This paper describes an innovative and replicable approach to teaching qualitative research through archived oral histories. Undergraduates with no research experience were able to pursue individual research questions and prepare a public conference presentation within one semester. In so doing, this approach overcame the barrier of a shortened timeframe for social sciences research involving human subjects. Each student learned how to (a) manage the audio files and transcripts, (b) code the transcripts, (c) identify themes, and (d) present their findings in a poster presentation suitable for a research symposium. Each project pursued a research question relevant to the student's career goals. Tailoring the projects in this way produced an experience that was engaging, valuable, and relevant to each student. Readers will learn the scaffolded pedagogy we adopted and uncover oral history collections for their own use.