Tybee Island Historical Society presents oral histories with the people who live, love, and leave a legacy on Tybee Island, Georgia.
Latest episodes
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1 h 24
LOCAL VOICES LOST: Blanche Solomon - Recorded April 17, 1986
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Mrs. Blanche Solomon of Tybee Island. Recorded April 17, 1986. This is Tybee Remembers When ... TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEA…
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56 min
Kathleen Burke Went from Tybee to Oxford…and it all started at the Tybee Library
Kathleen Burke went from Tybee to Oxford…and it all started at the Tybee Library. This is Tybee Remembers When ... TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEA…
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1 h 06
RUDY: Surfer, Shrimper - The Man, The Myth, The Legend ...
This is the legacy of Johnny J. Anderson - locally known as "Rudy"! Tybee Remembers When ... TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE…
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1 h 18
We had to preserve paradise ...
Meet Shirley Sessions! Tybee Remembers When ... TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPAN…
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41 min
Fort Screven was developed and General George Marshall needed boots for the big parade...
Meet Bill Lynch! Tybee Remembers When ... Fort Screven was developed, General George Marshall needed boots for the big parade, and half rubber was everyone’s favorite sport. TYBEE…
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1 h 06
The last Lighthouse Keeper's grandchildren still played on the grounds ...
Meet Paul and Terri Jackson! Tybee Remembers When ... the last Lighthouse Keeper's grandchildren stilled played on the light station grounds. TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECI…
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56 min
The Beach Bum Parade got its start...
Meet Jack Boylston - or Tybee Jack! Tybee Remembers When ... the Beach Bum Parade got its start. TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BE…
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39 min
UGA Legends Shared their Tybee Stories ...
Meet Swann Seiler. Tybee Remembers When ... UGA legends shared their Tybee Island stories! TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VA…
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1 h 14
It was the 1940's and we got a Public Library...
Meet Bill and Martha Walsh. Tybee Remembers When ... the North end of the island was developed after Fort Screven closed, Chief McCutcheon taught Judo, Martha stayed at the Fresh A…
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43 min
Big George started North Beach Grill and Local Legend was born...
Meet George Spriggs - better known as "Big George". Tybee Remembers When ... Big George started North Beach Grill, and a local legend was born! TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPE…
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1 h 27
Riding a horse to school was not unusual....
Meet Bobby Misroon. Bobby talks about growing up on Tybee in the 1940's and 1950's when it was more rural, and Fort Screven was seeing the end of WWII. TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIV…
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1 h 27
W.W. Law brought Civil Rights Activism, and Rep. Edna Jackson waded in the water...
Meet political official and civic leader, the Honorable Edna Jackson! Tybee Remembers When ... W.W. Law brought Civil Rights Activism to Tybee and Representative Edna Jackson waded…
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56 min
The Surf Community got down to business...
Meet Jim Stephens and Clay Culver! Tybee Remembers When ... the surfing community really got down to "business". TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASO…
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1 h 01
We saved the Tybee Post Theater...
Meet Jim and Dottie Kluttz! Tybee Remembers When ... we saved the Tybee Post Theater, historic preservation became a community objective, and Cullen Chambers arrived at the Tybee I…
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1 h 34
We went searching for the Tybee Bomb...
Meet J.R. Roseberry! Tybee Remembers When ... we went searching for the Tybee Bomb, the Tybee News served as the main source of information, and the Polar Bear Plunge got its start…
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1 h 54
The 70's surf culture was as big as it's personalities...
Meet Mack Kitchens! Tybee Remembers When ... the Amfico Club was standing, and Tybee’s 70's surf culture was as big as it’s personalities. TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL…
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1 h 28
There were two schools on the Island...
Meet "Spec" Hosti and Norbert Chandler! Tybee Remembers When ... there were two schools on the island - and community events brought a tight-knit group of locals together. TYBEE HI…
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36 min
We started this podcast...
Welcome to Tybee Island, Georgia – a barrier island and coastal community located only 18 miles from Historic Savannah. This treasured beach town and vacation destination is Georgi…