The Brilliant Life of David Wolkowsky
1919 August 25 David Wolkowsky is born in Key West.
1919 September 2The Florida Keys Hurricane hits, killing 772 people.
1923 The Great Depression hits Key...
How the Constellation did not arrive at Indian Key
How does the dissemination of misinformation confuse history? Here is one example: a few decades ago a local newspaper reporter was visiting Baltimore, Maryland....
Masons’ time capsule retrieved before elementary school demolished
Before the final demolition of Stanley Switlik Elementary takes place, the Marathon Mason Lodge 323 helped excavate a time capsule buried in 1971 in...
Lightships before lighthouses
The Adams-Onis Treaty incorporated the Florida Territory into the growing United States. The rights to the Florida Reef were also part of the treaty...
AN AMAZING ‘SLIDE SHOW’
With more storms brewing in the Atlantic, the last thing locals want or need is an exhaustive account of last year’s natural disaster. With...
The Coontie
Maranta arundinacea is a West Indian botanical that produces tubular underground growths called rhizomes. When harvested and processed, these rhizomes produce a starchy powder...
How long is the Overseas Highway?
It seems like a straightforward question: How long is the Overseas Highway? It is not, at least according to countless travel guides and magazine...
An early account of Natives in the Keys
Hernando D’Escalante Fontaneda was born in Cartagena, Colombia circa 1535. At 13, passage was booked for him and his brother aboard a ship bound...
Protecting manatees
The order of mammals known as Sirenia was named for the mythical Greek creatures whose songs lured sailors to their demise. What might not...
Matecumbe Historical Trust inherits landmark
On Aug. 22, at 1:30 p.m., the Islamorada Chamber of Commerce transferred the Keys of ownership to the red Caboose to the Matecumbe Historical...
