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3 days 1 hour agoFriends of the Sarasota County History Center
Last Friday (March 7, 2025), Sarasota County History Center staff and members of the Sarasota County Historical Commission unveiled a new historical marker describing the founding of Gillespie Park, as well as the story of its namesake, John Hamilton Gillespie, Sarasota’s first mayor and an important figure in the story of the town’s establishment in the 1880s. The new historical marker, which was sponsored by the Gillespie Park Neighborhood Association, is located on the west side of Gillespie Park at the corner of North Osprey Avenue and 8th Street in Sarasota.
3 days 21 hours agoFriends of the Sarasota County History Center
LATEST COALITION EVENTS: mailchi.mp/f92b121f1a0d/preservation-news-for-sarasota-county-19875337
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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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Category Archives: Articles
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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How to Use the Auto Tour App
Set up your phone to play via your car speaker. If you are not sure how to do this here is a How-To video. It is often best to download the tour at a location where there is good mobile … Continue reading
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How To Use This App
1. Set up your phone to play via your car speaker. If you are not sure how to do this here is a How To video. 2. Tap the Settings gear at the lower right 3. You should now see … Continue reading
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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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Centennial Journal
[pdf-embedder url=”https://friendssarasotahistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Centennial-Journal-vol9-14pgs.pdf” title=”Centennial Journal vol9 14pgs”] Click to Download Issue #9, NOVEMBER DECEMBER – Centennial Journal Newsletter Click to Download Issue #8, SEPTEMBER OCTOBER – Centennial Journal Newsletter Click to Download Issue #7, JULY AUGUST – SPECIAL EDITION Centennial Journal … Continue reading
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Trailblazers
TRAILBLAZERS IN THE CREATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY This list was compiled by our past President Dr. Frank Cassell , author of Creating Sarasota County. For more information on this book CLICK HERE Thomas A. Albritton was a citrus grower in … Continue reading
North Port preps for 2021 centennial events
By CRAIG GARRETT Staff Writer Oct 11, 2019 “It has always bothered me that history, the moments, are lost. Before you know it, today is going to be history.” –Dr. Frank Cassell, Chair, Sarasota Centennial 2021 Steering Committee Berlin is … Continue reading
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