From grammar school to college, we learn about new people, places, and events. Second, we can learn about the past through professorships, and other historical societies who are always looking for people to investigate certain events. Aside from this Professor Radding explains that the best source of information is your family. If you were to interview your family, your grandfather or grandmother, they would be able to tell you where your family came from. It is important to know who you are, and where you come from.
Oral history is a method of preserving the past that has been going on for centuries.
History is told orally at first, and then eventually it is written down. Winding down to the last minute of our interview, I began to ask her questions about her curriculum vitae. It was a little hard to understand at first, but she helped to explain a few things. Professor Radding's vitae included a series of books she had written on her own. Writing a book can be really time consuming, but very pleasing.