"...This is the most readable text on oral history I've seen. Ms. Zusman draws on her experience working with youth oral history projects and weaves real life anecdotes into a very clear set of steps for planning and conducting an intergenerational oral history project. All topics are covered, so anyone [teachers, community workers, librarians, or senior citizen program coordinators] should be able to pick up the book and follow through it to conduct a successful project. A delight to read and a wealth of information."... - Nancy MacKay, author of Curating Oral Histories "...I've read this book, cover to cover and NOT just to find all my quotes! This is an important work that will help open eyes to the power of engaging youth in meaningful oral history of elders. Zusman has brought together an eclectic group of voices and highlight projects that help illuminate all the advice she provides. This is both a 'how to' guidebook and a call-to-practice to help anyone interested in planning an intergenerational oral history project. Personally, I hope teachers use this to help re-think project-based learning to use oral history as among the most authentic ways to both engage students and to give back to their community."... --Howard Levin, Director of Telling Their Stories Oral History Archives Project, The Urban School of San Francisco "...Zusman... outlines the benefits of [intergenerational oral history] projects and how "oral history provides glimpses into worlds most often neglected by traditional historians." This book provides "how-to" elements, offers helpful interviewing tips and includes comments shared by project directors and youth interviewers about what works and what does not. Story Bridges is well organized, thoughtfully written and interspersed with case studies, commentaries and useful templates. This book would be most useful to educators, within the formal school system, museums or other setting, interested in conducting an intergenerational oral history project."...--Lucie Heins, MUSE (Canadian Museums Association) "Story Bridges is a concise and useful guide for everyone who plans an oral history project, be it a family history, a community project, or as an assignment in a school curriculum. ... All of the quotes [from project managers and youth participants] provide valuable insights and make this guide stand out from other manuals. ...Chapter 4, "Bring On the Youth," is the greatest strength of this book. It describes in detail how to recruit and work with youth in oral history projects. There is much good advice on recruiting youth and involving them in the recruitment process, on setting expectations for volunteers, on training them and familiarizing them with potentially difficult interview experiences. [T]his is a handy book that will serve every school and community oral history project well."--Alexander Freund, University of Winnipeg, Oral history forum d'histoire oral "the author creates a useful guide for how to plan, implement, and preserve oral history projects that involve participants on both sides of the generational divide Angela Zusman answers these questions with a concise, step-by-step guide to intergenerational oral history programs Story Bridges provides the field with a useful, start-to-finish manual for those interested in preserving firsthand experiences, experiences that will allow future generations to see through the eyes of the past."-- Heather S Shores, Asst Director of The Brandy Heritage Center for Northwestern Georgia at Dalton State College
