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You may have noticed that this web site includes many "Oral Histories" -- the personal experiences of you and your contemporaries. Society (the whole) is only as "smart" as the sum of the experiences of the parts (you and I). It is important for us to individually contribute what we have learned to the process of improving public policy. Please email your stories to me at the above address. Please understand that the McCowan Initiative may choose to publish your story in one of their "theme" booklets or books! Here's a short intro to an Oral History tool. Learning From Our Experiences: Oral History Your input into the social and economic planning process is very valuable. Your past experiences are important "bits of data" that can be considered as we -- through our elected representatives -- effect policy changes. The James McCowan Memorial Social History Initiative is a non-profit, non-charitable organization dedicated to placing the Scottish experience within the wider context of the community. Oral history is a major element of their work. While "politics" is of no interest to the McCowan Initiative , the issues with which politicians must grapple are of vital concern to us all. The following is a very abbreviated version of one of the McCowan Initiative "Oral History Interview Projects". Many of our readers grew up on a family farm and must be deeply concerned about the future of rural Ontario. Women and the Family FarmYour Youth
Please tell your rural Ontario acquaintances about this "Oral History Interview Project" and please ask them to contact The James McCowan Memorial Social History Initiative at 416-447-4895. Other projects are also available. From The Scarboro Heights Record V1 #3 Here's the link to the full version of "Women and the Family Farm" and other Oral History Interview Projects. McCowan Initiative Oral History Interview Projects
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