A BREAKFAST CHAT WITH HISTORY BUFF BRAD BERTELLI COMES TO ISLAMORADA’S HUNGRY TARPON
Outside of Key West, there is little opportunity for a Florida Keys historian to make a living.
For nearly two years, however, I have been planting seeds, tending...
HAPPY HOUR WITH THE HISTORIAN COMBINES ART & HISTORY
Raise a glass to Florida Keys art and history with Key West Art & Historical Society curator and historian Cori Convertito on Thursday, Oct. 19, from 5...
KEYS HISTORY: THE AVOCADO’S ARRIVAL TO NORTH AMERICA & THE ISLAND CHAIN
Persea Americana is commonly called the avocado. Consumption of the ancient Mexican fruit dates back 10,000 years. The Aztecs called it ahuacatl, a name still used in...
KEYS HISTORY: HURRICANE DISRUPTS HIGHWAY & VETERAN WORK CAMPS
Editor’s Note: This is the final in a two-part series on the history behind the arrival of veterans and their contributions to the Florida Keys through the...
KEYS HISTORY: THE LAST TRAIN
The Key West Extension of Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway was never the successful enterprise he imagined. For all the money and the effort required to...
KEYS HISTORY: THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF KEY WEST
William Whitehead is not the namesake of Key West’s Whitehead Street. He is, however, the man who named it. The namesake Whitehead was William’s older brother, John.
John...
KEYS HISTORY: WRITER’S ‘REMINISCENCES OF KEY WEST’ DETAILS A DOCTOR WHO DIED AT SEA
Key West’s Whitehead Street is named after John Whitehead, who once owned a one-quarter interest in the island. John introduced his younger brother William to the island,...
KEYS HISTORY: TREASURE HUNTING IN THE KEYS CHANGED AS A MARINE SANCTUARY WAS BORN
Piracy is alive and well in the warm, clear waters surrounding the Florida Keys. It is not a classic style of piracy as was once perpetrated by...
EXPERIENCING KEYS HISTORY: PARKS & MUSEUMS OFFER STORIES OF THE PAST
It is about that time of year when the islands become flooded with the happy feet of friends, family and tourists who afford many of us the...
KEYS HISTORY: PAST NEWS CLIPS OFFER INTERESTING INSIGHTS
Less than a decade after the island chain became an American territory, the first Key West newspaper began spreading the news. It was called The Key West...
