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.

TREASURING THE PAST: MEETING JERRY WILKINSON WAS ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS

History can be complicated, and historians can be complicated, too. However, the more you invest in history and historians, the more you understand how...

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...

DRUNKENNESS DIMMED LIGHTSHIP FLORIDA’S ABILITY TO WARN SAILORS OF A DANGEROUS REEF

The Caesar was the first lightship to anchor at Turtle Harbor, where it worked to warn passing sailors of their proximity to the dangerous...

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...
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