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The Road to a New County: Newspaper Articles from 1921

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JUNE 16, 1921:

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Sarasota County starts to mark its first 100 years

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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

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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

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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

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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

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[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

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TRAILBLAZERS IN THE CREATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY This list was compiled by Dr. Frank Cassell , author of Creating Sarasota County. For more information CLICK HERE Thomas A. Albritton was a citrus grower in the Bee Ridge area. He was … Continue reading →

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North Port preps for 2021 centennial events

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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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