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Oral History Stories told of the past life of the village by its older residents are a rich mine of information. The matrix of facts, memories public and personal, beliefs, myths - and even misinformation, gives a fascinating insight into the past and is an essential complement to the documents and artefacts which are the more usual sources of history. The Society sees it as a core part of its heritage activities. But Oral History is a greedy consumer of that most valuable of resources, our time. For this reason, in our short life of little more than a year, we have not got to grips with it. But we have plans! Our Newsletters and meetings always contain a plea for researchers. Nowhere is this more needed than in oral history and we look forward to volunteers coming forward. | ||
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