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Latest Past Events
Stories in Motion
Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, WashingtonEvent Details: The DC Oral History Collaborative will be at this year’s Anacostia Community Museum Juneteenth Festival to help festival goers learn about oral history and record informal interviews with their friends and family! The oral history booth will feature recording equipment, comfortable conversation space, and guides to help interviewers get started. Interviewers and interviewees […]
Children’s Book and Learning Festival
Wilson Plaza at The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WashingtonCapital Book Fest hosts its annual Children's Book and Learning Festival presented by the nonprofit organization Turning the Page. The family-friendly festival will offer a full day of engaging and educational activities, featuring an exciting lineup of local authors from the Children?s Book Guild of Washington, DC and exhibitions from the National Children's Museum, DC […]
Planning Oral History Projects
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 401c, Conference Center 901 G Street NW, WashingtonEvent Details: Running an oral history project is a lot of work! But the skills and best practices in this third core workshop in the DC Oral History Collaborative’s Training Series will help participants understand how to avoid getting bogged down in budgetary or scheduling challenges. This session covers topics such as developing an organizing […]
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