Historic Takoma
History Lives Here
History Lives Here
February 24, 2024
The annual Montgomery Preservation Awards for 2022 recognized two projects in Takoma Park. James and Dale Sloan were recognized for the sensitive renovation and enlargement of their early 20th-century bungalow in the Historic District of Takoma Park (on Maple Avenue). The County Executive’s Award went to Historic Takoma’s African-American Oral History Project for its efforts to preserve and share memories of life in the Black community through interviews and production of three videos.
Read more about the 2022 Awards at Montgomery Preservation’s website.
Watch the 2022 awards ceremony, held in October of 2023.
February 18, 2024
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.