Workshops and Consultations

Workshops and consultations are aimed at helping others design and execute their own oral history or story-sharing projects. Workshops provide hands-on training for small and large groups in two-hour, half-day, or full-day formats. Topics range from those specific to oral history and story-sharing projects to those that adapt the skills of an oral historian to other settings. Consultations offer focused, one-on-one discussions of clients’ unique needs at any stage of an oral history or story-sharing project.

I taught U.S. and women’s history college courses for more than twelve years, during which time I trained more than 200 college students to conduct oral history interviews. In 2006, the Oral History Association awarded me its Post-Secondary Teaching Award for teaching community college students to interview Vietnam veterans for the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. I have delivered workshops at history museums and prisons and in college classrooms and life-long learning programs. I have given more than 50 public talks about my research, publications, and oral history methods.

I love working with college students and adult learners both in and outside of the classroom. I am eager to share my passion for the transformative work of oral history and story-sharing with students, faculty, historical societies and museums, community organizations, nonprofits, and small businesses.

Some of my workshops, courses, and talks:

I gave this workshop at the Hennepin History Museum.

I gave this workshop at the Hennepin History Museum.

I presented this workshop at Dr. Susannah Ottaway's "Historians for Hire" course at Carleton College.

I presented this workshop at Dr. Susannah Ottaway's "Historians for Hire" course at Carleton College.

I delivered this workshop to women at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee.

I delivered this workshop to women at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee.

I gave a public talk about my research for my book, Booth Girls, which draws on oral history interviews.

I gave a public talk about my research for my book, Booth Girls, which draws on oral history interviews.

I delivered more than 35 public presentations about my book, Sisterhood of War, which is based on oral history interviews with women Vietnam veterans.

I delivered more than 35 public presentations about my book, Sisterhood of War, which is based on oral history interviews with women Vietnam veterans.

I presented the results of the St. Catherine University Legacy Oral History Project at a meeting of alumnae.

I presented the results of the St. Catherine University Legacy Oral History Project at a meeting of alumnae.

I taught community college students to interview Vietnam veterans, for which I was awarded the 2006 Oral History Association Post-Secondary Teaching Award.

I taught community college students to interview Vietnam veterans, for which I was awarded the 2006 Oral History Association Post-Secondary Teaching Award.

I trained more than 200 college students to conduct oral history interviews.

I trained more than 200 college students to conduct oral history interviews.

My students interviewed residents of the Carondelet Village senior residence for my History of the 1960s course at St. Catherine University.

My students interviewed residents of the Carondelet Village senior residence for my History of the 1960s course at St. Catherine University.