Oral History Initiative

Did you attend Woodstock? 

Since 2020, the Museum has been deeply committed to the collection and preservation of stories from the people who know Woodstock best.

In 2022, the Museum was awarded a major federal grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to conduct oral history “pop-up programs” to meet storytellers where they are, resulting in almost 400 new stories that year alone. Followed by another grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2023, and a second grant from IMLS for 2024-2025, Museum curators have been travelling the country and across New York state to capture your unique stories.

The initiative has an overall goal of collecting 4,500 Woodstock stories from the people who attended the festival. Though that is only 1% of those who found their way to Yasgur’s Farm, this archive will be the most significant collective memory of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in existence and will be a defining legacy of the Museum.

If you attended Woodstock, worked at the festival, served as a volunteer, or had interactions with any of the organizations who came to Woodstock to aid with the festival, we want to hear your story!

UPCOMING ORAL HISTORY POP-UPS:

• New York, NY - Coming Soon
• Long Island, NY - Coming Soon
• Boca Raton, FL - Coming Soon
• Los Angeles, CA - Coming Soon
• Boston, MA - Coming Soon

In Partnership with the Borsht Belt Historical Marker Project

• Ellenville, NY May 24, 2025
• Greenfield Park, NY May 25, 2025
• Lock Sheldrake, NY July 17, 2025
• Woodburne, NY August 23, 2025

 
To request an appointment, please fill out the form below.

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