The Roman Catholic St. Marys of the Nativity was built by a fellow from Philadelphia who was very active for a short time building up areas in Orange County. The fellow, James Wilcox, built this church as the first built[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
St Peters Episcopal Church was built in 1889 and still thrives today in Downtown St. Petersburg.. Click here to learn more or plan a visit. This photo is from ‘St. Petersburg and the Florida Dream, 1888-1950’ by Raymond Arsenault. You[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nestled on the campus of Rollins College in Winter Park is Knowles Memorial Chapel. Earlier this month the services for former Rollins president, Thaddeus Seymour were held here. The postcard has no postmark and was printed in Asheville, North Carolina,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Missed that today is #BatmanDay. Here’s a home for any batman: The Temple Terrace Bat Tower. This used to sit along the Hillsborough River as an experiment of mosquito control. It was part of the original development of Temple Terrace[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the First Methodist Church of Fort Myers depicted in this unmarked postcard. The church is still very active in Fort Myers. You can plan to visit a service by clicking here: http://fumcftmyers.org/
I was given a tour of the Loochloosa United Methodist Church a couple weeks ago. Here are some exterior and interior photos! The church was built in 1882 and all are still welcome to congregate in this small community in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Got a chance to take photos and tour the Lochloosa United Methodist Church in Alachua County a few weeks ago. There are far more photos that I’ll post later today.
Grace Episcapol Church started in 1853 and has had different building phases over time. Here’s the church in 1937. This photo is from ‘ Amazing Grace, The Story of Her First 150 Years 1853-2003: Grace Episcopal Church, Ocala, Florida’ by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The First United Methodist church of Winter Park started construction at the corner of Interlachen Avenue and Morse Boulevard in January of 1895. The Reverend John Martin spearheaded the project. He even built and carved the pulpit himself. This photo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Methodist Episcopal Church as it was in Middleburg in 1975. This photo is from ‘Parade of Memories – A History of Clay County, Florida’ by Arch Blakey. Click here or below to get a copy of the book.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
September was finished and so has the end of Chicken Month! Zuber’s egg has hatched and a chick is born! Thank you all for the name suggestions! Introducing Penney the chick! Thank you, Julie Pointer of Julianne’s Coastal Cottage in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…