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: 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 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...
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...
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...
KEYS HISTORY: PRESERVING OLD WATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME
Several months ago, I was invited to one of the local Key Largo schools to talk with some students about the use of cisterns in early pioneer...
KEYS HISTORY: SHARK PROCESSING PLANT BROUGHT TALES & SMELLS TO BIG PINE KEY
Big Pine Key is found a couple of islands south (or really west) of the Seven Mile Bridge, and is one of the Lower Keys. It is...
KEYS HISTORY: THIS ISLAND WAS KNOWN FOR PIGEON FLOCKS & A RAILROAD WORKER HUB
In the Florida Keys, we all have our favorite islands. My favorite, Indian Key, has an incredible story, and I have written an inordinate number of columns...
KEYS HISTORY: THIS MIDDLE KEYS ISLAND WAS KNOWN FOR FARMING BEFORE BECOMING A RAIL...
Knights Key is found at the foot of the Seven Mile Bridge in the Middle Keys and is included under the Marathon umbrella. Not everyone is as...
KEYS HISTORY: POSSIBLE MISTYPE BRING QUESTIONS OVER NORTH KEY LARGO PROPERTY SALE IN THE...
The Florida Keys have a tremendous history. It’s one of the reasons people – like Cori Convertito, curator at the Key West Art & Historical Society; Corey...
