Captain Pearl R. Nye: Life on the Ohio and Erie Canal

The Library of Congress's American Folklife Center has announced a new presentation, Captain Pearl R. Nye: Life on the Ohio and Erie Canal, now available on the Library's American Memory Web site. "Captain Pearl R. Nye: Life on the Ohio and Erie Canal" captures the culture and music of the men, women, and children who worked and lived along the Ohio and Erie Canal. Nye, who was born and raised on a canal boat, never lost his love of the "Big Ditch." After the canal closed permanently in 1913, he devoted considerable time and energy to preserving its songs and stories