Voices of Takoma Authors Event

Doing Oral History: An Introduction

Join us for a screening of Doing Oral History: An Introduction, coproduced by Michael Fincham and Ali Kahn for Historic Takoma’s African American Oral History Project. The tools of oral history can help you record and preserve stories and lived experiences of family members, friends, and community members. This 18-minute video explores what oral history is and why it’s important to capture and preserve, through the voices of ordinary people, unwritten details and experiences of daily life seldom found in conventional historical accounts. Featured interviews were conducted by Ali, a folklorist and writer. She will lead a post-screening discussion on the practice and process of this documentary method and share supplemental materials developed for students, teachers, and others. 

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ISO Takoma Authors

Historic Takoma has launched a project to collect and document the work of authors living in (or closely associated with) Takoma Park. Initially this project focuses on collecting the publications of Takoma Authors and developing short biographical profiles to introduce the authors to the community. We currently have a small collection of books by local authors in our Reading Room – but it’s a tiny fraction of this author-rich community. The current list of books in our Takoma Authors Collection can be be found here.

If you are a published author living in Takoma Park – or once lived in Takoma Park or otherwise are closely associated with Takoma Park – Read More

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