The Museum has a large collection of oral histories recorded on cassette tape by the Gulfport Historical Society, circa 1982-1985. The majority of these histories became Our Story of Gulfport, Florida.
Thanks to donations, several cassettes were digitized and are being made available on SoundCloud. The in-house digitization of the full oral history cassette collection is an ongoing project of the Museum.
Featured histories:
Williams Brothers — Ever been to Williams Pier? This is an oral history from the Williams brothers, Walter and Bert. In this 17 minute interview, they talk about what fishing used to be like in the Gulf, and what it was like growing up in Gulfport. Fun fact: Charlie Williams, Walter’s son, was crowned Gulfport’s first-ever Mullet King.
Bishop Edwin Nesbitt
Interviewee: Bishop Edwin Nesbitt, St. Jude United Holiness Church (St. Jude Great Commission Church)
Interviewer: Helen Ross, Mary P. Atkinson
Date: January 26, 1985
Location: St. Jude United Holiness Church, 2012 Auburn St S, St. Petersburg, FL
Subjects: St. Jude United Holiness Church (St. Jude Great Commission Church) deed, history, architecture; Glen Oak (Glen Oaks) Cemetery; Barnett family; archaeological survey
(Digitized by GHM, 2024)