How Using Oral Histories is Giving Meaning to African Villages

Using oral histories to help African villages recognize who they are and where they've come from through family histories and oral histories. Family Gathering's Grant Nielsen talks with Family Search's Oral History Program Manager Brent Hansen and Oral History Project Coordinator Pamela Hirwa about how Familysearch.org has been helping to make these villages better preserve their heritage, and lifestyle in a village where much of the history has only been passed down through oral stories previously. KSL NewsRadio's Family Gathering connects people and families across many generations. If you are new to family histories, let Family Gathering's host Grant Nielsen guide your search for the family you never knew you had. Family Gathering is sponsored by Family Search. Discover your family history. Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records, and resources at Familysearch.org .

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How Using Oral Histories is Giving Meaning to African Villages is an episode from Family Gathering by Bonneville International.

This episode is 06:52 long.

This episode was published on Dec 19, 2017.

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