Introduction to Oral History
By Mary Kay Quinlan
Mary Kay Quinlan presents an introduction to oral history for groups and organizations that want to know how this research tool can help them delve into the past. She discusses how the oral history process differs from other kinds of historical information gathering, outlines the steps involved in planning an oral history project and offers examples of how scholars, teachers and community oral historians at home and abroad use oral history to deepen their understanding of their world.

The People Who Made It Work: A Centennial History of the Cushman Motor Works
By Mary Kay Quinlan & Douglas R. Beals
Based on a 2001 project for the Cushman Motor Works centennial celebration, this presentation tells the history of the Lincoln, Neb., company from its beginnings when the Cushman cousins perfected a modification of a two-cycle engine to its end in 2002 when the product line was moved out of the state. The speakers use quotes from oral history interviews and a Power Point slide show.

Writing Personal and Family History Narratives
By Susanne George Bloomfield
Everyone has a life story to tell, and each family has a unique history to record. Organizing and narrating one's family history is important in preserving our personal and collective pasts and in understanding our own lives. Bloomfield outlines what to do after researching your genealogy and offers tips on using personal sources to fill in the details of your family's lives; developing character and setting; incorporating and using primary and secondary research; and creating order out of chaos.