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5:46 Sandra Averhart reports on efforts to get residents involved in Escambia Countys 200th Anniversary Celebration, by representing an 1821 resident in an online mosaic. “1821: A Pensacola Sampler” is a project that seeks to identify every person that lived in the community 200 years ago, when Florida became a U.S. Territory and Escambia County became one of its two original counties. Organizers of the Bicentennial Celebration are now calling for present day residents to take part in the...

Hurricane Sally Damage Gets Repaired at Florida Cemetery By Jake Newby | May 3, 2021 PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — By the end of the day Monday, 37 tombstones and historical markers at downtown Pensacola’s St. Michael’s Cemetery were repaired and restored after sustaining varying amounts of damage during Hurricane Sally in September. Monday marked a significant day in a restoration project that began in March and won’t conclude for some time. As Escambia Cou...

More than a name: Meet a few of Pensacolas residents from 1821 Margo Stringfield and Brian Rucker Special to the News Journal View Comments Editors note: This is the 11th of a series of stories that will be featured in the Pensacola News Journal each week leading up to the 200th anniversary of Escambia County. Look for these stories each Monday in print. West Florida Genealogical Society researchers have identified more than 2,200 individuals as being in Pensacola in 1821. Each person is more ...

Hurricane Sally damage gets repaired at Florida cemetery Follow Us Question of the Day     By JAKE NEWBY and Pensacola News Journal - Associated Press - Saturday, May 1, 2021 PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - By the end of the day Monday, 37 tombstones and historical markers at downtown Pensacola’s St. Michael’s Cemetery were repaired and restored after sustaining varying amounts of damage during Hurricane Sally in...

As part of Escambia County’s 200 th Anniversary celebration, organizers have embarked on a quest to identify every person who might have lived in the

How $70,000 worth of Hurricane Sally damage is getting repaired at St. Michaels Cemetery Jake Newby, Pensacola News Journal By the end of the day Monday, 37 tombstones and historical markers at downtown Pensacolas St. Michaels Cemetery were repaired and restored after sustaining varying amounts of damage during Hurricane Sally in September.  Monday marked a significant day in a restoration project that began in March and wont conclude for some time. As Escambia Countys 200th a...

It was not unusual for people in Pensacola to hold more than one job. One of the publishers of The Floridian was also the post master.  There was weekly delivery to Claiborne, Alabama, connecting mail from Pensacola to other postal hubs inland. Mail also came and went by ship. The first public health service was organized in July of 1821, almost immediately after the exchange of flags. Dr. James Bronaugh was appointed the first president of the Pensacola Board of Health. There were many challe...

When a county as rich in history as Escambia County creeps up on its 200th anniversary, a single day, month or even seasons worth of celebrations do not suffice. Maybe a month would do for the 100th anniversary, but this is the big 2-0-0 were talking about here.  Thats why a commission of some of Pensacolas most accomplished historians, archaeologists and professors put their heads together in 2019 to begin planning what is now a five-month project to commemorate and recognize Floridas eldes...