Stroud Voices

Stroud Local Oral History

Recording old stories in and about the five valleys, Stroud

Stroud Local Oral History is a non-commercial audio archive project to record Stroud memories from people living in the area. It started as a project within the now departed “Stroud FM” and continues with the co-operation of local history groups in the wider Stroud District Council area. The intention is to document the minutiae of life in the old days, arbitrarily set as "before 1970". The stories are mostly about the wider Stroud District.

The current archive extends to some 40 hours/1500 clips from 130 people. Each audio clip is about 2 minutes long. The archive is lodged with Gloucestershire Archives (reference number D13666) & Museum in the Park, Stroud.

We are still collecting and welcome contributions. We are able to visit people at home and normally the conversation lasts about an hour. It is always nice to have a family member present too. CDs of their contributions are given to contributors, as a thank you.

If you are interested in having your story collected ring 01453 821436 and leave a message or email stories@stroudvoices.co.uk

To find out more and hear the recorded stories visit www.stroudvoices.co.uk

C I Brown (aka Mr Red)