Brad Bertelli

Brad Bertelli is a respected historian, author, speaker, and Honorary Conch based in the Florida Keys. Since arriving on Plantation Key in 2001, he has dedicated over 20 years to researching and interpreting the history of the island chain. Brad has published 10 books, including his acclaimed series Florida Keys History with Brad Bertelli (Volumes 1, 2, and 3), with Volume 4, The Great Florida Keys Road Trip, forthcoming. For regular updates on local history, you are invited to join the Facebook group “Florida Keys History with Brad Bertelli.” To learn more, please visit: www.bradbertelli.com.

KEYS HISTORY: FIESTA KEY HAD A CAROUSEL OF NAMES

Fiesta Key connects to the Overseas Highway near MM 70. The island has been called a name or two, which is nothing unusual in...

KEYS HISTORY: UNRELIABLE FERRIES PROMPT ROAD CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN ISLANDS

The Key West Extension of Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway did not bring loads of tourists to the island chain. The building of...

KEYS HISTORY: TRANSPORTATION EVOLVED FROM PORTS TO TRACKS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a four-part series on Monroe County’s 200th year.  Transportation improvements played a vital role in the development of...

KEYS HISTORY: WRECKING, SPONGING & CIGAR ROLLING WERE THRIVING INDUSTRIES ON THE ISLANDS

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a four-part series on Monroe County’s 200th year.  When the second escalation of the Seminole War erupted in...

KEYS HISTORY: FLORIDA’S SIXTH COUNTY IS BORN 200 YEARS AGO

Mathew Perry planted the American flag at Key West in 1822. Commodore David Porter was instructed to establish a military depot on the island...
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