Below are the full images of the front and back of the matchbook. Above are the two sides of the front cover. To us Ronnie’s fans, there was only ‘The Big 1’ – Ronnie’s!
Archive for Swampy’s Florida News
Sorry to learn of death of Larry Hagman. He starred for 6 years in series set in Cocoa Beach, ‘I Dream of Jeannie’. Here’s the story: http://ow.ly/fxn43
Saw this flat bed with a team of bulls on it. The flat bed was going south towards Tampa. Maybe even further south to Sarasota or Fort Myers or even Miami. I was curious where such a load was going.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy and Rob Smith, Jr. were part of a panel discussion put together by Rob for the opening of a Peanuts exhibit at the Orange County Regional History Center. Below are a few photos taken at the event. More to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
‘Funny Folks Behind the Serious Business of Cartoons’ is the name of a fun panel of Florida cartoonists and author Tim Hollis this Saturday at the Orange County Regional History Center. Tim Hollis starts off the event at 12:30[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s got the paint ready for tomorrow to paint a Swampy scene on a canoe for the Swim Suits and Hiking Boots event at Rainbow Springs in Dunellon from 10 am to 3 pm. Click here for more information about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dr. Robert Serros is the recipient of the 2012 Donald Cheney Award from the Orange County Regional History Center in Orlando. The honor is to one who has been greatly involved in the local community and invested a significant effort[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Publix and Eckerds at Holieanna Shopping Center on US 17 & 92 in Winter Park. This Publix had the marble and tile mural also as part of the facade, of course. What made this combo a bit different[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Friend, Jennifer Huber snapped this photo today of the annual Swampy Christmas card up at the historic John H. Sams Homestead, on northern Merritt Island. Didn’t know it was up! Jennifer is with the Florida Outdoor Writer’s Association (where[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Swampy with Al Kunz and Hoyalene Thomas of the Marion County Historical Commission at the Marion County Museum of History with the flyer advertising this Sunday’s entry in the lecture series: Cracker! The Cracker Culture in Florida History by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are two wonderful photos taken yesterday by Kelly Shannon Kelly while at Homosassa Springs. Spotted these on Facebook that Kelly posted and wanted to share them. It just so happened that a Homosassa Springs postcard was scheduled for today,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are two sides of a 1960 Silver Springs brochure.