Jen Weidner, Assistant Reference Librarian and local historian with the Jeffersonville Township Public Library is joined by guest co-host Vincent Thomas, Computer Lab and Training Specialist to discuss the 1937 Flood that changed Jeffersonville forever.

They discuss:
Just how much of Jeffersonville was flooded.
Vincent explains his research about how communities of color were affected.
Actual recordings of first hand accounts and responses to the devastating flood.
Resources

https://orangebeanindiana.com/2020/01/12/eleven-days-of-rain-the-ohio-river-valley-flood-of-1937/

https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/75-years-later-remembering-the-1937-flood/article_a3615bb2-362e-5356-aa1c-962185a495e1.html

https://louisvillemsd.org/programs/programs-and-projects/floodplain-management/flooding-history-louisville

https://digital.library.in.gov/Search/Results?lookfor=Jeffersonville+1937+flood+interviews&submit=

This Place We Call Home

https://jeffersonville.polarislibrary.com/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&pos=1&cn=56812

1937 Mud, Sweat and Tears A Community Remembers The Flood

https://jeffersonville.polarislibrary.com/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&pos=17&cn=3944