OSAGE CITY, Kan. – The Osage County Historical Society, in partnership with the Osage County Senior Center, will host “A Creative Guide to Writing Your Family’s Stories,” a presentation and discussion by Kim Stanley, 2 p.m. Aug. 20, 2025, at the senior center, 604 Market St., Osage City, Kan. Members of the community are invited to attend this free program.
The society has partnered with the senior center to offer free public programing each month this summer. In June, Eileen Davis presented “Osage County Characters,” discussing interesting historical figures who made their homes in different locations around the county. In July, Lynsay Flory and Davis led genealogy sessions for researchers. This month, Stanley’s presentation encourages participants to write their own histories.
We all love discovering a fantastic tale of our family’s past – whether it be the distant relative who journeyed on the Mayflower, or the grandmother riveted airplanes at a World War II factory. But how do we share these stories in engaging ways? This workshop provides tools to enrich genealogical research with story and memory so that readers will feel what it was like to be in that moment.
Stanley is a professor of English and chair of the Department of Modern Languages at McPherson College.
“I love helping people tell their stories,” Stanley said. “Writing is how we make sense of our world, and how we pass it on to others.”
“A Creative Guide to Writing Your Family’s Stories” is part of Humanities Kansas’s Speakers Bureau, featuring humanities-based presentations designed to share stories that inspire, spark conversations that inform, and generate insights that strengthen civic engagement.
For more information, contact Lynsay Flory, OCHS program director, at 785-828-3477 or osagecohistory@gmail.com.
