Monthly Archives: November 2023
Fort Pickens
We continue our tour around Pensacola-area historic fortifications this week on the Florida History Podcast with a discussion of Fort Pickens. 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 free which enable you to subscribe and […]
Santa Rosa Island fortifications
Last week on the Florida History Podcast we discussed the late 19th Century and early 20th Century fortifications around Santa Rosa Island. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you to subscribe and listen on […]
Florida College Hoops update post “Feast Week”
“Feast Week” has ended and Florida schools are looking perhaps better than expected early in the season.
The Democratic Party, the left and the War in the Middle East
The war in the Middle East is threatening to tear the Democratic Party apart. I tried to sit out this discussion as long as possible, but it isn’t going away. Where I stand is unimportant as I find both sides increasingly myopic, but my concern is something that has no impact on the tangible everyday […]
Looking across the Georgia-Florida line from Fort Clinch
The Cumberland Islands National Seashore is visible from Fort Clinch.
Osceola Pioneer Village – The General Store
Here is a video of the General Store at Osceola Pioneer Village.
Florida and the first Thanksgiving
Did you know the first Thanksgiving was actually in Florida? La Florida, the new book by Kevin Kokomoor, represents a comprehensive look at Colonial Florida including shattering myths which were developed years after fact. The work focuses on the central role Florida played in the origin of the United States including Thanksgiving. The book proves […]
Allegiant relaunching Orlando Int’l in May – what does it mean for Sanford?
Allegiant who is pretty much the only operator at Sanford Airport (SFB), where it has a major base is relaunching service to Orlando International (MCO) in May 2024 with flights to Knoxville, Asheville and Allentown. All three destinations are served from Sanford as well. In terms of Sanford, they will get a new flight to […]
Fort Barrancas
In the next few days we’re going to take a trip around Pensacola and its historic fortifications since the United States took over Florida (in 1821) on the Florida History Podcast. We start with Fort Barrancas. 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 […]
The Florida Squeeze 