This March 1912 postmarked postcard is from, what I can best read, a H.W. Edwards and sent to a James Houghton in Lynne, Massachusetts. H.W. writes that they had spent time in Miami, heading to St. Augustine and hoping to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tales Of Old Brevard by Georgiana Greene Kjerulff My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a terrific history book. full of stories, history, maps and photos. This is what every history book should have. Too many write of locations[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a familiar site to long time Floridians! Publix, Woolworth, appliance store, etc. This photo is from Swampy’s friend Tim Hollis’s book, ‘Selling the Sunshine State’. You can buy one by clicking here or below.
Via the Florida Historical Society: ‘Today in Florida History! 1969 – Three days after the historic launch from John F. Kennedy Kenedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral) Apollo 11 and its astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins, went[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the bar menu from the Scandinavian Sea cruise ship which ran as part of the former SeaEscape one day cruises from Port Canaveral. This menu is from 1982.
Swampy joined fans of the television program, ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ in Cocoa Beach Saturday for the annual “Jeannie Day”. The event was held at the old Mousetrap watering hole, now a ‘Durango Steakhouse’. The series took place in Cocoa[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy jumped into the ‘Hands Across the Sand’ in Cocoa Beach on Saturday, June 26th, for one reason: Tourism is more important than endangering our economy and, moreover, the public safety of Florida’s citizens. There sure were a lot of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jeannie Day is coming in Brevard County! Come out to dream of Jeannie with other fans! It all starts at: Durango Steakhouse on June 26, 2010 1:30pm to 3:30pm 5602 N. Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach Click here to learn more![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…