Kendal Oral History Group

The Kendal Oral History Group is made up of a small group of volunteers who undertake the recordings, transcriptions and other activities.

What the group provides

Kendal Local Studies Library holds a set of Kendal Oral History Group materials. The Index and the summary sheets of each interview are on open access and are available to anyone who wishes to use them. Full transcripts of interviews can be made available via a member of the library staff.

Currently the archive contains almost 450 recordings with people born between the 1880s and 1980s.

Recordings of the interviews can be heard by prior arrangement.

Any request for a copy of pages from a transcript or transcripts should be made using the copyright declaration form giving details of intended use KOHG Copyright declaration

Contact the Kendal Oral History group for more information