This digital story recording was created in conjunction with the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street program and its Stories from Main Street student documentary initiative, called "Stories: Yes." The project encourages students and their mentors to research and record stories about small-towns and rural neighborhoods, waterways, personal memories, cultural traditions, work histories, as well as thoughts about American democracy. These documentaries are then shared on Smithsonian websites and social media.
Filmed and created by Buffalo Island Central High School, EAST Students, in conjunction with the Buffalo Island Museum, Arkansas.
Red Palmer describes what it was like to get water out of a well using a well bucket like the one on display at the Buffalo Island Museum in Arkansas.
This story is connected to Buffalo Island Central High School's EAST program and its online story map From Swamp to Farmland. They created interactive exhibits at the Buffalo Island Museum, which trace the the history of agriculture in the area. Within the exhibition, the photo was connected to an augmented reality experience that brought the object to life. To see it, search for this story on www.museumonmainstreet.org.
Red Palmer (00:00): This has got a thing in here that won't let the water run out, or... I mean, it won't run out fast. We drop this down in the well, and let it get full of water. I mean, it'll fill up full of water, and then you lift it up to the top as fast as you can. If that holds five gallons, why, you've probably got four when you get up to the top with it, or something, but [inaudible] some of it leak out. You'll lose some of it on the way up. Won't you?
Asset ID:
