Monthly Archives: October 2010
juez de Cervera
Another day working on the transcription of the Juez de Cervera story that Daniel and Pura told me back in 1992. Not only do I have notes from then and a transcription done by Sergio Duran in 2006, Fabián digitized … Continue reading
Juez de Cervera; From Laughter to Tears
Work on the Juez de Cervera story stopped for a few days while we worked on our presentation of From Laughter to Tears for a private gathering. The presentation went well in a charming setting with great tapas and good … Continue reading
Juez de Cervera
Hoy Fabián y Martha repasaron diferentes versiones de la muerte del juez de Cervera que ocurrió el 16 de febrero de 1907 y las compararon con versiones en los periódicos del día. ¡Fascinante!
Surprise Encounter
Two weeks ago, October 1, Martha and Fabián spent the day transcribing a very old two paragraph story about a group of farm workers planning to rob their boss, the land owner, for the Inquisition. The struggle to understand chapurreo, … Continue reading
The Beginning of the Inverview Process
I first went to Càlig in 1978 to see the house I had bought sight-unseen the year before. Càlig is located in the northern part of la Comunidad Valenciana in the Spanish province of Castellón, 8 km from the Mediterranean. … Continue reading
Project Background
The “Càlig Oral History Project” is the result of interviews conducted in Càlig, Castellón in 1988 and 1991-92 under the auspices of Rockefeller Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities. The work has continued until the present with more interviews, … Continue reading
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