adelaide nursing home that
get
> together one day a week and talk about their memories. Some one
> records and then transcribes the stories for furure reference.
>
> So, as far as the original post subject goes, i think these sort of
> recordings are very valuable.
>
> John
>
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