The Remembrance National Network · Node 02
Moorestown was not special. It was first. DC is next.
In one New Jersey town, an elder’s story became $350,000 for a park. Now the model travels: same practice, new city, kept by the people who live there. The DC node is live.
The Network
A node is a local chapter of Remembrance. Each city keeps its own.
Live · The First
Moorestown, NJ
The proof of concept. Elder archive, block party Sept 19, $350K unlocked.
Live · Summer 2026
Washington, DC
Anchored by (x) the sweet. Elder Bench, young makers, September showcase.
Forming
Atlanta, GA
In conversation. The South keeps its own stories.
Forming
Wilmington, DE
In conversation. First state, first stories.
The Anchor Partner
Every node needs a keeper. DC’s is (x) the sweet.
A node is not a franchise. It is a local studio, a local leader, and a local claim on the city’s memory. In DC that leader is Carlene, whose creative production studio hosts the campaign, trains the makers, and holds the door open.
Cypher brings the data practice and the archive. The Sweet brings the craft, the place, and the people. The city brings the stories.
What a Node Does
Three commitments, every city.
Record the elders
Oral histories captured with consent, archived permanently, and owned by the community they came from.
Train the makers
Young people paid and mentored to do the recording, so the skill stays in the neighborhood after the campaign ends.
Gather the city
A public anchor event: Moorestown throws a block party, DC mounts a showcase. Every city celebrates its own way.
Your Move
Three doors into the DC node.
DC Families
Nominate a DC Elder
Someone on your block carries a story this city has not heard. Name them. The makers will listen.
DC Businesses & Sponsors
Back the DC Node
Sponsor the showcase, host a Hot Chair, or put your brand behind the archive. Let’s talk.
Every Other City
Bring This Home
12,000+ U.S. municipalities have no oral archive. Yours could be Node 03. Start a remembrance.