Transcript for: Showcase #7 – Story Seeds Exhibit at Millennium Library, 2022

Establishing shot of showcase at Millennium Library with parts of Story Seeds exhibit. Camera zooms in on showcase, which has books, documents, photographs and objects related to growing and preparing food.

Shot of bottom shelf of showcase with open booklet containing spotlight on “Traditional and Country Foods.” The shelf also has a jar and photo of grasshoppers and a box of damaged wheat – all taken from a City Hall time capsule. In the corner, there is a photograph and letter documenting flood damage to crops in the 1940s and 1950s.

Tracking shot from bottom to top of showcase. 

Sequence of shots showing small chest. Chest is open. Inside the chest is a small woven basket with beans. Behind this is the seeds package. The label says, “Cherokee Trail of Tears Bean” and “Heritage Harvest Seed”.

Tracking shot of top shelf with open book containing information on squash, small chest with Cherokee Trail of Tears Beans, and another open chest that represents a seed lending library.
Sequence of shots with items from the seed lending library rotating on turntable with black background.

Transition to closeup shot of photo collage captioned “In the garden with Bobby Gardner, Eva, baby Gloria, circa 1988 and 1942.” Collage shows generations of gardeners.

Shot of booklets on top shelf with spotlight on “Traditional and Country Foods.” Another booklet on “Parenting in the Present” is visible.

Shots of other items on shelf, including the booklet “Heritage Stew” and excerpts on “Midwifery to a New Heritage” with a recipe for sausage soup. A tomato and trail of seeds are placed in front of these items.

Tracking view of bottom shelf, followed by closeup of jar and photo of grasshoppers and damaged wheat.