Preserving the voice of the individual helps document Michigan's past!

Upcoming Events for 2008

September 16, 2008.  Presentation "Oral History Taking: Preserving
Stories of Family, Friends and Colleagues." Sponsored by the Nursing
History Society at The University of Michigan.  The presentation will be
presented at Mott Chldren's Hospital in the CHC auditorium.  Contact
MOHA or Robbi Duda, President, at 734-741-8566 or raduda@umich.edu
for more information.

September 23-26, 2008.  International Oral History Association,
Guadalajara, Mexico.  Conference registration and payment details are
now available on the conference website.  Contact Alexander Freund
(a.freund@uwinnipeg.ca) or Maestsra Ana Marie de la O Castellanos
(iohacongress@csh.udg.mx)                                                                               
October 15-19, 2008.  Oral History Association annual meeting,
Pittsburg, PA.  Contact co-chairs Marjorie McLellan
(marjorie.mclellan@wright.edu) and Donna DeBlasio
(dmdeblasio@ysu.edu).

November 7-8, 2008.  Oral History for Michiganians:  A Conference. 
Offered by the Michigan Oral History Association in partnernship with the
Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries and Huron Shores
Humanities Council.  Location:  Water's Edge, Huron Conference
Center, 530 West Third Street, Rogers City, Michigan  49779. 
For more information contact MOHA secretary, Geneva Kebler
Wiskeman, 5580 West State Road, Lansing, MI  48906-9325,
517-321-1746, gwiskemann@arq.net or Marilou Ikens at
mikens445@glis.net.

Session facilitators to date include:

David Erickson of the Lore of the Lakes  Marine Museum in Rogers
City
Michael O. Smith, Director of the Walter P.  Reuther Library of
Wayne State University 

Terry Wooten, oral historian, poet-bard.

Plans  are progressing to bring Wooten, a Michigan Humanities
Touring Artist, to area classrooms  as an  Artist in Residence  prior
to the conference.  individuals and organizations  may  be
Supporters by contribution of  attendance, dollars, and distribution of
news.  Exhibit space is available with registration.

The keynote speaker is Tom Wiener, historian for the Veterans
History Project of the Library of Congress.


Have Questions:

Geneva Kebler Wiskemann
gwiskemann@arq.net
       Secretary
MOHA
5580 West State Road
Lansing, MI 48906-9325
517-321-1746