During the Spring semester of 2019, Episcopal Place and Samford University led an oral history project funded by the Alabama Humanities Foundation.  The intent of the project was to bridge a gap between the greatest generation (Episcopal Place residents) and millennials (Samford University students).

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During the Spring semester seven Samford students were paired with Episcopal Place residents for weekly visits, which created a platform for discussion and interaction.  On the first day of the project, residents and students immediately fell into lively conversation and laughter as they got to know each other.  

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As the weeks progressed bonds formed during their weekly visits while students and residents played games, shared stories, and decorated umbrellas for Gumbo Gala.  

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Near the end of the project, an audio recording of reach student and resident pair was produced.  Over eight hours of audio recordings were edited into a 17 minute podcast, available on this website as well as Samford University.

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Special thanks to the Alabama Humanities Foundation for making this project possible.  Episcopal Place and Samford University plan to continue the project with a new set of participants for the 2019-2020 academic year.  Please take a few minutes to listen to our podcast and learn how two generations learned that they actually have a lot in common.