I regularly share my research in public forums, and I have developed several walking tours based on my local film history research, which I offer to my classes, local museums and organizations, and anyone who’s interested.

If you would like to arrange for a West Broad Street walking tour, please contact me here.

Upcoming Events

Friday, August 28, 2026, 3:30-4:30pm & Saturday, August 29, 2026, 10:00-11:00am

“Movies, Jazz, and Vaudeville: A Tour of the Sights and Sounds of West Broad Street.” Driving tour programmed for the Savannah Municipal Archives, City of Savannah. This tour will be offered twice.

Thursday, November 19, 6pm

“Making Film History on West Broad Street.” Invited talk for the Historic Savannah Foundation. Link.

Saturday, November 21, 10am

West Broad Street walking tour. Programming for the Historic Savannah Foundation.

Past events

2026

Launch of “StoryRoots: Mapping Savannah’s History” at the Black Art Expo (February 21). Otis S. Johnson Cultural Arts Center, Savannah.

2025

West Broad Street walking tour (February 22). Programming for the Evans Center for African American Studies, SCAD Museum of Art. Link.

Screening and discussion of classic “race” films (February 22). Programming for the Black Culture Film Series, Evans Center for African American Studies, SCAD Museum of Art. Link.

“Josephine Stiles and the West Broad St. Theater District” (September 19). Invited talk for the “Hungry for History” series, programmed by the Savannah Municipal Archives, City of Savannah.

West Broad Street walking tour (November 8). Programming for the Evans Center for African American Studies, SCAD Museum of Art. Link.

Created tour route, selected images, and wrote text captions for “Historic West Broad Street: Savannah’s African American Cultural Hub.” This map was the pilot project for “StoryRoots: Mapping Savannah’s History,” Savannah Municipal Archives, City of Savannah. This map launched “a community-driven project that identifies places of historical significance, helping to tell the many stories of Savannah’s diverse past.”

“Savannah’s African American Movie Theaters: A Walking Tour of Historic West Broad Street” (December 12). Walking tour programmed for the Savannah Municipal Archives, City of Savannah.

2022

“Go Down, Death! and the origins of African American filmmaking” (December 10). Presentation, film screening, and discussion. Evans Center for African American Studies, SCAD Museum of Art. Link.

“Go Down, Death! and the untold story of Savannah’s first Black movie theater” (December 10). Presentation, film screening, and discussion. Evans Center for African American Studies, SCAD Museum of Art. Link.