In this Tybee Remembers When interview, Michael Hugh “Mike” Braswell recalls childhood trips to Tybee Island tied to his father’s house-moving work and the freedom of walking to Chu’s and the Tybee Market, including a failed attempt to buy his dad beer at age five.

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Enhanced and decorative images were created by Mike Braswell

Other images were of his family’s building moving business and his time on Tybee

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Theme Music: "Tybee Where the Georgia Peaches Go"

This rendition of the 1926 song by Samuel B. Miller, originally sung by Dewey Holm and His Savannahians on Tybrisa Pavilion, was rerecorded by Turner Horton, TV and Film Composer for the “Tybee Remembers When” podcast in 2024.

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All recordings in this podcast are the thoughts and opinions of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the Tybee Island Historical Society. Oral histories are, by nature, subjective accounts and should not be taken as unbiased fact without further verification.

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00:00 Podcast Intro

00:40 Meet Mike Braswell

01:43 Spearman Arms Memories

04:08 Chews Store Beer Run

05:43 Tybee Childhood Freedom

06:57 Spearman Legacy

08:39 Fishing Pier Mentor

11:16 Shark Raft Mishap

14:29 689 Pound Shark Saga

27:33 Cool Bus And Hurricane

29:50 Old Tybee Carnival Days

31:44 Quiet Beach Days

32:05 Christys Lunch Counter

32:29 Wrestlers Off Season

34:18 Seashell Tower Tale

36:34 Crab Neck Nickname

37:13 Fishing Lifelong Passion

37:58 Moving Near Tybee

38:46 First Mate Adventures

40:40 Bikini Contest Videos

43:36 Sleeping Under Pavilion

45:51 House Moving Legacy

49:02 Chapel Movie Set Move

49:59 Gilliard Cottage Pride

50:31 North Beach Memories

53:30 Why Tybee Calls Back

55:21 Living By The Tides

56:49 Support The Lighthouse