Anacostia and Your Community's History

A Community Resident

Here are some sample questions to use when questioning your community resident.

What is your name, please?
Do you mind telling me how old you are, or when did you first come to this community?
Did the streets and community look the way they do now?
What are the changes?
What were the main points of interest or landmarks in the area?
Where did you go to shop?
Where did you go for fun?
How far did you travel to school, or work?
With whom did you live when you first lived here? Who lived around you in other buildings?

Do you know who had been living here longest when you came? Where did they live or work?
Who was the most interesting person you knew in the community and why was he or she interesting?
Describe the racial or ethnic groups that lived, and lives, here. How have different groups moved in or out of the community over the years?
Which events have taken place while you lived in the community?
Was there anything unusual about this community, that makes it different from other places to live?