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.
Erratum
The following error was identified and corrected. On page 3, the image (Source F) is not of enslaved people but of Torrey's employees in front of the tabby houses. Featured Source F is a primary source image of employees of the Torrey-West family who are descendants of Enslaved Peoples on Ossabaw Island. This historical photograph dates from the 1930s. The tabby houses were constructed in the 1820s - 1840s as housing for Enslaved Peoples. Later, staff members lived in the tabby houses until the 1980s. This historical photograph is from the Georgia Historical Society.
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.
