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Community History
April 11, 2024
Book-briefs: New regional titles
Some new local history titles out this spring: • “Three Ringling Circus: A History of Sarasota and the Famous Ringling Brothers” by Sandra Gurvis illuminates the Ringling family’s impact on…
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Preservation study slated for historic Placida rail bunkhouse
April 11, 2024
Last remnant of historic Placida village The Placida Bunkhouse, a 1907 cottage used to house the railroad workers of the Charlotte Harbor &…
Pascua Florida, or Feast of Flowers
March 28, 2024
Of the two big religious holidays, it is Easter that is the one that makes the most sense, culturally to Florida. In the imagination, Christmas is…
Remarks on the Bridge Authority’s early years
February 29, 2024
BY GINGER WATKINS Editor’s Note: At her last meeting as chairman last month, outgoing GIBA Chairman Ginger Watkins assembled facts and history …
History Bytes: Viola Dyer recalls Boca Rico, the Pass Marina and sea rescues
February 29, 2024
Closing out the season’s History Bytes series was a lively hour of story-telling by jack-of-many- trades and master of all of them, Viola Dyer. Sh…
History Bytes: Leslie Porter Joiner on ‘Effie’
February 22, 2024
Memories of Effie Sapp Joiner, 1900-96 Artist Leslie Porter Joiner shared stories about Effie Sapp Joiner at a talk at the Fust Library as part…
History Bytes: A ‘true Southern lady’ Mary Ellen Vickers Parkinson
February 15, 2024
The second History Bytes program for 2024 featured Boca Grande native Carolyn Parkinson Nabers sharing about her mother’s life on the island. Mary…
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