Wheels of Change: Archive
Summer 2020
A six-part webinar series from McPherson College hosted by Dr. Ken Yohn, chair of history and politics and moderator Amanda Gutierrez, vp for auto restoration.
EPISODE 1
Four Epic Road Trips that Upended the World – Bertha Benz, Ransom Olds, Horatio Nelson Jackson, & Alice Ramsey
Guest: Kyle Smith ‘13 – associate editor, Hagerty
EPISODE 2
Paving the Way for the Automobile – Roads, steam omni-busses, bicycles, and the entrepreneurs behind them
Guest: Andrew Beckman, archivist, Studebaker Museum
EPISODE 3
Thar be Giants in Them Thar Hills! – Henry Ford, Billy Durant, and the megacorporation
Guest: Bob Casey, retired curator of transportation, Henry Ford Museum
EPISODE 4
The Road to Perdition – How the automobile liberated women and captivated teenagers
Guests: Abbey Paulsen – high school junior restoring (and driving) a Model T; Tabetha Hammer ‘09 – director of Greenwich Concours
EPISODE 5
The Great War – Industrial pacifism, mobilization, and mechanization
Guest: Casey Maxon, heritage specialist with the Historic Vehicle Association
EPISODE 6
Art for the People – How Harley Earl and automotive styling democratized beauty
Guest: Donald Osborne, CEO of Automotive Valuation Services and CEO of Audrain Automobile Museum/Concours