Historic Collaboration Between CT Humanities, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, and UConn Will Transform How Connecticut Stories Are Collected and Shared
Press release announcing a statewide license for TheirStory shared by CT Humanities, the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, and UConn to expand oral history collection across Connecticut.
CT Humanities, the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, and the University of Connecticut announced a partnership to provide free, statewide access to TheirStory, enabling museums, libraries, and community groups across Connecticut to record, transcribe, and share oral histories.
UConn's Fiona Vernal noted that "oral histories are the most effective artifacts for engaging with communities and sharing authority," with the initiative aiming to build more inclusive historical collections statewide through UConn's EPOCH program.