Telling Inclusive Stories through Oral Histories

Did you know that Connecticut residents have free tools to record their own stories? Learn how to tell your story and record those of your family, friends, and community members. America 250 | CT Commission identified “Telling Inclusive Stories” as one of their four themes for this year’s Semiquincentennial, and preserving oral histories is an important way to tell the fullest picture of America’s history.

Join us for a panel discussion featuring Dr, Fiona Vernal, Kate Schramm, and Lyle Cairdeas, who will each guide our understanding of how to make and use oral histories. Lunch will be provided.

Fiona Vernal, Ph.D., Director of Engaged, Public, Oral, and Community Histories (EPOCH) and Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at the University of Connecticut

Kate Schramm, Director of Cultural Sustainability, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

Lyle Cairdeas, Exhibitions and Collections Manager, Mattatuck Museum

This event is part of a public programming series connected to the exhibition, Making his Mark in Connecticut: The Creative Process of F. Luis Mora (on view through February 18, 2027). This project is supported by funding through CT Humanities, the Wyeth Foundation for American Art, and America 250 | CT.