Monthly Archives: July 2022
Silver Springs – Florida’s original tourist destination
This week, on the Florida History Podcast we discuss the history of Silver Springs, Florida’s original tourist destination. Below is a short video showing sites from Silver Springs. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for […]
Blue Springs on the St Johns River – a unique natural treasure
A series of videos from Blue Springs, a natural area on the St Johns River in Volusia County.
It is Progressive summer in Tallahassee
By Robert Buccellato I’ve lived in Tallahassee for 25 years, been surrounded by politics my whole life, and this has never happened here before. Its an incredibly hot summer night in Tallahassee, the meeting place is the front of the famed restaurant Andrews, situated next to both the City Hall and the State Capitol complex. […]
The US War of Independence in West Florida
In honor of the July 4th weekend, we’re running four days of content about the American Revolution in Florida. PODCASTS ON THE WAR IN WAST FLORIDA: 1-we focus on the the push to liberate West Florida. 2- The Liberation of Pensacola For years it was ignored by history books, but recently scholars of the revolution […]
Seven reasons why didn’t Florida join the American Revolution
Happy 4th of July folks! But it’s important to remind Floridians that our state stayed loyal to the British Crown during the war. Here are seven reasons why. Role of Catholicism in Florida staying loyal to the crown – Both East and West Florida had a far larger percentage of Catholics in 1775 than any of […]
The British in Florida – Our Albion Florida Podcast series
Perfect listening for 4th of July weekend. Episode 1- Introduction, El Camino Real and why Florida was different Episode 2- Building the Castillo de San Marcos Episode 3- Queen Anne’s War Part 1- March to war, Battle of the Flint River, Siege of St Augustine Episode 4- Apalachee Massacre, destruction and depopulation of Spanish La Florida Episode 5- Runaway slaves, […]
TFS Endorsement – Kristin Dozier for Tallahassee Mayor
First elected to the Leon County Commission in November 2010, Kristin Dozier is currently serving her third term as a Leon County Commissioner representing District 5. She is now running for Mayor of Tallahassee seeing broad discontent in Mayor John Dailey’s leadership of Florida’s Capital city. Many of us who were privately critical of Andrew […]
The American Revolution – Continental Army Invasions of East Florida 1775-1780
Happy July 4 weekend. You may not have learned in school about Florida’s vital role in the American Revolution, but for the next four days to celebrate the holiday weekend, we will discuss it. Florida stayed loyal to the British Crown during the war, something we will discuss in greater detail on Sunday. In December […]
The Florida Squeeze 