Category Famous Floridians

Women’s History Month: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Marjory Stoneman Douglas

On this week’s Florida History Podcast we continue our Women’s History Month theme with a discussion of two extraordinary Floridians- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Marjory Stoneman Douglas. 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 […]

Famous Floridian Friday: Bill Baggs and modern south Florida.

Editors note:  Today we begin a series on famous Floridians. We start the series with Bill Baggs the late editor of The Miami News and one of the inspirations for this website.  Bill Baggs is best known today for having his name adorn the State Park that includes the Cape Florida Light, the oldest structure […]