Growing Up Down the Bay
Children who grew up Down the Bay, the area south of Government Street, have fond memories of the neighborhood. Learn more about growing up in the community through oral history interviews from the Down the Bay Oral History Project and artifacts from the I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeology Project and consider how childhood has (and hasn't) changed through time.
The exhibit is on display at the Ben May Library (701 Government Street) from April 26-May 31. Come to one of our events at the library and check it out while you’re there!
Exhibit Open House from 2pm-3pm.
Meet the USA undergraduate students who curated the exhibit.
Oral History Listening Session from 2 pm - 4 pm.
Listen to memories from the Down the Bay project and share your own.
Take a Break Thursday from 4 pm - 5 pm.
Kids activities about archaeology and history
Down the Bay: Oral History and Archaeology from 6 pm - 7 pm.
Panel presentation about the Down the Bay Oral History Project and I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeology Project
This exhibit was curated by undergraduate students in the Spring 2024 Museum Methods in Archaeology Course at the University of South Alabama (pictured above with community advisor Valenia Green).
Student curators:
Meadow Armstrong
Gabe Berault
Killian Day
Joseph Deustch
Hannah Durgin
Anne Goodman
Trinity Jenkins
Anna Jones
John Lawrence
Nicole Lemon
Eric Logan
Bex Shepan
A big thanks to Valenia Green for serving as our community advisor and to everyone from Down the Bay who shared their memories with our project team!