Florida History

Life-long Floridian, historian, author and former state lawmaker, Vernon Peeples has died. The fifth generation Floridian passed away Sunday at the age of…

The Florida Museum of Natural History has purchased two Calusa Indian mounds on Pine Island. This addition could impact the region’s awareness of 350 to…

Jamestown, Va., claims to be "America's First Region," but St. Augustine, Fla., turns 450 this year, making it the U.S.'s oldest continuous European settlement, a title residents are quick to defend.

Today marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day.It was the invasion of Normandy by American, British and Canadian troops who landed on its beaches in 1944 – it…

The opening gala of the 2014 Fort Myers Film Festival kicks off March 19 with film events ongoing through March 23. Among the works that will highlighted…