What can you send?

Photographs: the old village, the period of the move, weddings, cem gatherings, summer pastures, harvests, the school, people
Documents: official letters, title deeds, school documents, old newspaper reports, letters
Accounts: your own memories or those of your elders, in writing or as a sound recording
Corrections: any information on the site that you think is wrong or incomplete, together with its source

When sending photographs

Write down who took the photograph, when and where. If you do not know the exact date, an approximate one such as “1970s” is enough. Do not guess information you do not know; write “unknown”.
If you know the names of the people in the photograph, write them in order from left to right.
Fill in and sign the Contribution and Permission Form. On the form you choose separately where and how the content may be used, whether your name should be given, and the permissions relating to personal data. If the photograph is not yours, obtain the permission of the photographer or the owner.

When recording an account

At the start of the recording, say the narrator’s name, the date and the place.
Before the interview, read the Oral History Consent Form to the narrator and have them sign it.
Do not steer with your questions; let the narrator tell the story in their own words.
If you wish, we can send you a list of questions.

What happens after you send it?

We review everything you send and complete its details together with you. We let you know before it is published. Your name appears as the contributor on every item published. You may ask for the content to be removed at any time.

Negative, hurtful or political content about individuals, families or groups is not published. For details, see our editorial principles.