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: ONCE A THIRIVING BARRIER REEF SYSTEM, WINDLEY KEY OFFERS A GLIMPSE OF THE PAST

On Windley Key, the highway travels 2.5 miles between its bridges. The island is home to some revealing stories.  However, to get there from the...

KEYS HISTORY: STRUCTURES ON FORMER PINDER PROPERTY BRING SEARCH FOR ANSWERS

Cornelius Pinder was a Key Largo farmer born in the Bahamas circa 1862. At age 12, on June 18, 1874, he became a U.S....

KEYS HISTORY: KEY LARGO’S FARMING PAST 

It takes 16 miles to drive between Jewfish Creek and Tavernier Creek, the distance the Overseas Highway travels across Key Largo. The largest of...

KEYS HISTORY: SADDLEBUNCH KEY 

The modern Overseas Highway travels over the right-of-way that delivered Henry Flagler’s train to Key West – for the most part. It wasn’t always...

KEYS HISTORY: TORCHWOOD, AN 1876 HOMESTEAD & THE BERN AND BETTY BROTHER

Torchwood is a tree that grows in South Florida, the Keys, Mexico and the Caribbean. It reaches about 15 feet, though it can grow a...
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