​General Project Information

Lambda Archives is excited to announce our second annual intergenerational oral history project and our third annual paid internship program for local LGBTQIA+ youth. The spring 2025 project will focus on pairing teens with elders in the community for an opportunity to connect across generations. Each intern will be paired with an elder and then create a project including a conversational style oral history interview, a history project, a newsletter article, and an exhibit display; all featuring their elder and related topics.

Outside of this internship, our intergenerational programming will also include an all-ages intergenerational connection event on April 26th, 2025. To learn more about this event click here​.
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Read on for more details about getting involved in this project.

For Elders

For starters, who is considered an elder? In this context, when we say "elder" we mean anyone older than our teen interns who has experiences and wisdom to share with them. Regardless of your age, we value your voice and want to preserve your narrative.

For this project, we have two opportunities to participate in an oral history interview:
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• Option one [CLOSED]: Pairing with a teen intern for a 1-2 hour conversational-style interview (taking place the last week of March or first week of April), after which interns will create a related history project and exhibit piece to be presented at Lambda Archives. Elders who join this project will be asked to participate in the interview, follow up communications with the teen creating a project based on the interview, and the exhibit reception on June 1st, 2025. Due to the in-depth nature of this project, space is limited. If you'd like to learn more about this opportunity please email the Community Education & Engagement Manager at [email protected]

 

• Option two: Attending our one-day intergenerational connection event on April 26th, 2025, where elders will have the opportunity to share their stories and experiences in a 10-30 minute mini oral history interview in the morning as well as attend our all-ages intergenerational connection event in the afternoon. All LGBTQIA+ community members in the region are welcome to participate in this event. To learn more and RSVP click here.

 

• Future opportunities: If you are interested in being interviewed but are unable to participate in the opportunities listed above, please fill out this form and we will contact you about relevant oral history interview opportunities as they become available.

For Youth

Want to get involved in our intergenerational programming? Check out multiple options for getting involved below:

• ​Option one: LGBTQIA+ teens age 16-19 as of March 29th, 2025 who live in San Diego County or Imperial County are welcome to apply for our paid internship. This internship will include being paired with an elder for a conversational style oral history interview, and then creating a history project, a newsletter article, and an exhibit display; all featuring their elder and related topics. To learn more and to apply, click here.

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• Option two: LGBTQIA+ people of all ages, including teens, are welcome to join our intergenerational connection event on April 26th, 2025. Participants will have the opportunity to connect with people in the community of all ages in casual conversation and in small group discussions. To learn more and RSVP click here.

 

• Option three: Do you enjoy creating art and/or engaging with history? Youth of all ages, 21 and under, are invited to view oral history interviews created during this project and create an art piece or written project based on the interview and related historical themes. All projects that meet the guidelines and are submitted before the deadline will be included in a digital version of this year's intergenerational exhibit, launching June 1st, 2025. To learn more about this opportunity click here.

 

• Future opportunities: Want to get involved in future youth projects? Click here to fill out a form to be notified of future opportunities.

For Everyone Else