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.
DRIVING THE KEYS – Upper Keys History
Politician George Allen began advocating for a road to the Keys in 1895. In 1908, residents of Monroe County (and especially Upper Keys farmers)...
POST OFFICES AND TRAGEDY
The first post office in the Florida Keys was established in Key West during the month of February in 1829. The post office was...
History hinges on a hurricane
Sometimes sons listen to their fathers. If Juan Menendez had listened to his father, Florida history might have been written a little differently. As...
How the Constellation did not arrive at Indian Key
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