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Our Story: A Guide to Recording and Sharing Your Family History
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102
651-259-3000 | infodesk@mnhs.org
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How do you preserve the stories that make your family unique? Join us for an engaging conversation about the art and importance of recording, preserving, and sharing family stories—and how the stories we gather today can create meaningful connections across generations.
The author event will feature a conversation with Our Story author Rachel Seidman about the art of oral history and the ways we gather, preserve, and share the stories of the people we love. Drawing on her experience as an oral historian and museum curator, Seidman will explore what makes a meaningful interview, how everyday objects and memories can open doors to deeper stories, and the ways family histories connect to the larger stories of our communities and our time. The conversation will offer an engaging look at the craft, creativity, and human connection at the heart of oral history.
The program begins at 11:00 am and will feature a moderated conversation with Rachel Seidman, audience Q&A, and a book signing with the author. Tickets are $10 ($8 for MNHS members). Each ticket includes access to a private checkout link offering a 25% discount off Rachel Seidman’s book Our Story: A Guide to Recording and Sharing Your Family History. Books purchased in advance using the link will be available for pickup at the check-in table. Limited copies of Our Story will also be available for purchase at the museum store on the day of the event.
Rachel F. Seidman is an award-winning curator and a professional oral historian. She is currently a curator at the Smithsonian’s American Women’s History Museum. Previously, Seidman directed the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, where she also taught history, American studies, and women and gender studies. She has also taught at Duke University and at Carleton College. In 2019 Seidman was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Turku, Finland. She holds a PhD in history from Yale University, and a BA from Oberlin College. She is the author of Our Story and Speaking of Feminism.
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Saturday, January 9, 2027
Our Story: A Guide to Recording and Sharing Your Family History
How do you preserve the stories that make your family unique? Join us for an engaging conversation about the art and importance of recording, preserving, and sharing family stories—and how the stories we gather today can create meaningful connections across generations.
The author event will feature a conversation with Our Story author Rachel Seidman about the art of oral history and the ways we gather, preserve, and share the stories of the people we love. Drawing on her experience as an oral historian and museum curator, Seidman will explore what makes a meaningful interview, how everyday objects and memories can open doors to deeper stories, and the ways family histories connect to the larger stories of our communities and our time. The conversation will offer an engaging look at the craft, creativity, and human connection at the heart of oral history.
The program begins at 11:00 am and will feature a moderated conversation with Rachel Seidman, audience Q&A, and a book signing with the author. Tickets are $10 ($8 for MNHS members). Each ticket includes access to a private checkout link offering a 25% discount off Rachel Seidman’s book Our Story: A Guide to Recording and Sharing Your Family History. Books purchased in advance using the link will be available for pickup at the check-in table. Limited copies of Our Story will also be available for purchase at the museum store on the day of the event.
Rachel F. Seidman is an award-winning curator and a professional oral historian. She is currently a curator at the Smithsonian’s American Women’s History Museum. Previously, Seidman directed the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, where she also taught history, American studies, and women and gender studies. She has also taught at Duke University and at Carleton College. In 2019 Seidman was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Turku, Finland. She holds a PhD in history from Yale University, and a BA from Oberlin College. She is the author of Our Story and Speaking of Feminism.
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