Voices of Savannah
Voices of Savannah is the oral history component of the Municipal Archives' Savannah Community Memory Project. The Municipal Archives partners with neighborhood associations, community groups, and targets specific individuals that have been involved with City government in order to capture different voices of Savannah to help tell the rich history of our community.
The various projects are arranged alphabetically by project title below, and then the interviewee names within each project are arranged alphabetically. Click on an interviewee's name to view their oral history recording on the City's YouTube channel.
Note: All interviews are unedited and may contain adult language, viewer discretion is advised.
Ardmore History Round-Up Day
Explore the Ardmore History Round-Up Day collection for related visual and manuscript materials
- Majure, Steve, October 21, 2017
- Palumbo, Nick, October 21, 2017
- Stramm, Polly, October 21, 2017
- Welch, Chip, October 21, 2017
Beach Institute Community Memory Project
- Rivers, Bernice, April 25, 2024
Cann Park Community Memory Project
Explore the Cann Park Community Collection for related visual and manuscript materials
- Brown, Leonard, January 26, 2024 [also see the Liberty City Neighborhood Collection]
- Atheria Maynard and Ruth Teasley, January 27, 2024
Carver Village History Round-Up Days
Explore the Carver Village History Round-Up Days collection for related visual and manuscript materials
- Crawford, Edith Williams, September 20, 2017
- Ellis, Chester, December 14, 2016
- Ellis, Wilmotine, December 14, 2016
- Powers, Johnnie, December 14, 2016
- Shinhoster, Richard, September 20, 2017
- Wallace, Cody, December 15, 2016
- Williams-Orage, Charlesetta, December 15, 2016
City of Savannah Leadership Oral History Project
Click on the interviewee's name to view their oral history recording on the City's YouTube channel
- Brown, Michael B. (former City Manager), April 4, 2022
- DeLoach, Eddie W. (former Mayor), January 24, 2022
- Jackson, Edna Branch(former Mayor), April 27, 2022
- Jackson, Roy (former City Alderman), November 18, 2021
- Johnson, Otis S. (former City Alderman and Mayor),October 25, 2021
- Jones, Clifton, Jr. (former City Alderman), December 28, 2023
- Monahan, Pat C. (former City Manager), September 29, 2021
- Morrill, Christopher (former Assistant City Manager), December 6, 2021
- Stillwell, W. Brooks, III (former City Alderman and City Attorney),September 15, 2021
- Vaquer, Mike (former Assistant to the City Manager and Special Assistant to the Mayor),April 13, 2022
Chatham County Community Memory Collection
- Oakland Missionary Baptist Church, January 26, 2024
Everyone Has A Story Collection
- Beran, Charlotte, February 7, 2025
- Bluestone, Karen, March 3, 2025
- Cohen, Bruce, February 26, 2025
- Janson, Jim, May 7, 2025
- Johnson-Simon, Deborah, May 2, 2025
- Matyjasik, Eileen, February 28, 2025
- Matyjasik, Robert, February 28, 2025
- O'Brien, Charles, May 2, 2025
- Pyrch, Ed, February 1, 2025
- Pyrch, Kathleen, February 1, 2025
- Rountree Klein, Sally, April 14, 2025
Faith In Action Savannah Community Memory Project Residency
- Ali, Sakinah Ziyada, September 11, 2024 (Transcript)
- Beatty, Margaret, April 5, 2024 (Transcript)
- Bostick, Katrina, February 15, 2024 (Transcript)
- Buttimer, James, February 15, 2024 (Transcript)
- Bynum, Dana Felty, September 11, 2024 (Transcript)
- Campbell, Walter, June 21, 2024 (Transcript)
- Chaney, Michael, February 15, 2024 (Transcript)
- Cheatham, Becky, February 15, 2024 (Transcript)
- Farbo, Brittany, September 12, 2024 (Transcript)
- Haas, Robert, February 15, 2024 (Transcript)
- Hanson, Robert, February 15, 2024 (Transcript)
- Hardnett, Candace, September 12, 2024 (Transcript)
- Hendricks, Christopher, September 11, 2024 (Transcript)
- Hester, Billy, February 15, 2024 (Transcript)
- Johnson, Kathryn, February 15, 2024 (Transcript)
