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.
Student storytellers in Brunswick, Maryland, worked with the Brunswick Railroad Museum and the Brunswick Library in Maryland to produce a long-format oral history with area residents about everything from African American history to Big Band music and downtown retail stores.
This nearly two-hour audio story features many storytellers, including Jim Dixon, The Greenfield Sisters, Estelle Belt, Ruth Staple, Ruth and Ed Waters, James Castle, Lila and Judge Wenner, Robert Moler, Charlie Smith, Karin Tome, Jackie and Claire Ebersole, Wendall Stewart, Walt Stull, and Connie Koenig. A complete transcription of these conversations is available with the media file.
Asset ID: 2022.22.01
Find a complete transcription at www.museumonmainstreet.org
