Here’s the First United Methodist Church in Bradenton. The postcard is postmarked 1949 and mailed to Mrs. Ella Bates in Beloit, Wisconsin. The church is still there today. Click here to learn more about or to plan a visit.: Home[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is one of my favorite postcards. Love the action of the water skier coming off a ramp during a water ski show in Cypress Gardens. The water ski shows in Cypress Gardens were internatinally known throughout their run. Part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Hotel Windsor that once stood in Jacksonville. It was in the Heming Park area of Downtown.This postcard was mailed in 1947 from Lew to Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Johnson in Flora, Illinois. Sadly this building was not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The First Assembly of God began in Bagdad, very near Milton in the Panhandle, by a group calling itself the “Sanctified People” in the 1920s. The church moved a bit to another site in 1927 in a new building. In[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby becomes well aware of sharks. You can learn more about Shark Awareness Day by clicking here: http://www.oceanfutures.org/news/blog/national-shark-awareness-day . . . . . . . . . #SharkAwarenessDay #NationalSharkAwarenessDay #Sharks #Florida #Celebrate #Happy #DailyCartoon #Celebration #daily #cartoon #Fish #Aquatics #Ocean[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A fine illustration of the Jacksonville Tampa and Key West Railway Depot at Seville from a copy of the 1880 ‘Florida! It’s Climate, Productions and Characteristics.’ You can purchase your own copy of ‘ Florida, Its Climate, Productions, and Characteristics’[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some of the barnyard critters venture out to listen to Bunny’s reading of a children’s book. A short drive from wherever you are in Florida will have you finding barns across the state. Today is a good day to take a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby finds a picnic he can join! Bunny gathers a few of her teddy bears for a picnic with imaginary food and tea. . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Teddy #Bear #Celebration #Daily #cartoon #Happy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard of Tropical Hobbyland, that was in Dade County at the time, wasn’t mailed but would guess this is from around 1940. Tropical Hobbyland featured the Miccosukee Tribe of indians. Miccosukee women posed in handmade & colorful costumes and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s 1940 and members of the Mt. Pleasant AME Church in Lakeland pose for this photograph. There appears to have once been a website for the church, but it no longer is working. This photo is from ‘In the Midst[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby’s gathering goodies being brought to the picnic he’s heading for. He plucks a strawberry sundae that Amelia, the bunny, is carrying a tray of for the enjoyment of the picnickers. You can learn more about Strawberry Sundae Day by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby has managed to attain a few of Penney’s apple turnovers as both come across Davie, the black bear, also heading to the picnic. Davie has a piping hot box of fried chicken, which is a bit more than disconcerting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…