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An historic look at Sarasota County
If it’s too wet or too hot some day soon, take a comfy meander through the archives of the Sarasota news, courtesy of Google News. You never know what you might find… like
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Rah Rah Riverview High!
The Historical Society extends its best wishes for Riverview High School’s two History Bowl Teams, heading for the National History Bowl in Washington DC in April. The junior and senior History Bowl team members take rigorous history courses, including AP … Continue reading
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Local authors and their books!
We’re so happy that the selection of books by local authors and on local subjects is growing every day in our Gift Shop! Watch
A Short History of Florida, in full color, online, and free.
Summing up an entire state and 500 years of history in 14 graphic-filled pages isn’t easy, but The Museum of Florida History has done it! Click here.
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Explore Sarasota’s History via Historic Postcards
Matthew Greenwood has made a great video of some of his historic Sarasota postcards, and he’s given us permission to share these with you. Sit back, relax, and see what Sarasota looked like way back when. Clicking the graphic takes … Continue reading
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Browsing Sarasota History
Did you know you can read the Sarasota Herald-Tribune all the way back to 1925 (Volume 1, Issue 2… apparently the first edition is lost to history, at least lost to Google!)? The gathering seems to stop in 2008. Google’s … Continue reading
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Brother in the Shadow: Charles Ringling
The next Conversation at the Crocker event will be spectacularly interesting, coming as it does on the heels of the talk and booksigning by Michael Lancaster, author of The Last Laugh, on December 4. What influence did Charles Ringling, John’s … Continue reading
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Is this wreath worth $1500?
Westfield Sarasota Square is helping 15 carefully-selected local non-profits have a shot at some community
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Save the date, and reserve a seat
The Historical Society of Sarasota County presents A Day of FUN Saturday Nov. 17 Take an open-air TROLLEY TOUR of Historic Downtown Sarasota With renowned hometown
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Love history? You’ll love these factoids.
If you love historical tidbits, you’ll love this site. Gee, maybe we should have a Jeopardy party one day at Pioneer Park! (Watch this tidbit closely. The Ice Age is coming to Sarasota… in about 150 million years.) Graphic from http://www.atpm.com
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For the Mother who has Everything – a BRICK!!
Mother’s Day is coming soon - Sunday May 13 – do you
History with all the interesting bits left in
Remember in school, where it seemed history class was all about dates… when did Hannibal invade Switzerland? How boring. The fascinating part was the elephants, right?
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Extra, extra, read all about it!
I love to read contemporaneous accounts about history events, even if they aren’t directly related to Sarasota County history. For example, to get a feel for what was going on the year that the Bidwell-Wood House was built, I found … Continue reading
Ever wished you could have been a guest at one of the Ringlings’ private parties?
UPDATE September 2012: This event was such a success, we’re doing it again. Get your reservation in early. See our Calendar of Events. Well, now you can! Yes, the Historical Society of Sarasota County has arranged for a private, limited-size … Continue reading
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