LOCAL AND ORAL HISTORY

• Local History - is a written history focusing on a particular town, district or other limited area. It is a study of history in geographically local context and it often concentrates on the local community. It incorporates cultural and social aspects of history.
• Local History - It is often documented by local historical societies or groups that form to preserve a local historic building or other historic sites.

         It tends to be less documented than other types,

        With fewer books and artifacts than that of a country or continent.
• Some sources of information:

  · Library and general sources

  · Provincial, town, city, barrio, sitio histories

  · Family histories and biographies 

  · Maps

  · Accounts of travelers

  · Old residents

  · Private letters

  · Diaries, journals, memoirs, reminiscences

  · Church records and cemetery inscriptions
• Oral History

  · Consists of spoken memories, stories and songs and the study of these, as a way of communicating and discovering information in the past.

  · Is the collection of study of historical information about individuals, families, important events or everyday life using audiotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews.
•     Narrative

  · Folk Tales (tales of magic, romantic tales)

  · Myths (stories of creation or origin of the world)

  · Legends (explanatory or etiological stories of supernatural beings)

  · Epics (stories of warriors and heroes)

  · Ballads (poets counterpart of folk-tale, awit)

  · Memorates (stories people tell about their personal experience)
•  Non-Narrative

  · Proverbs and Sayings

  · Riddles

  · Oral Poetry

  · Chants (used in rituals and religious activities)

  · Oral Law (customary law)

  · Dirge (funeral rite)
• What does studying local history increase in students?

  Interest in larger history
• How does studying local history change students' approach to history?

  From memorizing to desiring deeper understanding
• What sense does the study of local history provide to students?

  A better sense of realism
• What type of information does local history provide?

  Relevant information to students' surroundings
• Why should we remember our local communities and familiar buildings?

  They are limited and exhaustible resources
• How might the study of local history encourage preservation?

  By making us aware of links to the past
• What is the statement "All history is local" implying?

  Every historical event has local significance
• How do local histories help in understanding ancestors?

  They provide context for their lives
• In what way does local history help shape personal identity?

  By connecting individuals to their past
• What is the main focus of local history in Philippine history?

  It reveals the unrepresented nature of history
• Why is local history important for understanding Philippine history?

  It enhances appreciation of one's town's history
• How does local history connect to people's identity?

  It reflects their identity, experience, and aspiration
• What aspects of life does local history embrace?

  Political, social, economic, and cultural life
• What is the consequence of not studying local history for understanding Filipinos?

  One may not fully understand Filipinos and the Philippines
• How does local history contribute to national experience and heritage?

  It helps people understand and appreciate their heritage
• MUSEUM

  •  is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary,
•  TYPES OF MUSEUM

  Ø Art Museums

  Ø Natural History Museums

  Ø Science Museums

  Ø War Museums

  Ø Children’s Museum
• Art Museums

  An art museum is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own collection. Although primarily concerned with visual art, art galleries are often used as a venue for other cultural exchanges and artistic activities, such as performance arts, music concerts, or poetry readings.
• NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS

         A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, and more.
• SCIENCE MUSEUMS

  A museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest
• WAR MUSEUMS

  Museum with outstanding collections of personal artifacts, weapons, vehicles, uniforms, posters and that trace the development of the military. 
• CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

  Children’s museums are institutions that provide exhibits and prog

  rams to stimulate informal learning experiences for children. It features interactive exhibits that are designed to be manipulated by children
• THE NATIONAL MUSEUM COMPLEX 

  The National Museum Complex is composed of:

  · National Museum of Fine Arts 

  · National Museum of Anthropology 

  · National Museum of Natural History 

  · National Planetarium
• NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS 

  The National Museum of Fine Arts, formerly called the National Art Gallery, is housed in the old Legislative Building. The building was originally intended as a public library as proposed in Daniel Burnham. Construction of the building began in 1918 and completed in 1921.
• NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY

  The National Museum of Anthropology, formerly known as the Museum of the Filipino People, is located in the Agrifina Circle, Rizal Park, Manila across the main National Museum building which is the National Museum for Fine Arts. The building was the former headquarters of the Department of Finance.
• NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

  The National Museum of Natural History is located along Agrifina Circle in Rizal Park, Manila which was a former Agriculture and Commerce Building and was also occupied by the Department of Tourism
• THE NATIONAL PLANETARIUM

  The Planetarium was planned in 1970's by former National Museum Director Godofredo Alcasid Sr. with the assistance of Mr. Maximo P. Sacro, Jr. of the Philippine Weather bureau and one of the founders of the Philippine Astronomical Society. The Planetarium is located between the Japanese Garden and the Chinese Garden at the Rizal Park
• Bahay Tsinoy

  A typical Chinese house in the Philippines located at Kaisa Heritage Center, 32 Anda corner Cabildo St. Intramuros, Manila
• Casa Manila

  A typical Spanish colonial house in the Philippines located at General Luna St. Intramuros , Manila
• San Agustin Museum

  A church museum with wide collections of catholic religious items located at San Agustin Monastery, General Luna St. Corner Real Intramuros, Manila
• Malacañang Museum

  A museum inside the Presidential Palace Complex, J.P. Laurel St. San Miguel, Manila
• UST Museum

  The oldest existing museum in the Philippines, UST Museum has a permanent display of natural history specimens, coins, medals, memorabilia, ethnographic materials and oriental art objects.
• HISTORICAL SITES

  Hundreds of sites all over the Philippines became part of our history and culture. Many of these sites as well as landmarks are recognized by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). As stated in Republic Act No. 10886, the NHCP is “responsible for the conservation and preservation of the country’s historical legacies. Its major thrusts encompass an ambitious cultural program on historical studies, curatorial works, architectural conservation, historical
• Barosoain Church

  Barasoain Church's was said to be built by Augustinian missionaries in 1859 with Fr. Fray F. Arriola as the first parish priest. According to some people who relate Barasoain in revolution, the word Barasoain came from the term "Baras ng Suwail" which means "dungeon of the defiant.