Delta Memories: A Collective Memoir is an oral history project that provides young people with the skills and techniques needed to collect oral histories. Students interview members of the community including: seniors, teachers, artists, politicians and business owners. They engage them in discussion about their lives and experiences and collect and preserve their Delta memories. To learn more…

Students from Cassie Pennington Junior High participated in the first phase of the project. They were recommended by teachers and community leaders and had to write a statement about why they wished to participate. Five ninth-grade students were selected to take part in a one day training seminar where they learned how to professionally interview and record their subjects. Students embraced the oral history project at the Museum with dedication, grace and a sense of curiosity.Each student selected and researched topics of their choice, based on events that took place in their own backyard and later conducted two or three interviews. Below are highlights of selected interviews. Complete transcripts in pdf. format soon to follow.