The importance of preserving oral history Oral History: Workshop recently held at Edinburgh Square

By Kali McSporran

The Haldimand Press

CALEDONIA–“In every family, stories are passed down from generation to generation, occasionally gaining details with each telling,” said Anna Unyi, Haldimand County’s Supervisor of Heritage & Culture. “Preserving those stories through film and one-on-one interviews has become much easier with technological advancements, but using these technologies and knowing how to ask the right questions are skills a lot of us need help developing.”