I’ll start off by saying that most of my articles contain personal stories which are true based on my recollections. I’m a little bit like Dragnet, in some cases the names have been changed or omitted to protect the innocent. This is such a case about my father-in-law, the greatest man I know, I know […]
On this week’s Florida History Podcast we’re joined by Josh Liller the Historian and Collections Manager for the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum to discuss the Jupiter Lighthouse and its unique history as well as the role General George Meade played in its construction, the history of World War II operations in the area and […]
Dear reader, Here in Florida we live in a time of crippling inflation and increased homelessness, Where the cost of living is skyrocketing and many American households are struggling to survive. As our good editor in chief at the Florida Squeeze wrote the other day, the state Democratic party has an identity issue. It is […]
No issues with Florida Justice or FEA being on here but the rest of that gold list…whoa. Explains a lot, doesn’t it?
Jackson fails to govern Florida and loose ends on our podcast series. 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 listen on your iPhone if you do not use […]
As we end the July 4 period, a tribute to our those who served and died from North Florida in Vietnam.
I was inspired to write my recent release Florida and the British, before the American Revolution and its next volume by Governor Ron DeSantis . His views of American history, based on how he’s articulated it repeatedly in public, are not informed by the experience of living in Florida or learning about our state, but […]
Florida was only under British rule for two decades from 1763 to 1784. However, the English then the British (after the 1707 Act of Union) impacted just about everything that took place within the boundaries of Florida from 1585 onward until the 1820’s when the territory was part of the United States. This short book […]
By now everyone has seen and commented on this video which was so poorly produced and so incendiary, I hesitate to post it here. While the video created a justified cringe, it’s worth noting it does point something out I had been meaning to write about for a while – that for all of Donald […]
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