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Washington, DC
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Founded in 1894, the DC History Center deepens understanding of our city's past to connect, empower, and inspire. As the only community-based nonprofit focused on the District’s history, our vision is to engage with neighborhoods across DC and elevate the stories of Washington’s diverse people, communities, and institutions.

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November DC Oral History Collaborative Meetup

November 25, 2024 at 6:00 pm

DC History Center
801 K Street Northwest
Washington, DC

CALLING ALL LOCAL ORAL HISTORIANS: HumanitiesDC and the DC History Center offer an oral history meetup in Washington, DC! Join us at the DC History Center on Monday, November 25 at 6 pm to be in community with other oral historians. During the meetup we'll share ideas, talk through challenges and obstacles, and celebrate successes. This meetup, ahead of Thanksgiving, we encourage the group to consider the role of oral history in family memory keeping. This meetup might be for you, if you: attended the last oral history meetup conducted an oral...

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