Washington, D.C. – With over one million veterans, Pennsylvania is home to one of the nation’s largest populations of Americans who have served in the armed forces. To ensure that the stories of bravery and sacrifice of these men and women who have defended our nation are not forgotten, U.S. Representative Allyson Schwartz has partnered with the Library of Congress Veterans History Project to offer winter training workshops on February 19 and 20 in Philadelphia and Jenkintown.

The goal of the Veterans History Project is to establish a permanent national collection that preserves the experiences of war veterans by creating videotaped or recorded interviews and gathering written memoirs, as well as wartime letters, diaries and photographs. This collection captures the experiences of war veterans from all service branches, as well as the civilians who supported them on the home front.

During the February workshops, experts from the Library of Congress will present on how citizens and organizations can become involved with the Veterans History Project. Topics to be covered include oral history interviewing, audio and video documentation, and Veterans History Project guidelines. 

To RSVP to the workshops, or for questions, please contact Karen Gurmankin, field representative at 215-335-3355.

Veterans History Project Training Workshop

Philadelphia
Tuesday, February 19, 2008, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.     
Klein Branch Jewish Community Center                
10100 Jamison Avenue                    
Philadelphia, PA 19116                 

Jenkintown
Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Jenkintown Library
460 York Road
Jenkintown, PA 19046

This is Schwartz’s second year partnering with the Veterans History Project. In addition to offering training workshops in 2007, on Veterans Day 2007 Schwartz hosted a tribute event honoring hundreds of veterans, volunteers and organizations for their participation in the Veterans History Project.

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