The History You Do Not Know
Season 9 Episode 2 | 26m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Memphis Public Library Archivist Wayne Dowdy tells you about The History You Do Not Know.
Many Memphians might remember eating at The Gridiron restaurant, or shopping at Shainberg’s. But do you know the stories behind those Memphis landmarks. And if you lived in Memphis in the summer of 1949, the American Airlines plane crash near Cherokee golf course? Or does the name Lil Hardin Armstrong ring a bell? Archivist Wayne Dowdy will tell you more about The History You Do Not Know.
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The History You Do Not Know
Season 9 Episode 2 | 26m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Many Memphians might remember eating at The Gridiron restaurant, or shopping at Shainberg’s. But do you know the stories behind those Memphis landmarks. And if you lived in Memphis in the summer of 1949, the American Airlines plane crash near Cherokee golf course? Or does the name Lil Hardin Armstrong ring a bell? Archivist Wayne Dowdy will tell you more about The History You Do Not Know.
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