>>My experience with the Historical Society of Washington DC as a
>>volunteer/intern has granted me the opportunity to become the co-
>>curator on the exhibit "Growing Up in Washington."
>>
>>Examining the experiences of children who grew up in Washington is
>>the focus of the exhibit, however, our primary resources to this
>>point have been oral histories.  Archived and recently conducted,
>the
>>interviews have served as a looking glass into the various
>>neighborhoods throughout Washington over the past hundred years.
>>
>>
>>As we make way for research on this project we have come up with
two
>>questions: 1)what is children's history? 2)can oral histories be
the
>>primary focus of an exhibit?  storytelling is an important part of
>>our daily life and children are exposed to this very early in their
>>life. Where does children's history fit in with the other minority
>>history, and how do we represent it?  I know what women's history
>is,
>>african-american history, latin american history. . .
>>
>>Individuals learn history orally, and through scholarly reading,
but
>>how can we accomplish our goals and substantiate the undocumented
>>sources?  Indeed, we can contextualized the information in an
>>interview by using historical records, but does this take away from
>>the oral history . . . are there exhibits only based upon oral
>>histories?  i do not know . . . any leads or information would be
>>greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>>any comments or lead
>>
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