Series 28: Over the River and Through the Woods, Longtime Residents and Parklands of Ward 8, 2020

Series

Identifier: dcpl_dcohc028

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Over the River and Through the Woods, Longtime Residents and Parklands of Ward 8

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

D.C. Oral History Collaborative (DCOHC) is a citywide initiative to train community members in oral history skills, fund new and ongoing oral history projects, connect volunteers with oral history projects, and publicize existing oral history collections. DCOHC is a project of DC Public Library, HumanitiesDC, and the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. This collection contains oral history interviews, transcripts, and indexes produced by DCOHC grantees.

Dates

Creation: 2020

Creator

White, Garret (Person)
Harrington, Nathan Benjamin, 1983- (Person)
Kedzie, Sasha (Person)
Rayside, Mona (Person)

Language of Materials

English

Extent

From the Collection: 1.13 Terabytes

Additional Description

Abstract

The forests in Ward 8 lack many of the features we expect of public parks and are sometimes seen as impassible. However, many older residents speak of how they once explored the woods, or of catching crayfish. Some even trapped small mammals. Some built fortresses or played tag among creaking tree trunks. This project collected the memories of Ward 8's people, its wild spaces and hiking trails.