Helen Murphy talks about the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM) as "a living museum" and what is meant by "a living museum." She states the current theme of ANM programs is a Jamaican festival including performances by The Colombians. The recording includes "The Banana Workers" and "Eliza" performed by The Colombians.
Musical performance. Part of Broadcast Programs. Undated.
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Helen Murphy: The Colombians Perform at Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
John Kinard answers questions about the origin, history, and purpose of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM). Kinard also talks about the history of Anacostia, how the community participates in creating exhibits for ANM, interactive programs related to the museum exhibits, and future plans to make ANM a museum of Afro-American History and Culture. Current state of education system and involving young people in the work of ANM are also discussed.
Interview. Part of Broadcast Programs. Undated.
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John Kinard Talks About History and Purpose of Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Record Group 09-037, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Laura Souder, from Guam, interviewed by Bob Wernett, East-West Center Information Officer. Souder, an East-West Center participant, explains her academic focus of social change in developing areas, and her work with the museum management program and oral histories at the Cultural Learning Institute. She talks about her field study work at Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM); and explains ANM as a "living, growing museum," ANM's work with the community, and ANM's oral history program.
Television news program. Part of Broadcast Programs. Dated 19760106.
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News announcer states the official opening of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM) on September 15, 1967. He describes the mission and creation of ANM as a "combination of museum, community center, arts and crafts workshop, recreation center" as well as ANM's relationship with the hardworking community of Anacostia. The news report closes with the announcement of Jamaican poet and folklorist Louise Bennett's performance at ANM on October 19.
News report. Part of Broadcast Programs. Undated.
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Title transcribed from physical asset.
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Representatives of the Smithsonian and the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM), and those who worked closely with ANM and the community of Anacostia spoke of John Kinard's legacy, particularly his impact on community museums and African American museums nationwide. Marjorie Kinard, John's wife, spoke and represented the Kinard family at the memorial.
Event - memorial. AV002144: dated 19890914. AV001072, AV001937, and AV001938: audio only, same content, dated 19890919. AV001072: original. AV002026: audio only, very poor audio quality - audio of former recording of 'Black Musa Seminar' (transcribed from physical asset) in which John Kinard attended bleeds through distorting recording of memorial, undated.
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ACMA AV001072_A
ACMA AV001072_B
ACMA AV001937_A
ACMA AV001937_B
ACMA AV001938_A
ACMA AV001938_B
ACMA AV002026_A
ACMA AV002026_B
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Zora Martin-Felton provides introduction for educational program about George Washington Carver. Marcia Neal Dennis, of the Home Economics Cooperative Extension Division of the University of the District of Columbia, talks about George Washington Carver; Carver's work with peanuts and sweet potatoes; and the nutritional value of a peanut to a group of children. Children sample recipes, containing peanuts, prepared by Ms. Dennis.
Educational program. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. Undated.
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Zora Martin-Felton talks about the upcoming exhibition, The Anacostia Story: 1608-1930. In a panel discussion, Dorothy Webb (elementary school reading teacher), Michael Ball (Community Resources Coordinator at RENP - Response to Educational Needs Project), Judy Banks (French teacher), Rebecca Mead (Museum of National History), Mary Johnson (math specialist from RENP), and Bronwyn Jones (elementary school art teacher) dissect the exhibition, The Anacostia Story: 1608-1930, using the perspectives of their disciplines, particularly related to the competency based curriculums. They present their ideas on how to incorporate the exhibition into school curriculum and lesson plans. The audience consists of school teachers. Moderator: Zora Martin-Felton.
Meeting. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. AV003270: part one. AV003468: part two. Dated 19770224.
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ACMA AV003468
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Education Program for School Teachers Related to The Anacostia Story: 1608-1930, Record Group 09-007.7, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Interactive discussion with a group of children about the history of Anacostia at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Marshall Jackson leads the discussion. Demonstration of butter and ice cream making.
Discussion and presentation. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. Undated.
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Demonstration by Zora Martin-Felton and two others (B. Bryant, and M. Jackson ???) of 18th and 19th century customs in children's room at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. They demonstrate coffee grinding, soap making, and candle making. Demonstration concludes with children eating homemade ice cream.
