A new oral history project recently came to life through a collaboration between the Public History Program at the University of Cincinnati and the Greenhills (OH) Historical Society. Seven students set out to interview early Greenhills residents with the goal of recording details about everyday life in resettlement communities built by the New Deal. The greenbelt town was part of a larger experiment of the Resettlement Administration (RA), a New Deal agency that worked to rehouse and provide relief for displaced farmers. With the help of the Works Progress Administration, construction broke ground on Greenhills in 1935. By 1937, more than 5,000 people had settled in the new village, which featured single- and multi-family housing, modern infrastructure and community facilities. This unique government effort to improve the life of low-income Americans came to an abrupt halt with the dismantling of the RA. How residents experienced this unique moment in American history is the focus of the 20 interviews archived at New Deal Neighbors. The town is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Current efforts are underway to preserve Greenhills and prevent the demolition of its New Deal-built housing. Photo: John-Vachon.