Georgia Environmental Oral History Project

Dublin Core

Subject

Environmental policy

Politics and Public Policy

Agriculture and Industry

Description

The Georgia Environmental Oral History Project was started in 2013 via a partnership between the Russell Library and Betsy Bean. The project documents the forces that have shaped and are currently shaping the Georgia landscape, including such topics as environmental activism (with a focus on grassroots activism), legislation related to environmental issues, the environmental history of the Georgia coast, the interplay between conservation, industry, and tourism, the politics of "sustainability," and the relationship between environmental issues and public safety. Early interviews focus on Brunswick and Glynn County including numerous Superfund sites, the development issues surrounding St. Simons Island and Jekyll Island, and the challenges of protecting coastal marshlands.

All interviews in this collection have been indexed in OHMS.

Creator

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Publisher

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Date

2013-

Identifier

RBRL345GEOH

Coverage

Georgia

Interviews in this Collection (23):

Interview with Jean Poleszak, September 23, 2013 (RBRL345GEOH-001)

Jean Poleszak interviewed by Betsy Bean. Jean Poleszak discusses how she and her husband first became acquainted with Jekyll Island after stopping over on their drive down to vacation in Florida from their home in Kenmore, N.Y. After moving full time…

Interview with Lydia Thompson, September 23, 2013 (RBRL345GEOH-002)

Lydia Thompson is a naturalist and artist. She was born in Natchez, MS, and moved to the Georgia coast in 1985. Thompson currently lives on St. Simons Island is a columnist for the Jekyll Golden Islander. Thompson's primary focus is on the…

Interview with Woody Woodside, September 23, 2013 (RBRL345GEOH-003)

A resident of Brunswick and Glynn County since 1973, M. H. “Woody” Woodside has served as president of the Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce since 1985. He previously spent 11 years on the congressional staff of “Bo” Ginn and 3 years with…

Interview with Ben Slade, September 23, 2013 (RBRL345GEOH-004)

Ben Slade was born in Savannah, Georgia, and lived in several coastal towns during his childhood. He graduated from North Fulton High School in Atlanta and Vanderbilt University. He returned to St. Simons in 1961 and began a 36 year career at First…

Interview with Nancy Thomason, September 23, 2013 (RBRL345GEOH-005)

Born in New York, Nancy Thomason is the proprietor of Beachview Books on St. Simons Island. Thomason first opened a bookstore on the island in 1976. Since moving to the Georgia coast, Thomason has been involved with various grassroots efforts to…

Interview with David Kyler, September 24, 2013 (RBRL345GEOH-006)

David Kyler is the executive director of the Center for a Sustainable Coast, a non-profit membership organization he co-founded in 1997. The Center works to protect, preserve, and sustain the vital natural, cultural, and economic resources of coastal…

Interview with Daniel Parshley, September 24, 2013 (RBRL345GEOH-007)

Daniel Parshley was born in Niagara Falls, New York, as the son of an aeronautical engineer. His childhood was spent in California and Connecticut where he graduated from high school and attended college. Brunswick, Georgia, has been Parshley's home…

Interview with James Holland, September 24, 2013 (RBRL345GEOH-008)

James Holland is the retired Altamaha Riverkeeper. Holland grew up in Cochran, Georgia, where he first began hunting and fishing. Holland enlisted in the armed forces and became a Marine at age 17. After his service he moved to Brunswick and worked…

Interview with John Littles, March 9, 2015 (RBRL345GEOH-009)

Interview with Mary Moran, March 10, 2015 (RBRL345GEOH-010)

Interview with Wilson Moran, March 10, 2015 (RBRL345GEOH-011)

Interview with Bob Killian, March 20, 2015 (RBRL345GEOH-012)

Interview with Duane Harris, March 20, 2015 (RBRL345GEOH-013)

Interview with Daniel Parshley, March 23, 2015 (RBRL345GEOH-014)

Daniel Parshely was a project manager for the Glynn Environmental Coalition. In this interview he discusses the Brunswick Wood Preserving Superfund Site. He describes the pollution of the site and outlines the cleanup and waste containment history.…

Interview with Virginia Gunn, March 23, 2015 (RBRL345GEOH-015)

Virginia Gunn was a prominent television personality in Atlanta before she moved to St. Simons, Georgia where she worked to protect sea turtles. Gunn started the nonprofit Save the Beach and successfully ran for County Commissioner in order to…

Interview with Nancy Thomason, March 23, 2015 (RBRL345GEOH-016)

In an addendum to an earlier interview, Thomason discusses the work of Virginia Gunn to prevent beach renourishment at St. Simons Island. She describes Gunns’ work as County Commissioner and as president of Save the Beaches.

Interview with Craig Barrow, May 13, 2015 (RBRL345GEOH-017)

Born in 1942, Craig Barrow, III is the ninth generation of his family to manage his ancestral home, Wormsloe, near Savannah, Georgia. Barrow is a direct descendant of Nobel Jones, one of the first settlers in Georgia. Barrow attended the University…

Interview with Sarah Ross, May 14, 2015 (RBRL345GEOH-018)

Sarah Ross is the Executive Director of the University of Georgia Center for Research and Education at Wormsloe in Savannah, Georgia. She is also the President of The Wormsloe Foundation and Executive Director of the Wormsloe Institute for…