CHAPTER V

CRITICAL EVALUATION
AND PROMOTION
HOW DID YOUR
CITY/TOWN GET
ITS NAME?
 LOCAL HISTORY
• Local history is the study of the history of a
particular community
• Local histories cover local communities,
local institutions, local groups and more.
• As compare to the national history, it also
broad and dynamic field that aims to have an
in-depth understanding of certain locale.
 LOCAL HISTORY
• Studying local history can provide new and
alternative interpretations that there are
different aspects of a nation’s history to make
the totality.
• Local history also facilitates a historical
narrative emanating from the people, hence it
was called “history from below”.
 LOCAL HISTORY
• Remember that Philippine History focuses
on Manila and its environ, therefore
the history is seen as monolithic without
considering the others residing outside
Manila.
 ORAL HISTORY
• Oral history is a field of study and a
method of gathering, preserving and
interpreting the voices and memories of
people, communities, and participants in
past events by means of interviewing an
eye witness on the particular event.
• Local and oral history are essential
endeavors in the enrichment of history
that could help to individuals to
understand more the past that is useful in the
present and even in the future.
Maximize the rich resources
for a critical evaluation and
promotion of history