Ossabaw Island Foundation Press Room
Ossabaw In the News
“Eleanor Torrey West, Preserver of Her Inherited Island, Dies at 108”
–Veronica Penney, The New York Times
“Difference Maker, Elizabeth DuBose: Ossabaw Island Foundation leader discusses Sandy West’s legacy”
–Podcast with Savannah Morning News’s Adam Van Brimmer
“Sandy West showed love for Ossabaw by protecting island as a natural treasure.”
–Elizabeth DuBose, Op-Ed, Savannah Morning News
“The magic of Sandy West, Ossabaw Island and the number 108”
–Jane Fishman, Savannah Morning News
“Sandy West: A legacy like no other”
–Jim Morekis, The Savannahian
“Sandy West, matriarch of Ossabaw Island, dies on her 108th birthday”
–Mary Landers, Savannah Morning News
Ossabaw foundation launches new book about Georgia coast, celebrates 106th birthday of matriarch Sandy West
by Mary Landers
Savannah Morning News, January 18, 2019
Ossabaw Preserve celebrates wild status after 40 years
by Mary Landers
Savannah Morning News, June 12, 2018
Wild, wondrous Ossabaw Island gets its closeup in new book
by Jill Vejnoska
AJC, March 18, 2017
Ossabaw celebrates Sandy West at 104, sea turtles
by Mary Landers
Savannah Morning News, January 15, 2017
Tour highlights Matthew’s wrath on Ossabaw
by Mary Landers
Savannah Morning News, November 4, 2016
Archaeology tour of Ossabaw joins civilians, scientists
by Will Peeples
Savannah Morning News, June 25, 2016
Visit Ossabaw Island
by Dan Chapman
Atlanta Journal & Constitution, June 20, 2016
Ossabaw Island: An Effort to Preserve Slaves’ Tabby Quarters.
Video by Michael Jordan
In a State Full of Civil War Monuments, Slavery is Often Forgotten.
Story by Rosalind Brantley. Photo gallery by Stephen Morton
Atlanta Journal & Constitution, October 31, 2015
Looking for Pearls: Discovering the Magic of Indigo on Ossabaw
by Ben Goggins.
Savannah Morning News. October 9, 2015
Digging into history on Ossabaw Island.
A video news item reported by Michael Jordan.
WSAV-TV, Savannah, August 27, 2015
Cultivating Ossabaw’s heritage indigo plant
by Jessica Leigh Lebos
Connect Savannah, January 21-25, 2015
Shark-bitten turtle rescued on Ossabaw
by Mary Landers
Savannah Morning News, August 15, 2014
Treasured Island
St. Joseph’s / Candler Smart Living, April 2014
Ossabaw Island Foundation is selected to be a part of the, Giving Library
February 2014
Sandy West Presides over Ossabaw Island and 2014 Annual Meeting
By Mary Landers
Savannah Morning News, January 10, 2014
Ossabaw Island Tabby: From Middens to Restoration
by Elizabeth Dubose
Preservation Leadership Forum: National Trust for Historic Preservation, June 2014
One Man’s Epic Quest to Visit Every Former Slave Dwelling in the United States
By Tony Horwitz
Smithsonian Magazine, October 2013
Partnership looks to grow heritage tourism
by Sean Horgan
Savannah Morning News, May 9, 2013
Paul Pressly, Director of the Ossabaw Education Alliance, keynote speaker at the Georgia Historical Society Annual Meeting
Savannah Moring News, May 3, 2013
Atlanta News Clip of GA Conservancy Spring Service Weekend on Ossabaw Island
WSB-TV, May 3-5, 2013
Mrs. West Turns 100
by Orlando Montoya
Georgia Public Broadcasting, January 17, 2013
At 100, Ossabaw’s Sandy West is still looking forward
by Mary Landers
Savannah Morning News, January 11, 2013
Foundation hosts 100th birthday party for Ossabaw’s Sandy West
Savannah Morning News, January 8, 2013
The Slave Dwelling Project’ stays in 2013
by Joseph McGill, Jr.
Examiner.com, December 8, 2012
Rare Turtle Nests on Ossabaw
by Mary Landers
Savannah Morning News, June 3, 2012
A Monumental Day in Pin Point
by Chuck Mobley
Savannah Morning News, November 20, 2011
Breaking the Mold
by Jane Fishman
Savannah Morning News, September 4, 2011
Ossabaw Set to Share its Story
Island will host Gullah Geechee Trips
Savannah Morning News, March 17, 2011
The Old Lady of Ossabaw
by Ann Hardie
Atlanta Magazine, March 2011
Art & Soul: Kobo Gallery showcases Ossabaw
by Allison Hersh
Savannah Morning News, February 6, 2011
Ossabaw Island Foundation Annual Meeting Highlights African-American Heritage Projects
by Patricia West
Savannah Herald, February 02, 2011
Ossabaw puts $40,000 to Work
Tabby slave cabins will be a central element in effort to portray African-American experience on Georgia coast.
Savannah Morning News, April 19, 2010
Back to Ossabaw
by Amy Morris
Pinpoint, Georgia residents and former Ossabaw Island residents return home to Ossabaw Island after 40 years.
Savannah Morning News, April 9, 2007
Sea Island Strata-History & Archaeology
Archaeology work and the architectural investigations at the North End tabby cabins.
Smitnsonian Magazine, February 2007
In 1995, Ossabaw Island was one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
National Trust for Historic Preservation
