Example Sentences

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In late September 2000, longtime Kerr County, Texas, resident W. Thornton Secor Jr. sat down with an oral historian to tell his story.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

Scholars at William & Mary will continue to seek documents and descendants; a genealogist is expected to join the staff soon, an oral historian will record memories.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023

As I walked, I heard the voice of Warren King George, oral historian for the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, tell a story of fishing in Lake Union for sockeye salmon with his sister.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022

There’s nothing more frustrating as an oral historian than to get a canned answer to a question.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2022

Mqhayi was actually an imbongi, a praise-singer, a kind of oral historian who marks contemporary events and history with poetry that is of special meaning to his people.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela