Alright Athens
autor: Athens-Limestone County Public Library
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Richard Martin: The Martins of Athens / Limestone County, Alabama
Richard Martin: The Martins of Athens / Limestone County, Alabama
O tym podcaście
ALRIGHT ATHENS: Tell Us Your Story! A podcast featuring the people of Athens and Limestone County, Alabama. Each story is as unique as the people themselves, but they all reveal the character, the culture, and the distinct voices of a classic Southern community. Entertaining. Thoughtful. Poignant. Listen to these sound snapshots from our latest Library Voices podcast series. From Athens-Limestone Public Library.
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- Richard Martin: The Martins of Athens / Limestone County, Alabama · 35 min · Odcinek 11Athens native Richard Martin comes from a long line of Martins with the Martin surname coincidentally shared by both his mother and father. After hearing stories all his life, he…
- Remembering Vietnam: A Conversation with Thanh Boyer and Frank Grose · 42 min · Odcinek 10Frank ‘Max’ Grose was 21 years old in 1967 when he was sent to Vietnam to serve in the 147th assault support helicopter company known as the Hillclimbers. He piloted his Chinook…
- Thanh Boyer: From Vietnam to Athens, AL · 41 min · Odcinek 9July 18, 1980, Thanh Boyer arrived in Athens, Alabama as a Vietnamese Boat refugee. She was 12 years old. This is her story - a journey of courage, pathos, humor, and…
- Joel Mize: World War II Military Family · 22 min · Odcinek 7Joel Mize is the son and nephew of five World War II veterans representing the U.S. Army, Army Air Corps, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marines Corps. Growing up they were his personal…
- Frank Grose: Vietnam Chinook Helicopter Pilot · 29 min · Odcinek 8Frank ‘Max’ Grose served in the 147th assault support helicopter company in Vietnam, known as the Hillclimbers. He was 21 years old when he got to Vietnam in 1967 and tasked with…
- Gene Keith: Athens Art Instructor · 17 min · Odcinek 6Gene Keith, retired Athens art teacher, taught his students much more than art: for thirty four years, he also gave them lessons in life. He reflects on his career and we get a a…
- Fred Smith: Looking Back · 16 min · Odcinek 5Fred Smith has lived in Limestone County all of his life. He remembers a slower, gentler time and describes his life growing up in 1950's Athens. He looks back at a time when…
- Louis Rossignolo: from Sicily to Athens, AL · 11 min · Odcinek 4At age 5, Louis Rossignolo looked up at the skies from a farm outside Sicily to see American and German planes dropping bombs during World War II. At the time, Limestone County…
- Helga Stover: from Bavaria to Athens, AL · 12 min · Odcinek 3Helga Stover came to America from Germany in 1956, settling in North Alabama in 1964. Though initially in "culture shock" Helga's is a story of adaptation and embracing life both…
- Paul (P.I.) Irons: Athens Firefighter · 17 min · Odcinek 2They call him P.I. Paul Irons. A veteran firefighter who responded to fire alarms in Athens for over 40 years. In that time he developed a rapport with both his men and his…
- Leah Oakley: Squirrel Goes Berserk! · 13 min · Odcinek 1Leah Oakley, resident of Athens, Alabama, is recovering from back surgery when an unexpected visitor pays a call. The Day the Squirrel Went Berserk song by Ray Stevens comes to…
