n the early morning hours of August 2015, volunteers of the Jimmy Carter National Historic site began placing signs throughout the historic district which read “Jimmy Carter for Cancer Survivor.” Just the day before the former President and lifelong resident of Plains Georgia had shocked the world revealing that he had cancer. He was 90 […]
A Florida Squeeze Documentary / Robert Buccellato film – Seeking America 1976 chronicles in just under an hour the campaign of Jimmy Carter for the Democratic Presidential Nomination and race of President in 1976. Coming out of nowhere the former Governor of Georgia became the party’s nominee and President.
President Jimmy Carter passed away today at age 100. We bring you an encore podcast taped in 2021 honoring him and discussing his links to Florida. 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 […]
All the information you need about the December 1835 Dade Battle is at this battlefield park visitors center
Interesting documentary here on the families that built southern Florida.
In April 1777, East Florida Governor Patrick Tonyn was made aware that American rebels/patriots governing Georgia planned to invade Florida from the north. The Americans has attempted to invade the previous year but had been rebuffed. On May 10, American forces crossed the St Mary’s River and entered East Florida. Unlike in 1776, British forces were […]
The Florida Squeeze 