I'm getting interested in doing interviews with relatives on things they remember from their early years...and things that their parents/grandparents told them. How life was like on the farm...home remedies, building their own farm implements, folk sayings, folk recipies, etc.
I'm wanting to buy a voice recorder. I've eliminated micro cassettes as they are too expensive. That leaves standard cassettes and digital.
Standard: cassettes available, instant archive. More complex to digitize and store in computer. Lower initial cost.
Digital: higher original cost. No need to buy media...ever. Easier on some models to transfer to computer.
I am leaning to the Olympus DS-330 model. Online $99, in store about $129 plus tax.
I am looking forward to tapping mom and dad's memories. Mom suggested Eva Barker (Dad's cousin) as one to talk to. Even tho she is in her 90s, mom says she has a wonderful memory.
I just wish I had talked to grandma, grandpa and mimmaw more and some of grandaddy's siblings (Aunt Jackie, Aunt Snow, etc...). I envision making these interviews and burning them to cd for posterity. Maybe mixing in photographs for a multimedia experience. Should be fun.
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