Museum demonstration and education. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. Dated 19720228.
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In the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum's learning center, Zora Martin-Felton explains the games which the children will play to increase their knowledge and understanding of the history of Anacostia. The games include: a floor map where the children can walk through Anacostia; letter board to unscramble words and create words that have to do with the history of Anacostia; "reaching in" - might pull out question or an object which the children have to answer or explain; students pretend to be a well known Anacostians and others have to guess based on clues; create own story about Anacostia through the creation of a slideshow; and create play using objects related to Anacostia history contained in a trunk. Children interact with the various games. Marshall Jackson assists with education program.
Museum education program. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. Dated 19770609.
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Children Play Games to Demonstrate Their Knowledge of Anacostian History, Record Group 09-007.7, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Zora Martin-Felton provides introduction and explains objectives of teacher workshop on "How to Turn Your Classroom into a Museum." Objectives includes (1) share the resources of the museum, (2) explore individual learning styles, (3) promote career awareness, and (4) blend together the application of museum procedures and practices with classroom teaching and learning goals and objectives. The focus or subject of application for the day is George Washington Carver.
Museum education program or workshop. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. Dated 19781030.
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Classroom and Museum Project: How to Turn Your Classroom into a Museum Introduction, Record Group 09-007.7, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Museum specialist talks to a group of educators about various levels of research and where to find more information on George Washington Carver. She also explains recordkeeping techniques involved in keeping and maintaining a museum collection; and techniques for caring for museum objects and exhibit materials. She also provides ideas for duplicating the museum experience in a classroom environment; and ideas for incorporating activities, objects, and displays in an exhibit to enhance student learning.
Museum education program or workshop. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. Undated.
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How to Turn Your Classroom into a Museum: Research, Education, and Exhibit Displays, Record Group 09-007.7, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
A museum specialist shows how to incorporate activities into education to enhance student learning; she demonstrates activities for illustrating the oil found in a peanut and making stratch from sweet potato. She shows and explains some objects and visuals which could be used in a classroom exhibit on George Washington Carver. She talks about maintaining documentation about each object, identifying unknown objects, and where to continue research on Carver. Museum specialist shows tools to construct displays and cases for objects. They demonstrate how to create displays and presstype for visual exhibit materials. Footage of exhibit wall; visual and object displays about George Washington Carver; and title and film credit cards for the classroom and museum project, How to Turn Your Classroom into a Museum.
Short documentary film; Unedited or raw footage. AV004325: raw or unedited footage for film, undated. AV003212: content for documentary film until 000927 (followed by Museum Staff at Work), undated. AV004319: undated. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. Transcribed from contents of recording: September 1978.
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ACMA AV003212
ACMA AV004319
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How to Turn Your Classroom into a Museum: Education, Research, Display Construction, Title Cards, Record Group 09-007.7, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Speakers talk about publicity, and how to promote an organization or event. Specifically, they talk about different types of media or external publicity, the difference between external publicity and internal publicity, and how to decide which type of publicity is best for a particular circumstance. Zora Martin-Felton explains the difference between a news article and a feature article, and how to develop a public relations packet. Workshop participants work together to create a public relations packet for an exhibition on George Washington Carver. John Kinard talks about George Washington Carver, making something out of nothing, and the under representation of African Americans in museum exhibits.
Workshop. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. Transcribed from physical asset: Tape 2 - PR Workshop, Fill-in. Undated.
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Group of people talking to each other while working on a project; they talk over one another. The topic of their project is George Washington Carver. A woman talks about her interest in marionettes and desire to create a marionette show as teaching tool for children to acquaint them with the museum. Trainees of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM) Exhibit Lab interview other trainees about Anacostia and the ANM training program.
Workshop and interviews. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. Undated.
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Title transcribed from physical asset.
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Children watch ice cream making demonstration with sound of construction in the background.
Education program. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. AV003188: demonstration from 000519 - 000740 [also on recording: Evolution of a Community: Tearing Down Exhibition Displays and Africa: Three Out of Many-Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria Development of Poster]. Undated.
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