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Front Porch Stories - Ethnographic Oral Histories
Sat, Apr 11
|Lexington Park Library
Front Porch Stories invites you to learn the fundamentals of ethnographic research and oral history methods including developing a research focus and interview guides, interviewing and recording techniques, analyzing themes, creating safe and inviting spaces, and more!
Time & Location
Apr 11, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Lexington Park Library, 21677 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Blvd, Lexington Park, MD 20653, USA
About the event
An interactive training program rooted in the tradition of gathering stories in informal, welcoming spaces.
Register Here (Walk-ins are welcome!)
Dr. Linda J. Mann, PhD is the co-founder and Director of African American Redress Network. She is a leading executive director and researcher on racial redress initiatives at the intersection of U.S. history and international human rights. Dr. Mann is the recipient of the 2024-2025 Fulbright EU Schuman award. Currently, she serves as Executive Director at Operation Understanding D.C. and is also an Adjunct Senior Researcher at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Previously she served as the Executive Director for the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University’s School of Law and VP of Research for the Georgetown Memory Project. Dr. Mann has written widely about local and state reparative justice, descendant engagement, and maximizing justice potentials.
Kayla Edwards-Scott is a former high school history teacher…