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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: History
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
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
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
