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DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Kevin Platte
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Platte discusses his introduction to the community at the West End Garden shortly…
Platte discusses his introduction to the community at the West End Garden shortly…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Lori Kenepp
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Kenepp arrived in DC in 1988 for a job and brought her deeply ingrained love of…
Kenepp arrived in DC in 1988 for a job and brought her deeply ingrained love of…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Michaela Borghese
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Borghese grew up on a farm in her native Austria where she learned to garden and…
Borghese grew up on a farm in her native Austria where she learned to garden and…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Pat Taylor
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Taylor was attracted to Washington, DC by the mild climate and abundance of public…
Taylor was attracted to Washington, DC by the mild climate and abundance of public…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Rhoda Trooboff
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Trooboff came to Washington, DC in 1969 and began gardening at Friendship Community…
Trooboff came to Washington, DC in 1969 and began gardening at Friendship Community…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Richard Senerchia
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Senerchia and his wife bought a house in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, DC…
Senerchia and his wife bought a house in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, DC…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Ryan Sheppard
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Sheppard discusses his early life in suburban Washington, DC, his early days living…
Sheppard discusses his early life in suburban Washington, DC, his early days living…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Sally Madden
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Madden grew up in Waltham, MA where her father maintained a small garden behind their…
Madden grew up in Waltham, MA where her father maintained a small garden behind their…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Scott Yeomans
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Yeomans was born in southern California, and moved to Washington, DC in 1997. He…
Yeomans was born in southern California, and moved to Washington, DC in 1997. He…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Susan Davis
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Davis began gardening at the Rock Creek Park Community Garden soon after arriving in…
Davis began gardening at the Rock Creek Park Community Garden soon after arriving in…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Bennie Harris
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Harris discusses how his involvement with gardening transitioned from a hobby in the…
Harris discusses how his involvement with gardening transitioned from a hobby in the…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Avil Lycorish
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city. Lycorish discusses growing up in Grenada, and his family's move to Washington, DC. He…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Barbara LePoer
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city. LePoer discusses gardening's psychological benefits to individuals, communities, and the…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Chekesha Rashad
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Rashad was raised in Washington, DC in an Islamic household. Her mother cooked…
Rashad was raised in Washington, DC in an Islamic household. Her mother cooked…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Christina Scheltema
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Scheltema was born in Washington, DC, but raised in rural Maryland and Pennsylvania.…
Scheltema was born in Washington, DC, but raised in rural Maryland and Pennsylvania.…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Claudia Schecter
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Schecter was born in Arkansas, but grew up in Chicago. Her mother kept victory…
Schecter was born in Arkansas, but grew up in Chicago. Her mother kept victory…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Dallas Jones
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Jones, a resident of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in northeast Washington, DC,…
Jones, a resident of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in northeast Washington, DC,…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Dennis Chestnut
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
A native Washingtonian, Chestnut discusses his work with the community gardens in the…
A native Washingtonian, Chestnut discusses his work with the community gardens in the…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Eddie Williams
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Williams family had a subsistence garden when he was growing up, and he still…
Williams family had a subsistence garden when he was growing up, and he still…
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Fannie Hamilton
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Hamilton was born in New Orleans, LA, but she moved to Washington, DC with her family…
Hamilton was born in New Orleans, LA, but she moved to Washington, DC with her family…
African-American Pioneer Muslimahs in Washington DC (Part Two)
This documentary film uses oral history to examine the lives of African-American Muslim women in Washington, DC primarily during the 1940's and 50's. It is the second film in the series.
The narrators discuss the Muslim faith, black history in the…
The narrators discuss the Muslim faith, black history in the…
Oral Histories from the Gold Coast and the Upper 16th Street Communities
This 20 minute documentary tells the story of the Crestwood, Shepherd Park, Colonial Village, and North Portal Estates neighborhoods of upper northwest Washington, DC through oral history interviews with residents.
Honoring the Legacy: Testimonies of the Military Road School Alumni
This 27 minute documentary uses alumni oral history testimony to tell the story of the historic Military Road School in the Brightwood neighborhood of northwest Washington, DC.
The school was founded in 1864 as part of a freedmen's camp near Fort…
The school was founded in 1864 as part of a freedmen's camp near Fort…
Howard Theatre Restoration Oral History Day Highlight Reel
On December 1, 2012, after its third reopening, the Howard Theater organized a history day at which former performers and audience members were asked to return to the venue and record their memories. Sandra Bears, Dick Gregory, David Akers, Jimi…
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church History Archives Project - Oral Histories with John F. Pee, Adele Pee, David Joppy, Rebecca Joppy, Taylor Sheppard, Barbara Wilson, and Lavonne Sarvis (Disc 2 of 3)
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church conducted 11 oral history projects in support of an effort to archive the church's historic documents, artifacts, and images. The oral history project was submitted on three discs.
The second disc features…
The second disc features…