Introduction and Conversation, Interview of Michael Young, February 28, 2025
During Black History Month in 2025, the [...]
Remembering Jim Hoy
Jim Hoy was a valued founding member of the Kansas Oral History Project who served on the Board of Directors from 2016 until his death in 2025. His sudden passing last weekend shocked and saddened everyone who counted him as a colleague, friend, and mentor. We will all miss his wit, wisdom, and love of the beautiful Flint Hills and those who live there. Rex Buchanan, one of KOHP’s interviewers, wrote and recorded a remembrance of Jim that was broadcast on Kansas Public Radio on February 28. [...]
Kansas Oral History Project 2024 Annual Meeting, November 2, 2024
The KOHP 2024 Annual Meeting included the highlight of the day, Michael Smith and Ed Flentje's discussion of their recently released book, Reform and Reaction: The Arc of Kansas Politics. In addition, Sue Peterson, who was elected KOHP Vice-President at the meeting, reflected on her service as staff for House Leadership, including former Speaker of the House Mike Hayden. Dave Heinemann, a member of the KOHP Board of Directors and Executive Committee, and the volunteer responsible for most of the oral history recordings archived at KsOralHistory.org presented a compilation of segments of interviews that focused on the usefulness of taking a bipartisan approach to policy making. [...]
Getting Serious About Water Woes On the High Plains
Rex Buchanan, Director Emeritus of the Kansas Geological Survey, a KOHP interviewer, and commentator for Kansas Public Radio (KPR) recently made some observations about the continuing evolution of water policy in Kansas. This commentary serves as an addendum to the KOHP Reflections on Water oral history collection. [...]