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.
THE SECOND STAGE OF OVERSEAS HIGHWAY’S DEVELOPMENT
In November 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected for the first of his four terms as president. Roosevelt inherited the Great Depression. One of...
A TALE OF OVERSEAS HIGHWAY’S BEGINNINGS
It is undeniable that Henry Flagler’s Over-Sea Railroad altered the history of the Florida Keys. One of the things it accomplished, at least for...
Keys’ roads started out in patchwork fashion
Sept. 1, 1854, was a Friday. It was also the day George Whiting Allen was born. The Allen family would move from Jacksonville, Florida,...
WHO NAMED THE KEYS? ORIGINS AS QUIRKY AS THE INHABITANTS
There are 1,000 origin stories behind the names given to the Florida keys, and countless people have contributed to them. One of those was...
NAME GAME: HOW DID THESE ISLANDS GET THEIR NAMES?
Missouri and Ohio keys are situated in the Lower Keys and, at least in terms of the Overseas Highway, are linked one after the...
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KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE DAY MOSES ARRIVED AT DOG BEACH
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THIS MONDAY: JOIN THE EMERALD STREETS IN KEY COLONY BEACH FOR ST. PADDY’S DAY PARADE
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NEW TEAM GIVES ALL KEYS COMPUTERS AND MORE A DIGITAL MAKEOVER
A transformation has swept over the All Keys Computers...
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HOMESTEAD JUVENILE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office responded to Key Largo...
