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URL: http://www.goanoralhistory.com/ Rating: Interesting and unusual *AMCHE HISTORR* The Goan Oral History Project /Bringing life to history/ Home <index.htm> About us <#> Who we are <who.htm> What we do <what.htm> Funding and partners <funding.htm> The Project <#> What is Oral History? <history.htm> Typical questions <questions.htm> News <#> Latest news <news.htm> Links <links.htm> Contact us <contact.htm> Welcome to Amche Historr You are here: *Home * *Amche Historr *means "our history" in Konkani, the language spoken by people from Goa. This is the website for The Goan Oral History Project which aims to enrich the historical record with stories from Goans living in the Croyden area. Can you help? <contact.htm> Sign up to be an interviewer or to offer your own stories to the project. Newsletter <contact.htm> Amche Historr's first newsletter was published at the beginning of October 2004. Sign up to receive a copy. Goan Awareness Day <news.htm> Read about our Goan Awareness Day, 25th October 2003. Home <index.htm> What is oral history? Oral history means recording people's memories. It lets ordinary people make their mark in the history books by preserving their stories and experiences. Oral history archives are stored in libraries, archives and on the Internet as a resource for future historians. We are interested in things like: childhood memories, experiences of life in different countries, family stories, food and drink, dancing, music, sport and politics, the world of work -- anything that is part of daily life. Who are we? We are a group of volunteers, funded by Croydon Council and the National Lottery, who are recording the history of Goan people living in the Croydon area. Our objective is to capture and preserve their experiences. The resulting oral history archive will be a permanent record for our community. The project co-ordinator is Shirley Gonsalves. Funding Amche Historr is funded by the National Lottery Awards for All scheme and by Croydon Council Heritage Awards. This means that the project can operate on a strictly not-for-profit basis. The members of the committee and interviewers are all volunteers. The funding pays for training, equipment, events and the work of preparing raw interviews for the archives. Events 16th October 2004. Get-together for contributors and people involved with the project. 25th October 2003. Goan Awareness Day in Croydon.