Just in time for Halloween, there's a new episode of the Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street podcast. We've got a great one! Be sure to listen to "Shapeshifters, Ghosts and Red-Eyed Dogs: Spooky Tales and a Rich Heritage!" This episode features Joe Perry, who shared supernatural stories from his youth with students studying Choctaw Nation culture in Poteau, Oklahoma. This episode is a fun ride! You'll find the podcast on all major platforms.

We're excited that seven New Jersey 4-H'ers recently took part in our Stories 4-History project-based learning collaboration with the National 4-H Council and the Smithsonian's Office of the Under Secretary for Education. Youth in New Jersey participated in the annual Citizenship Washington Focus in the summer of 2023 and decided that they wanted to look back at the impact of COVID on food insecurity in the state.

The Arts Center of the Capital Region has been hosting summer camp programming for ages 6-18 since 2001. From August 19th-23rd, a unique camp was devoted to Stories: YES with a focus on the Troy, New York waterway system. It was taught by two local videographers and attended by 8 teens who are interested in the digital arts.

Young people on Schoharie River Center's Environmental Study Teams spent the winter of 2019 investigating the ways that their upstate communities are connected with, and impacted by, water.

Social studies students at Crisfield High School were inspired by Museum on Main Street's Water/Ways exhibition to find out how the fishing and agriculture industries have caused changes on the Chesapeake Bay on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

One of the very first Stories: YES projects in Arkansas has led to something brand new! Students at Southside High School EAST and staff at Old Independence Regional Museum (OIRM) have developed an exhibit called "Down on Main" about the town of Batesville.

The history of Hopkins, South Carolina, has roots that run through the grounds of the Harriet Barber House, a place that preserves memories of family life encompassing the Reconstruction Era to present day.

Twelve students from Lansdowne High School (LHS) Televideo program know the impact of massive flooding—they’ve witnessed it twice in their region in just two years.

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Students in DeKalb County, Illinois have teamed up with DeKalb County History Center to contribute their insights to the conversation around how the area is changing and making videos for Museum on Main Street's Stories: YES initiative. Since January, students have been conducting interviews with farmers, peers and others to explore the future of agriculture.