Around the Pioneer Village at Shingle Creek which is maintained by Osceola County.

With the Florida GOP scandals, war in the Middle East and the clownish behavior of Donald J. Trump it might have flown under the radar, but India has been accused of something unbecoming of a liberal democracy. India feels it can do what it wants, where it wants to stifle domestic opposition – including on […]

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 […]

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 […]

“Feast Week” has ended and Florida schools are looking perhaps better than expected early in the season.

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 […]

The Cumberland Islands National Seashore is visible from Fort Clinch.

The Steffee Landing at Shingle Creek in Osceola County.

Here is a video of the General Store at Osceola Pioneer Village.

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 […]