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Unionville commission launches oral-history pilot, finalizes consent and logistics
Summary
Commissioners agreed to pilot oral-history interviews, finalize intake/consent forms (including donation to the Farmington Library), and make town recording equipment available for loan while refining interview questions and training.
Unionville Historic District and Properties Commission members used an unofficial, non-quorum meeting Nov. 9 to advance an oral-history program that will pair trained commissioners with local residents and historic stewards for recorded interviews.
Commission members agreed to treat the program as a pilot, aiming to complete at least one interview per willing commissioner through February to test question sets, recording workflows and consent processes. "I would like to interview Anne Bibbirt," an unidentified commission member said, adding that pilot interviews could be done between commissioners to share technical duties. The goal, the member said, was…
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