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Bass fishing was one of the top reasons people were tourists in Florida for nearly a century. This photo, from a 1963 Florida vacation guide, certainly booked many a hotel, charter service or boat rental. Of course, those getting to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a part of the Swampy collection that was added when it was mailed in 1977 – this J.M. Fields Super May Sale book. I received it due to the nearby J.M. Fields in Winter Park. In the early[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Many Happy Returns: A Bicentennial Salute to Schools by Retired Teachers Association of Florida My rating: 4 of 5 stars Perfect book for Teacher’s Week! Want to know what teaching was like between around 1900 to 1976? Read this collection[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learned Mindy Simmons died a month ago and wanted to share a bit of her music. Here’s a popular one of hers, ‘Ain’t Florida Neat?’
Solo Travel Girl gathered a bundle of blueberries down in Arcadia this past week at Down South Blues in Arcadia. Here’s where you can learn more about them: https://www.downsouthbluescorp.com/u-pick There are many, many blueberry festivals across Florida as we enter[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tadpoles! At one time, tadpoles were always seen in neighborhoods across our state. Now the image above is a rare site. Was tickled to find this herd of tadpoles near the pond I posted a photo of yesterday. That’s a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Seminole Indians in the Everglades.
on April 16, 2022
at 6:13 am
Friends in Live Oak let me borrow a few postcards to share. This one wasn’t mailed but, based upon the postcard collection, would seem to be from the 1940s. . . . . . . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photograph is from ‘The Classic Eastern American Railroad Routes‘. A terrific coffee table book covering so much railroad history in text and images. You can purchase your copy here: https://amzn.to/3wCBWZ7 This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…