Sorry to learn today of the death of former Governor Reubin Askew. Apparently hip replacement surgery led to pneumonia that weakened him to death. Click here to learn of Askew’s life and service to Florida as Governor from 1971 to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
St. Ann’s Shrine was built by French-speaking Catholics in 1923 east of Lake Wales along the shore of Lake St. Anne. The Diocese of St. Augustine de-sanctified the shrine. Remnants of the shrine still exist in the area.
Florida State College for Women celebrated their first 25 years in 1930 with a Silver Jubilee Parade. This entry by the class of 1920 into the parade won 2nd place. This is from the book, ‘Femina Perfecta: The Genesis of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is portion of the artwork for the upcoming ‘Swampy’s Florida: Silver Springs’. This one features a page about the many steamboats that floated the waters of the adjacent Silver River. A popular boat was the one above, the Okeehumkee.
Monkey Jungle has always been as much fun as a barrel of monkeys! As shown in this postcard from around 1970. Sadly, Monkey Jungle is still closed to visitors. Hopefully, it will open again soon for the fun of all![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s Florida’ by Nixon Smiley, page 171.
The ‘Swampy’s Florida: Melbourne’ was delayed but finally heads to the printer and will be available in two weeks! On the heels of this one, ‘Swampy’s Florida: Silver Springs’ is way along in production. Watch for artwork for that one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Spent a couple of hours in Silver River State Park today researching the ‘Swampy’s Florida: Silver Springs State Park’ book. Rayne Summers, of the State Park Service gave me a tour of different parts of the park that I needed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Florida’ by Bern Keating. You can get your copy of this 1972 photo journal of Florida by clicking here or below.
Here come the legends of auto racing! An early Daytona 500. The year is not mentioned in the book this photo is from. Feel free to post it below in the comments area. This photo is from ‘The Daytona 500’[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here, being constructed, is a dream of promoter Dave Davis. Davis Island in Tampa became home to some of the best of homes in the area. It started during the Florida Boom in the 1920s and sank during the crash.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The West Pasco County Historical Society posted his very interesting photograph on their Facebook page.