Buzzard Point Oral History Project

The Buzzard Point Oral History Project is now available on Dig DC, our web portal for selected digitized and born-digital items from DC Public Library Special Collections. 

Buzzard Point is an industrial area in Southwest Washington, DC that is currently being redeveloped. Conducted in 2017, these oral history interviews document family and resident history in the neighborhood, individuals' relationships with the community and the nearby Anacostia River, and experiences with pollution and gentrification.

This project was created as part of the DC Oral History Collaborative, 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. The DC Oral History Collaborative is a project of DC Public Library, HumanitiesDC, and the Historical Society of Washington, DC. Learn more about the DC Oral History Collaborative on the HumanitiesDC website.