Ritter library seeks residents' stories for Vermilion oral histories

Ritter Public Library is seeking people to share their family stories through recorded interviews for Voices of Vermilion, an oral-history project intended to preserve local memories in a digital collection.

Residents can sign up through the library's interest form. It asks for a name, phone number and email address, with space for notes. Library staff will contact participants once recording sessions begin; the form does not announce a starting date.

The library's project page describes collecting accounts from longtime residents, veterans, business owners, community leaders and other people whose experiences help tell Vermilion's story.

The library said the recordings will become part of a growing digital collection. Community listening locations, partnerships and interactive experiences are future plans; the page does not announce their availability.

The project is supported by donors and the Ritter Public Library Foundation, according to the library.

For questions, contact Ritter Public Library at 440-967-3798. The library is at 5680 Liberty Ave. in Vermilion.

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