Florida History

We're going to explore the life of Barron Gift Collier with local author Marya Repko. Her new book, "The Story of Barron Collier" tells the story of…

From the fountain of youth to the Skunk Ape, Florida’s folklore is rich and sometimes pungent. Few know that better than Dr. Caren Neile- a professional…

What motivated early Floridians to move into the swampy, mosquito-infested area of South Florida? How did the Seminoles and other Native American peoples…

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau through 2016 shows Florida continues to grow: nearly 2 million new people arrived in the state since 2010, a nearly…

Meeting in some form since 1962, the Florida Conference of Historians covers all historical fields and gives historians in and of the Sunshine State the…

Florida's cattle culture dates back nearly 500 years, from the first cattle unloaded by Spanish sailors near present-day Port Charlotte, to the…

As Florida's population has grown in the last half-century, it's also become more diverse. Now a new book from University of Florida Press chronicles the…

A tour of vintage Central and South Florida is still possible—if you know where to look. A new book promises to be your guide to "discovering old…

Dr. William H. Marquardt was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Southeastern Archeological Conference for his "significant and sustained…

It was a monster. First, it hit the Caribbean. And once it touched down in the United States, its victims were mostly African-American. When the waters...