Florida has more than 4,000 historical markers bits of history cast in metal and carved in stone according to the volunteer-run Historical Marker Database, a searchable archive of more than 171,500 markers and counting. How many have you seen?
Each year in May, National Historic Preservation Month highlights the value of historic places in telling the stories of our past such as pioneer Sam Robinson’s 1885 home, hidden in plain sight on a busy street, and the Park Lake/Highland neighborhood, much of which Robinson platted.
On Mother's Day, Joy Dickinson looks back at her mother’s work over time and the people she met. They reflect the experiences of her World War II generation, in a move to Florida and the vanished world of a great department store, Jordan Marsh.
Once, children left homemade May baskets filled with flowers and goodies on friends’ doors on May 1 and perhaps also joined in a maypole dance at school, continuing customs with ancient Celtic roots.