More Southern Souls
There are stories all over this ship and my job is to save them
“I was born and raised in Bay Minette and started working at the USS Alabama out of high school. My brother cut grass...
We wear dresses and jewelry with everything we do
"We have been hiking in the mountains all day. We wear dresses and jewelry with everything we do. It is part of our...
My boat costs as much as a wife
"I grew up in Rich, Mississippi, on the north end of the Mississippi Delta, outside of Tunica. Rich was just a gas...
We chased the dream and caught it
“I grew up in Mobile. In 1958, my friend Bobby McBride and I were in Point Clear at Jim Delaney's house shucking...
I started drifting from place to place
“I am from California but I have been in Arkansas for the last six years. My friend came to Alaska last year and...
It is salmon season
I am cleaning red salmon. This is salmon season and my husband stands in the water and catches them with dip net with...
I want to provide love for the people that most of society deems unlovable
“I worked at an inner-city church in Redding, Pennsylvania. My wife and I wanted to get our kids out of the rat race...
This is what unites us
"Twenty years ago I was living in San Diego. I visited my brother in Anchorage and never went back. I moved here in...
Our mother brought us to Anchorage for a better life
“We are sisters and she is our cousin. Our mom got a job here and brought us to Anchorage from Nebraska for a better...
It was easy to lead a double life
"I am a street pastor. The natives were taught from long age to hate white people because we took their land. I have...
I came to Alaska almost 50 years ago and knew I was home
“I grew up in Los Angeles. I was a surfer girl with long blonde hair and a bikini. My family traveled by truck and...
My mission in life became to make this the best place to raise kids with special needs
“The original plan was to go to the FBI Academy. My dad was in law enforcement. I thought I was going to study...