City of Marietta 175th Anniversary Oral History Video Clips

 

In 2009 the city of Marietta celebrated its 175th anniversary. These oral history video clips, titled Remembering Marietta, were produced for the Marietta 175th Anniversary Website, which can be found on the WayBack Machine. The project was supervised by Brandon Andrews, Assistant Supervisor Kristin Saxon, oral histories were carried out by Dr. Tom Scott, filming by Cody Bly, and editing by Truitt Clark.

The digital reproductions on this site are provided for research consultation and scholarly purposes only. Further distribution and/or any commercial use of the works from this site is strictly forbidden without the permission of Kennesaw State University, Department of Archives, Rare Books and Records Management. Please credit the following individuals for their work on this project: Cody Bly; Truitt Clark; Dr. Tom Scott; Brandon Andrews; Kristin Saxon

Recent Submissions

  • Phillip M. Goldstein 

    Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (2022-03-11)
    Philip M. Goldstein, retired Marietta City Council Member, discusses the history of his father's business and the buildings it had inhabited.

  • Johnny Fulmer 

    Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (2022-03-11)
    Johnny Fulmer discusses how he started the Marietta Square Farmers Market and how it expanded over the years.

  • Felecca Wilson Taylor 

    Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (2022-03-11)
    Felecca Wilson Taylor talks about her mother, Hattie Wilson, and her one experience participating in a sit-in that occurred at McLellan's.

  • Leigh Colburn 

    Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (2022-03-11)
    Leigh Colburn discusses the impact of Marietta High School on the community and her transition from working in elementary schools to high school.

  • Deane Bonner 

    Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (2022-03-11)
    Deane Bonner, president emeritus of the Cobb County NAACP, discusses some of the early pioneers of the Cobb County NAACP.

  • Dr. Tim and Reed Brown 

    Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (2022-03-11)
    Reed and Dr. Tim Brown discuss the Marietta School System, their careers, Reed Brown with West Side School and Dr. Tim Brown as a teacher and then Assistant Principal of Marietta High School.

  • Bob Ormsby 

    Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (2022-03-11)
    Bob Ormsby, former Lockheed president, discuses the C5 aircraft development and the reduction of weight they needed to do for it, the creation of the Aircraft Museum, and the impact of the aircraft industry on the city of ...

  • Bill Paden 

    Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (2022-03-11)
    Bill Paden, a retired Lockheed Martin engineer, discusses the restoration and history of a prototype C-141B. He details the reason the C-141As were converted to C-141Bs which essentially stetched the plane to increase ...

  • Sherman Martin 

    Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (2022-03-11)
    Sherman Martin talks about going to Pyote Air Force Base to select B-29s to refurbished by Lockheed for the Korean War.

  • Mayor Bill Dunaway 

    Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (2022-03-11)
    Mayor Bill Dunaway discusses the drug stores that were around Marietta and the integration of the luncheonettes that his father ran in the 60s.

  • Louis and Josetta Walker 

    Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (2022-03-11)
    Louis and Josetta Walker talk about their experiences and work with the Marietta School System. Louis also talks briefly about attending Marietta High School in 1965.

  • Jean Lindsay Galt and Jan Gault Russel 

    Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (2022-03-11)
    Jean Lindsay Galt and Jan Galt Russel discuss what remains of the original building after Theatre in the Square began using it and recall

  • Fred D. Bentley, Sr 

    Scott, Thomas Allan (1943- ) (2022-03-11)
    Fred D. Bentley, Sr. discusses why he started his law practice on Washington Avenue and about the history of the Bentley Firm building which is located in the original Cobb County Courthouse from the 1800s.