- Johnson, Otis, April 5, 2024 (Transcript)
- Kahn, Paul, June 21, 2024 (Transcript)
- Kohler, Thomas, April 5, 2024 (Transcript)
- Lester, Rexanna K. and Kevin Ionno, September 12, 2024 (Transcript)
- Lester, James Stanley, September 12, 2024 (Transcript)
- Love, Ruth and John Ruehl, June 21, 2024 (Transcript)
- Martin, Ben, April 5, 2024 (Transcript)
- McDaniel, Larry, June 21, 2024 (Transcript)
- O’Brien, Helen, April 5, 2024 (Transcript)
- O’Neal, Michael, September 10, 2024 (Transcript)
- Ray, Jermain, June 21, 2024 (Transcript)
- Reyes, Aida, September 12, 2024 (Transcript)
- Rouche, Kenneth, June 21, 2024 (Transcript)
- Stone, Melena, April 5, 2024 (Transcript)
- Towns, Richard, June 21, 2024 (Transcript)
Frogtown, Yamacraw, and West Broad Street Community, Savannah Community Memory Project
Explore the Frogtown, Yamacraw, and West Broad Street Community collection for related visual and manuscript materials
- Baumann, Sandra Saussy, August 10, 2019
- Benton, Georgia Wright, August 10, 2019
- Brown, Doris, August, 20, 2019
- Brownlee, Roosevelt, August 10, 2019
- Green, Ernest H., August 10, 2019
- Henderson, Patricia, August 10, 2019
- Maynor, Gloria, August 10, 2019
- Maynor, William, August 10, 2019
Kensington Park Community Memory Project
- Canady, Robin, September 13, 2025
- Hood, John, September 13, 2025
- Roach, Irene, September 12, 2025
Liberty City Community Collection
Explore the Liberty City Community Collection for related visual and manuscript materials
- Brown, Leonard, January 26, 2024 [also see Cann Park Neighborhood Collection]
- Edwards Maynor, Virginia, January 30, 2024
- Hunter Lambert-Walker, Levessie, January 26, 2024
- Johnson, Lester, January 27, 2024
- Jones, Clifton Jr., December 28, 2023 [also see the Voices of Savannah collection]
- McCullough, Martha and Carolyn Stafford, Gracie Wilkins, and Dennis Walker, January 27, 2024
- Myers, Donna, January 26, 2024
- Page, Anthony, January 26, 2024
- Polote, Benjamin, February 14, 2024
- Zeigler, Gloria, January 27, 2024
Proud Savannah History Project
Visit the Proud Savannah History Project page for more information
- Allen, Trent, April 18, 2022 (transcript)
- Bowen, Brinley, October 17, 2023
- Bush, Robert, November 10, 2021(transcript)
- Dunn, Robert and Todd Mauldin (joint interview), November 12, 2021(transcript)
- Dunn, Robert, November 4, 2021(transcript)
- Edminster, Clinton, September 21, 2021(transcript)
- Graves, Gene, November 22, 2021(transcript)
- Guiterrez, Maria "Chela," October 12, 2021(transcript)
- Hardnett, Candace, September 2, 2021(transcript)
- Hardy, David, June 25, 2022
- Hester, Billy, October 4, 2021(transcript)
- Hill, Mark, August 30, 2021(transcript)
- Jackson, Edna Branch (former Mayor of Savannah), April 27, 2022
- Johnson, Van (Mayor of Savannah), May 17, 2022(transcript)
- Klibert, Jeff, February 13, 2023
- Kreuger, Mark (Session 1), August 10, 2021(transcript)
- Kreuger, Mark (Session 2), August 31, 2021(transcript)
- Latham, Patty, October 19, 2023
- Mauldin, Todd, November 4, 2021(transcript)
- Melander, Ron, October 13, 2022
- Miller, Pamela Anne, October 20, 2021(transcript)
- Molly, July 27, 2023
- Montoya, Orlando, August 26, 2021(transcript)
- Oli Mac, October 19, 2023
- Purtee, Kurtis ,October 6, 2021(transcript)
- Renzi, Tracey, August 4, 2023
- Shelburne, Richard, October 19, 2023
- Smith, Roger H., November 5, 2021(transcript)
- Stonewall Block Party History on the Go! [multiple participants], June2024
- Trans Museum Part 1 [Narrators Zhazhee Rabbit, Ke'Shawn Spellman and Ben Chaffee], December 4, 2024
- Trans Museum Part 2 [Narrators Zhazhee Rabbit, Ke'Shawn Spellman and Ben Chaffee], December 4, 2024
- Trans Museum Part 3 [Narrators Zhazhee Rabbit, Ke'Shawn Spellman and Ben Chaffee], December 4, 2024
- Walden, Tracy, March 18, 2022(transcript)
Savannah Voices
Explore the Voices of Savannah collection for a complete description of the collection.
