Collecting Community Oral Histories

Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library
1324 Jefferson Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14208

May 29, 2026

From: 10:30 AM to 02:00 PM

(716) 858-8900

FREE

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Kelly Elaine Navies, Museum Specialist in Oral History at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), will offer a workshop on designing and implementing a community oral history workshop from start to finish. She will offer templates for defining a community and writing a project proposal. Navies will also share examples from community-based oral history projects.

This event is part of the Community Curation Program sponsored by NMAAHC.

Please note: Space is limited. Advanced registration through NMAAHC is required.