Gloucester High School junior and former Gloucester Museum of History intern Lauren Landry stars in a new video for Gloucester County where she interviews Benjamin “Benny” Leigh Jr. Leigh is a familiar name in Gloucester, as he along with his parents, ran Leigh’s Market on Gloucester’s Main Street.
Gloucester Museum’s Coordinator Robert Kelly said the interview was completely Landry’s idea. Landry said when her internship at the museum started, Kelly told her to focus on a project she could get down during the summer that could add to museum.
Landry said her inspiration came from her love of her community. To her, Leigh’s Market was a piece of Gloucester’s recent history that was all but forgotten. The building that housed the store had long since been demolished and so much time had passed. The video keeps the memory of the beloved store preserved.
Landry knew Leigh through his granddaughter, a close friend of hers. Landry said when she pitched the interview to Leigh, he loved the ide...