- Arnold, Mercedes, September 24, 2024
- DeLoach, Jessie Collier, November 4, 2024
- Jones, Clifton Jr., December 28, 2023 [also see the Liberty City Community Collection]
- Kohler, Thomas, November 5, 2025
- Lominack, Jerry, July 8, 2022
- Mobley, Virginia, March 4, 2021
- Noble, Elisabeth, May 18, 2023
- Rodriguez, Daniela, October 20, 2020 [request link from Municipal Archives Staff to view]
- Savannah Chinese Heritage Association, March 9, 2025
- Stokes, Cheryl, December 20, 2023
- Taylor, Gena, February 20, 2024
Springfield Terrace School (Pearl Lee Smith School)
Explore the Springfield Terrace School Collection for related visual and manuscript materials
- Baker, Barbara, August 16, 2024
- Berksteiner, Bettye, August 16, 2024
- Brown, Leonard, August 16, 2024
- Lockett, Lydia, August 16, 2024
- Nesbit, Martha, August 16, 2024
- Price, Brenda, August 16, 2024
- Simmons, Betty, August 16, 2024
Tatemville Community Memory Project
- Jones, Betty, January 30, 2024
White Bluff Community, Savannah Community Memory Project
Explore the White Bluff Community collection for related visual and manuscript materials
- Battise, Arthur Mae Branch, January 20, 2023
- Brown, Doris, January 20, 2023
- Denny, Gordon, January 20, 2023
- Hall, Emma, January 21, 2023
- Hannon, Ethel, January 20, 2023
- Mack, Angela Givens, January 21, 2023
- Mack, David, January 20, 2023
- Overstreet, Linda, January 21, 2023
- Simmons, Mary Johnson, January 21, 2023
- Tubbs, Vicki, January 21, 2023
- White, Isaac, January 20, 2023
Woodville Community Memory Project
- Anderson, Pamela, July 28, 2025
- Bryan, Albert, July 7, 2025
- Davis, Richard, July 28, 2025
- Edwards, Harold Sr., July 7, 2025
- Edwards, Juanita, July 7, 2025
- Gibbons, Bertha, July 28, 2025
- Grant, Chauncey, July 28, 2025
- Green-Williams, Linda, July 7, 2025
- Hall, Marie, July 28. 2025
- Holmes, Theresa, Vivian Palmer, and Verdenia Sanders, July 28, 2025
- Howard-Hall, Tonia, July 7, 2025
- Jackson, George and Bertha Gibbons, July 7, 2025
- Jivens, Marilyn, July 7, 2025
- McMillar, Thomas, July 7, 2025
- Parris, E. Joyce, July 28, 2025 [Access granted upon request*]
- Worriels Lambert, Felicia and Patricia Scott, July 7, 2025
* email Archives@savannahga.gov to request access to this interview