Entry 17: Oral History

As the interview began I was nervous about asking the questions because I thought I would get minimum response, and that it would become awkward. Then as my partner gave me the type of response that I was hoping for I opened up and began asking more questions and the interview got easier. I started off with basic questions and led onto follow up questions that provided me with deeper knowledge of my subject. I learned from the interview that I myself had to take time to adapt and get comfortable to talk and open myself up. If I had more time to prepare for the oral history project I would have tried to get acquainted with my subject before the interview to make it more comfortable for me and him. If I had a choice of a subject I would probably choose someone who is a lot older than me because they are wiser and probably have more stories to tell. With more stories the history would be more intresting and more captavating. Oral history have great value as a source of information because they're a first handed source and intriguing information.