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: AFTERMATH OF INDIAN KEY ATTACK SEES ISLAND HANDED OVER TO GOVERNMENT
Editor’s Note: This is the final installment in a four-part series on the attack at Indian Key.
In the days after the 1840 attack at...
KEYS HISTORY: A WARNING SIGN TO AN ATTACK ON INDIAN KEY?
Editor’s Note: This is the third part in a four-part series on the attack at Indian Key.
During the Seminole War, the attack on Indian...
KEYS HISTORY: THE STORY OF CELEBRATED INDIAN CHIEF CHEKAIKA
This is the second part in a four-part series on the attack at Indian Key.
The University of West Florida’s John Worth has researched the...
KEYS HISTORY: WHAT KEYS WATERING HOLE HAS BEEN AROUND THE LONGEST?
There is a bar on Islamorada’s Windley Key with a sign declaring “the oldest most established liquor license in the Keys.” Without even considering...
KEYS HISTORY: THE MORE YOU LEARN, THE LESS YOU KNOW
I moved to the Florida Keys in 2001, so I could live on an island, sip rum and finish my great Florida novel. It...
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