Thursday Oct 10, 2024
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 Air Home, and the Tybee Library got its start.
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Theme Music: "Tybee Where the Georgia Peaches Go"
This rendition of the 1926 song by Samuel B. Miller, originally sung by Dewey Holm and His Savannahians on Tybrisa Pavilion, was rerecorded by Turner Horton, TV and Film Composer for the “Tybee Remembers When” podcast in 2024.
Tap HERE for images of the original sheet music from the archives
All recordings in this podcast are the thoughts and opinions of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the Tybee Island Historical Society. Oral histories are, by nature, subjective accounts and should not be taken as unbiased fact without further verification.