Less Is An Amount; Fewer You Can Count
Posted by Jeremy on February 18, 2009, from Savannah, Georgia
“There aren’t many Catholics in Valdosta, Georgia,” says Robert Lasseter.
Robert’s wife, Melanie, has a long-standing relationship with St. John Catholic School in Valdosta. She started first grade at St. John and graduated from eighth grade there before moving on to high school. Melanie shared some of her fondest memories of being in Catholic school which included story time with Sister Pauline in the first grade.
Posted by Alex on February 17, 2009, from Savannah, Georgia
Community Partners: Girl Scouts of Savannah
“I’ve got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we’re going to start it tonight!” – Juliette Gordon Low (March 12, 1912)
Juliette Gordon Low was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1860 and started Girl Scouts of America in 1912. Currently, there are over 3.7 million young women all over the United States that are part of the program.
At MobileBooth East in Savannah, current Girl Scouts Victoria Ross and Ashley Sutton interviewed Allene George. Allene has been a Girl Scout since 1932 and is now a lifetime member. She remembered holding meetings in a log cabin on an Army base at Fort Screven on Tybee Island in Georgia. “Back then we only had one type of Girl Scout cookie and we didn’t sell them, we ate them,” Allene said.
From left: Ashley Sutton, Allene George and Victoria Ross
Posted by Jeremy on February 5, 2009, from Savannah, Georgia
“Its interesting that we’re talking about wedding rings because we want to talk about a golden thread,” says Charli Reeves when her daughter, Tiffany Reeves Burke, asks her about her wedding rings.
Charli was 16 years old when she married Lloyd, Tiffany’s father. Lloyd was in the Army, and by the time he was discharged, Charli had given birth to Tiffany’s brother Anthony, and was pregnant with Tiffany’s sister, Charlotte. Charli and Lloyd decided to move to Georgia so that Lloyd could go to college. On the way to their new home they were stopped for speeding in a small town. The policeman offered to let them go if they paid him a bribe; otherwise he would take Lloyd to jail.
Opening Day in Savannah, Georgia
Posted by Alex on January 28, 2009, from Savannah, Georgia
Community Partners: Georgia Public Radio, Telfair Museum of Art
The arrival of StoryCorps in Savannah, Georgia was met with wonderful Southern kindness from our partner station, Georgia Public Radio. There were lots of balloons and a huge StoryCorps cake. Nancy Mercer Gerard and her husband Stephen Gerard were the first participants. Nancy is the niece of Johnny Mercer, a famous singer songwriter from Savannah.
The MobileBooth is located right nearby the Telfair Museum of Art in Telfair Square – one of 25 squares in the city. Everywhere you look there are green spaces with oak trees covered in Spanish moss. Plenty of opportunities to sit in the shade and have a good conversation…
