
As part of its ongoing Heritage Tourism Workshop Program, Preservation New Jersey will host “Digital Storytelling for Historic Sites and Collections,” a professional development workshop to support New Jersey’s historic sites and cultural resources.
The workshop will be led by Cristóbal Espinoza, History Professor and Public History Coordinator at Middlesex College. Espinoza is a longtime partner and program presenter for NJCH, and a member of NJCH’s Community of Practice for Oral History and Story Gathering.
In the workshop, attendees will work on developing stories based on their site’ collections and objects. They will learn to apply story telling principles and practice video recording and editing. Attendees are expected to bring objects from their historic site or personal collections to practice storytelling skills. Finally, participants will consider strategies to use those videos to build up their social media presence.
The event will be held November 21 from 10:00 am-noon at the Woodbridge History Museum. Registration is $20.
For a full event description and to register, visit https://preservationnj.org/event/digitalstorytelling/.