Brad Bertelli

Brad Bertelli is an author, speaker, Florida Keys historian, and Honorary Conch who has been writing about the local history for two decades. Brad has called the Florida Keys home since 2001. He is the author of eight books, including The Florida Keys Skunk Ape Files, a book of historical fiction that blends two of his favorite subjects, the local history and Florida’s Bigfoot, the Skunk Ape. His latest book, Florida Keys History with Brad Bertelli, Volume 1, shares fascinating glimpses into the rich and sometimes surprising histories of the Florida Keys. To satisfy your daily history fix, join his Facebook group Florida Keys History with Brad Bertelli.

KEYS HISTORY: CELEBRATING EARLY SETTLERS, SOUTHERNMOST CITY & COCKTAIL SIPPING DURING 200TH ANNIVERSARY 

The year 2023 marks Monroe County’s 200th anniversary, and the celebrations are underway.  Unsurprisingly, the Southernmost City has absorbed much of the attention. It stands...

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KEYS HISTORY: LIGHTSHIP CAESAR FACED HARDSHIPS ILLUMINATING FLORIDA’S REEF TRACT

Before the skeletal, iron-pile lighthouses began to mark the Florida Reef, there were lightships. These were two-masted schooners equipped with lanterns and anchored out...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: THE ENGLISH FAMILY LEFT ITS MARK IN KEY WEST

The future Key West resident James D. English was born in 1816 and lived in St. Augustine, Florida. He grew up in the era...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE HORRORS

By the end of the 17th century, the capture of men and women for colonial distribution in European markets was in full swing. The...

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