Tybee Remembers When
Tybee Island Historical Society presents oral histories with the people who live, love, and leave a legacy on Tybee Island, Georgia.
Episodes
The Hosti sisters are the daughters of Ernest and Dot Hosti. Ernest was one of 9 children of Henri Leo Hosti of Strasbourg and Helen Elizabeth Hohnerlein of Berlichingen, Germany.
Henri/Henry allegedly jumped ship in Savannah where he eventually met Helen. Henry was known to be a talented pianist and cook who was eventually employed by the Savannah Police Department. At the time of his WWI draft registration at 38 years old ...
Jay Burke, chairman of the Tybee Island St. Patrick’s Day Irish Heritage Committee, talks about founding and running the Tybee Island Irish Heritage Parade, with the 24th parade planned for 2027 on the Saturday before Savannah’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Burke explains how the parade began from a challenge, his goal to start Tybee’s tourist season earlier, and how volunteers, the Marine Rescue Squadron, Sava...
Tony Heidt, born April 23, 1935, in Savannah (Telfair Hospital) recalls how his family began renting on Tybee before his father bought a raised Dr. Harris house for $2,700, sparking a lifelong attachment to Tybee. He describes courting stories, childhood summers barefoot on the island, and World War II memories: Coast Guard horseback patrols with submachine guns, Pearl Harbor at age six, rumors of spies, and exploring Fort Screven ...
Savannah’s Prohibition story begins before national Prohibition. Georgia passed a statewide prohibition law in 1907, becoming the first southern state to do so, and Georgia remained dry until 1935, even after national repeal in 1933. Savannah…and the larger “Free State of Chatham,” however, remained “as dry as the middle of the Atlantic.” (or as wet as the highway on a king tide). On Tybee...
For Captains Cecil and Elizabeth Johnson, Tybee Island became more than a destination—it became home. In this episode, they share stories of growing up around Tybee, building a life on the water, launching a charter fishing business, and the lasting influence of legendary captain Charlie Walsh. From shrimp boats and offshore adventures to the origins of the Tour de Lights and unforgettable moments on the water, this conversat...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Mrs. Blanche Solomon of Tybee Island. Recorded April 17, 1986. This is Tybee Remembers When ...
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Kathleen Burke went from Tybee to Oxford…and it all started at the Tybee Library. This is Tybee Remembers When ...
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This is the legacy of Johnny J. Anderson - locally known as "Rudy"! Tybee Remembers When ...
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Meet Shirley Sessions! Tybee Remembers When ...
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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.
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Meet Paul and Terri Jackson! Tybee Remembers When ... the last Lighthouse Keeper's grandchildren stilled played on the light station grounds.
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Meet Jack Boylston - or Tybee Jack! Tybee Remembers When ... the Beach Bum Parade got its start.
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Meet Swann Seiler. Tybee Remembers When ... UGA legends shared their Tybee Island stories!
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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 Air Home, and the Tybee Library got its start.
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Meet George Spriggs - better known as "Big George". Tybee Remembers When ... Big George started North Beach Grill, and a local legend was born!
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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.
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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 in the water.
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Meet Jim Stephens and Clay Culver! Tybee Remembers When ... the surfing community really got down to "business".
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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 Island Historical Society.
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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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