Workshops
As scholars researching historical characters, Karen and Gene explore issues relating to the information they present. There are a number of workshops that coincide with their performances. Or, the workshops are available as a stand-alone piece.
Karen's Workshops
- Appalachian Values-Addresses the reason for the differences Appalachia and mainstream America.
- Techniques of Storytelling
- Collecting Oral History
- Telling Your Own Story-Helps the audience develop personal stories
- Creating a Living History Character
- The Legend of King Arthur and its Use as a Political Tool through the Ages
- Why the West was Wild-Looks at the period 1865-1900, the heyday of the Old West
- War the Mother of Invention-A look at inventions created for war but used in peace
- Civil War Medicine
- American Food Fads: From Frozen to Fabulous
- Warrior Women-Women who fought in battle from the Am. Revolution to the present
Gene's Workshops
- Presidential Firsts
- Historic Ball Parks of America
- Sports in the 1920's
- Baseball the Babe Ruth Way (a children's workshop)
- A Colonial Peddler
"Her enthusiasm for the subject was contagious."
Workshop participant, Kentucky Domestic Violence Association conference
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