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 STORY OF DR. HENRY PERRINE, PART 1 (IN SEARCH OF WARMER CLIMATE)
Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a four-part series.
If it hadn’t been for arsenic poisoning, Henry Perrine probably would have never ended...
From farmers to fishermen to preservationists
Oceanfront properties have always been the most coveted parcels in the Florida Keys and not just because of the unobstructed views. In the pioneer...
BERTELLI WRITES ABOUT SOME OF THE LESSER KNOWN VICTIMS OF LABOR DAY STORM
On the night of Sept. 2, 1935, the Category 5 Labor Day Hurricane’s eye crossed over Lower Matecumbe and Long Key between 9:20 and...
KEYS SCHOONER TOOK FREED SLAVES TO WEST AFRICA; BUT HUNDREDS DIED BEFORE THE TRIP
President James Monroe, on March 3, 1819, signed “An Act to Protect the Commerce of the United States, and Crimes of Piracy.” The act...
KEYS BLACK HISTORY: THE STORY OF ISRAEL LAFAYETTE JONES
In the years before the Civil War, Arter Jones worked as a North Carolina farm laborer. He married at least twice, and while no...
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