Tybee Remembers When

In this Tybee Remembers When episode, we talk with Eddie Sheppard about his lifelong connection to Tybee Island, from month-long family summer rentals in the 1940s, beach days under the pier on inner tubes, and escaping the 1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane, to teenage skiing on Back River with the Hogans and family crabbing trips.   Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybe...

In this episode of Tybee Remembers When, host Kelsey Chandler interviews Renee DeRossett about her first visits to Tybee, her move to the island, and how Tybee’s nature and community drew her back—especially Little Tybee.   View photos from this episode: {PHOTOS}   Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical Society on Facebook Tybee Historical Society on Instag...

In this Tybee Remembers When interview, Michael Hugh “Mike” Braswell recalls childhood trips to Tybee Island tied to his father’s house-moving work and the freedom of walking to Chu’s and the Tybee Market, including a failed attempt to buy his dad beer at age five.   View photos from this episode: {PHOTOS} Enhanced and decorative images were created by Mike Braswell Other images were of his family...

The Hosti sisters are the daughters of Ernest and Dot Hosti. Ernest was one of 9 children of Henri Leo Hosti of Strasbourg and Helen Elizabeth Hohnerlein of Berlichingen, Germany.    Henri/Henry allegedly jumped ship in Savannah where he eventually met Helen. Henry was known to be a talented pianist and cook who was eventually employed by the Savannah Police Department. At the time of his WWI draf...

Jay Burke, chairman of the Tybee Island St. Patrick’s Day Irish Heritage Committee, talks about founding and running the Tybee Island Irish Heritage Parade, with the 24th parade planned for 2027 on the Saturday before Savannah’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Burke explains how the parade began from a challenge, his goal to start Tybee’s tourist season earlier, and how volunteers, the Marine Rescue Squ...

Tony Heidt, born April 23, 1935, in Savannah (Telfair Hospital) recalls how his family began renting on Tybee before his father bought a raised Dr. Harris house for $2,700, sparking a lifelong attachment to Tybee. He describes courting stories, childhood summers barefoot on the island, and World War II memories: Coast Guard horseback patrols with submachine guns, Pearl Harbor at age six, rumors of...

Savannah’s Prohibition story begins before national Prohibition. Georgia passed a statewide prohibition law in 1907, becoming the first southern state to do so, and Georgia remained dry until 1935, even after national repeal in 1933. Savannah…and the larger “Free State of Chatham,” however, remained “as dry as the middle of the Atlantic.” (or as wet as the highway on a king tide).  On Tybee bars,...

For Captains Cecil and Elizabeth Johnson, Tybee Island became more than a destination—it became home. In this episode, they share stories of growing up around Tybee, building a life on the water, launching a charter fishing business, and the lasting influence of legendary captain Charlie Walsh. From shrimp boats and offshore adventures to the origins of the Tour de Lights and unforgettable moments...

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Mrs. Blanche Solomon of Tybee Island. Recorded April 17, 1986.  This is Tybee Remembers When ...  TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical Society on Facebook Tybee Historical Society on Instagram Proudly p...

Kathleen Burke went from Tybee to Oxford…and it all started at the Tybee Library. This is Tybee Remembers When ...  TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical Society on Facebook Tybee Historical Society on Instagram Proudly pr...

This is the legacy of Johnny J. Anderson - locally known as "Rudy"! Tybee Remembers When ...  TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical Society on Facebook Tybee Historical Society on Instagram Proudly produced by Dee Daniels...

Meet Shirley Sessions! Tybee Remembers When ...  TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical Society on Facebook Tybee Historical Society on Instagram Proudly produced by Dee Daniels Media - Podcast Production Company You can he...

Meet Bill Lynch! Tybee Remembers When ... Fort Screven was developed, General George Marshall needed boots for the big parade, and half rubber was everyone’s favorite sport. TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical Society on...

Meet Paul and Terri Jackson! Tybee Remembers When ... the last Lighthouse Keeper's grandchildren stilled played on the light station grounds. TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical Society on Facebook Tybee Historical Socie...

Meet Jack Boylston - or Tybee Jack! Tybee Remembers When ... the Beach Bum Parade got its start.   TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical Society on Facebook Tybee Historical Society on Instagram Proudly produced by Dee Dan...

Meet Swann Seiler. Tybee Remembers When ... UGA legends shared their Tybee Island stories!  TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical Society on Facebook Tybee Historical Society on Instagram Proudly produced by Dee Daniels Me...

Meet Bill and Martha Walsh. Tybee Remembers When ... the North end of the island was developed after Fort Screven closed, Chief McCutcheon taught Judo, Martha stayed at the Fresh Air Home, and the Tybee Library got its start. TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices an...

Meet George Spriggs - better known as "Big George". Tybee Remembers When ... Big George started North Beach Grill, and a local legend was born! TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical Society on Facebook Tybee Historical Soc...

Meet Bobby Misroon. Bobby talks about growing up on Tybee in the 1940's and 1950's when it was more rural, and Fort Screven was seeing the end of WWII. TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical Society on Facebook Tybee Histor...

Meet political official and civic leader, the Honorable Edna Jackson! Tybee Remembers When ... W.W. Law brought Civil Rights Activism to Tybee and Representative Edna Jackson waded in the water. TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee...

Meet Jim Stephens and Clay Culver! Tybee Remembers When ... the surfing community really got down to "business".  TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical Society on Facebook Tybee Historical Society on Instagram Proudly prod...

Meet Jim and Dottie Kluttz! Tybee Remembers When ... we saved the Tybee Post Theater, historic preservation became a community objective, and Cullen Chambers arrived at the Tybee Island Historical Society. TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this epis...

Meet J.R. Roseberry! Tybee Remembers When ... we went searching for the Tybee Bomb, the Tybee News served as the main source of information, and the Polar Bear Plunge got its start. TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical So...

Meet Mack Kitchens! Tybee Remembers When ... the Amfico Club was standing, and Tybee’s 70's surf culture was as big as it’s personalities. TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical Society on Facebook Tybee Historical Society...

Meet "Spec" Hosti and Norbert Chandler! Tybee Remembers When ... there were two schools on the island - and community events brought a tight-knit group of locals together.  TYBEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS SEASON TO SOUTHERN BELLE VACATION RENTALS AND TYBEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY . Learn more about the topics, voices and music in this episode: Tybee Historical Society on...