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5:46 Sandra Averhart reports on efforts to get residents involved in Escambia County's 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 online mosaic phase of the project. Celestino Gonzalez, Adele Noriega and, Josefa de Larua are jus...

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 County’s 200th anniversary approaches, University of West Florida historical archaeologist Margo Stri...

More than a name: Meet a few of Pensacola's residents from 1821 Margo Stringfield and Brian Rucker Special to the News Journal View Comments Editor's 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 than just a name; each has a story to tell that links them to the community they lived in in 1821 ...

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 September. Monday marked a significant day in a restoration project that began in March and won’t...

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