Description: Oral history, interviews, and other eyewitness accounts are passing away with those who experienced historical events such as WWII, the Civil Rights movement, the Great Depression and more. The Untold Millions Oral History Project tells you why it is important that this history be saved and exactly how you can help in the effort using modern technology such as digital publishing, Kindle, Nook and other means.
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We are rapidly losing powerful and honest eye-witness accounts of real history. Millions of stories are going untold!
More than 700 World War II veterans die each day. Of the 16 million who served in that war, only about 2 million are still with us. But that’s not all. We are also losing more and more veterans of the Korean conflict and the Vietnam War as well. Plus those brilliant men and women who put the first man on the moon, the brave foot-soldiers of the civil rights movement, those who experienced firsthand the Great Depression, the initial Peace Corps volunteers, and so many more. These are all people who have
However, with today’s technology it is easier than ever to capture this living history for families, researchers, historians, authors and others. The UNTOLD MILLIONS Oral History Project is designed to make more people aware of the methods that can be used to collect, prepare and publish these true recollections so that these untold millions of stories will be preserved for posterity.