Photograph of Akira R. Toki, WW2 veteran.

Akira R. Toki on being Japanese American during World War II

...histories are now fully available online with transcripts. Objects and information from Akira Toki’s Collection is also available online by clicking here. For the full February 12, 1996 interview with...

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Photo of J. Birney Dibble during the Korean War

Eau Claire Veteran J. Birney Dibble Recalls Korean War

...started and there was a ruling that affected a lot of doctors, that if they’d been in seventeen months or more in the Second World War as a doctor, they...

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Book a Speaker

...Theory, Process, and TechniquesOral History Interviewing PracticumHow to Use Past Perfect for Oral HistoriesHow to Catalog Oral Histories Using OCLCImplementing the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS) at Your OrganizationHow to...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM PUTS ORAL HISTORY RECORDINGS ONLINE

...interviews recorded with local veterans. The museum is enhancing access to oral history online by incorporating the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS) program. OHMS is an open source, web-based application...

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Oral History

...Oral Historian with questions. How can these interviews be accessed? Online Using Google, search using the person's full name and add the words "oral history interview" This will provide a...

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Copy Right and Legal Information

WDVA Legal Notices and Disclaimers The State of Wisconsin, Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) maintains its websites to give public access to Department information. While we try to keep the...

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A Lesson in Resiliency From the Bataan Death March

...see that I’d been a POW. They wouldn’t let me buy drinks. Occasionally we could buy drinks.” (34:10-35:26) Hanneman said that remarkably he doesn’t have any hard feelings towards the...

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How to Index Oral Histories Using the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS)

This beginner-level workshop will focus on using the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS) for quickly providing access to oral histories utilizing the index function. The class explains the general purpose...

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The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – November 1917

Tuesday Nov. 27, 1917   Dear Mother:- Yesterday’s letter was intended to take the place of the one I didn’t have a chance to write Sunday. Jack Bainbridge’s brother, wife...

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New York Times Best-Selling Author Jeff Shaara to Speak at Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...30 W. Mifflin St., across the street from the State Capitol. Visit our website at www.WisVetsMuseum.com. -30- 201 West Washington Avenue | Madison, Wisconsin 53707 1-800-WIS-VETS | WisVets@dva.wisconsin.gov | WisVets.com...

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