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- Renee Di Pilato, Director of Libraries and Historical Resources with Friends’ President Dr. Frank Cassell
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- Bertha Palmer (Kathryn Chesley) at our gathering at the Fruitville Library with board members (L to R) Betty Nugent and Betty Intagliata.
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- Dr. Josh Goodman, Manager of the History Center giving one of his marvelous lectures
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- Our Kathryn Chesley as Mabel Ringling
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- The History Center Archives holds hundreds of baseball-related items from Sarasota’s rich past
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- Moving the History Center from Porter Way to the Historic Osprey School House on the Tamiami Trail
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The Road to a New County: Newspaper Articles from 1921
JUNE 16, 1921:
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Sarasota County starts to mark its first 100 years
By Morgan Simpson Staff Writer SARASOTA — Sarasota County kicked off its Centennial Celebrations at the historic courthouse in Sarasota on Tuesday. This event started the 100 days of celebrating and the countdown to the county’s 100th anniversary on July … Continue reading
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Centennial Tiger Bay Panel
SARASOTA COUNTY CENTENNIAL The 100th Anniversary Click Here to view the Zoom video. (Please note there were technical issues with Jeff LaHurd’s video.) Featuring: KATHRYN CHESLEY An actress and historian, she currently portrays 8 historical women, many of whom have … Continue reading
Creating Sarasota County
Creating Sarasota County The creation of Sarasota County in 1921 inspired intrigue and drama, pitting local economic rivals against one another. The civic leaders of the Sarasota district fought what they saw as an incompetent and biased Manatee County Commission … Continue reading
Monty’s Stories
Monty’s Stories: Growing Up in a Small Florida Town. Monty Birdsey of Englewood wrote numerous short stories of life in this small Sarasota County community in the 1960s. Sadly, he passed before he could put his stories in a book. … Continue reading
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St. Martha Mission Church
St. Martha Mission Church LOCATION: 200 N Orange Ave. Sarasota MAP COORDS: 27.33875999 -82.53755499 MARKER MINUTE: https://youtu.be/PhtwsaaU4q4 LINKS: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=97105 https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm9XVJ_St_Martha_Mission_Church http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/markers/st.-martha-s-mission-church/ https://www.stmartha.org/our-history/
Avondale
Avondale LOCATION: 1100 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota MAP COORDS: 27.32296578 -82.53058959 LINKS: https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wmQM8G_Avondale http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/articles/avondale-heights-subdivision/
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot LOCATION: 1 S School Ave. Sarasota MAP COORDS: 27.33659497 -82.52609659 LINKS: http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/markers/atlantic-coast-line-railroad-depot/ https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=146103
Warm Mineral Springs
Warm Mineral Springs
