How Can an Oyster Reveal the Stories of a Place?

Authors

Ariel Cornett, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Delandrea Hall, University of North TexasFollow
Kathryn L. Haughney, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Cynthia C. Massey, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Amanda Wall, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Abstract

This inquiry leads students through a place-based investigation of oysters. Students will learn how artifacts, such as oysters, have the potential to reveal the stories of a place. Oysters are connected to the 4,000 year human history of Ossabaw Island that spans many cultural groups including, but not limited to Indigenous People, Enslaved People, and Genesis Project Members. These human inhabitants used oysters in a number of ways to sustain their physical bodies, structures, and connection to the land and waterways. Visible influences of the oyster can be observed on Ossabaw Island today.

Recommended Citation

Cornett, Ariel; Hall, Delandrea; Haughney, Kathryn L.; Massey, Cynthia C.; and Wall, Amanda (2024) "How Can an Oyster Reveal the Stories of a Place?," Teaching Social Studies in the Peach State: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 7.

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