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Under The Tree|Episode 22: Interview at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Episode
Under the Tree is on site at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum in Washington, D.C.
Interviewees:
Portia James, Senior Curator and HistorianThe Real McCoy: African-American Invention and Innovation, 1619-1930. Smithsonian Inst Pr. Jan 1989.The Black Washingtonians: The Anacostia Museum Illustrated Chronology. Anacostia Museum and Center For African American History and Culture, Eleanor Holmes Norton (Foreword by). Wiley (January 5, 2005).
Marcia Baird-Burris, Public Affairs SpecialistRobert L. Hall, Associate Director for Education
Points covered:
Nacotchtank TribeThe Study of Material CultureEarly history of AnacostiaMission of Smithsonian's Anacostia Community MuseumHistory of the Anacostia Community MuseumAccess to exhibitions onlineCurrent ExhibitsBanding Together: School Bands as Instruments of Opportunity (Original research of instrumental music in Washington, D.C. public schools, 1880s-2006) - September 10, 2006 to May 14, 2007. Click here for photos.
Upcoming Exhibits200 Years of Black Paper Dolls: The Collection of Arabella Grayson - November 12, 2007 to April 29, 2007November 11, 2007 @ 1:00 p.m.. Lecture w/Arabella Grayson. Collecting the History of Black Paper Dolls. Reservations required. Call 202-633-4844.
D.C. Undercover: Photographs by Steven M. Cummings, Resident Photographer of Anacostia Community Musuem - November 12, 2007 to April 29, 2007
Old ExhibitReclaiming Midwives: Pillars of Community Support
Traveling ExhibitsJubilee: African American Celebration and Memory
Family History Series - Helping individuals document their family historyPrecious Memories: A Basic Guide to Collecting Family History. Goodwin, Maria. Smithsonian Institution, Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture (2002). Contact the museum for information about this publication.
Thanks to Marcia Baird-Burris for facilitating this interview and thanks to Camille Giraud Akeju, Director of the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum.
[ Thu, 26 Oct 2006 05:04:00 GMT ]
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