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.
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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