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this town. The stories are only engraved in the memories of those that live. We could say
that every time an elder of Ciadoncha dies, a library disappears with him or her; that
library that until today the town has never had. Before this reality and with the certainty
of the large values that are in this place I began the present work. This is a compilation
of the most pleasing memories of twenty two people that kindly accepted my invitation to
dialogue. Only one of them asked that his name not appear in the list of participants.
What I contribute to this study is the historical context of the times to which the
narrations of the informants refer and also my own reflections and memories.
Form in which quotes and bibliographical references have been done.
It is my dream that this study be read by all the people that want to enter in some
way in the marvelous ordinary, but not simple, world or those who make it possible for
bread to come to our table every day. That is why the reader will realize that the
language used is colloquial and direct. In the text the authors are mentioned and the
number that you see in parenthesis corresponds to the page from which the information
comes. The data of the sources of information are given at the end in the form of a
bibliography. Many terms and words are written in italic, which means that the
explanation for this word or phrase is located in the glossary at the end.
When I refer to personal dialogues, I do not write the name of the person, but I do
give the year in which the interview took place. This is at the request of the participants,
whom only want their names to appear as collaborators, but do not want what each said
to be individually identified.
In which information is found on the Internet, the electronic address is given and
a brief explanation of the same in the text. In the bibliography the address is given again
and the date that it was used.
With respect to the photographs used in this study, the majority was provided by
Arcadio and Federico Varona, and others that wanted to collaborate; and yet others were
taken by the author. In each photograph, its origin is mentioned. In many cases it is
impossible to know the date in which they were taken and one can only make a reference
to its era or the decade in which we assume they were taken. Those which were able to
be given a date have only the year.
Theoretical Bases
Participatory research theory, appreciative inquiry theory, and oral history theory
have served as a base for this study. These three vast research theories have inspired and
helped me observe, reflect, learn to ask and organize information.
Peter Park, a North American investigator who has done a lot of studies with
different communities in the United States explains that the theory of Participatory
Research says that the need for research comes from the people in the community. It is
the people who have the power to generate, deepen and transmit knowledge (4). He says
that participatory research begins because the people see a problem and try to solve it.
The investigator with the people from the community (I have placed this emphasis) see
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