History

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…

We hear from a group of southwest Floridians who were leaders in the desegregation of our schools 50 years ago. Ron Gavin was 8-years-old when he and ten…

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.

Florida Senator Bill Nelson has asked the Department of Justice - and not Florida law enforcement officials - to open an investigation into the Dozier...

February 20 marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Myers in the American Civil War. Fort Myers served as a base for Union forces who were…

The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida hosts a world premiere exhibit documenting the work of medical units charged with helping…

Archeologists are heading to the Everglades this week to look for the remnants of a Native American settlement. The National Park Service is trying to…

University of South Florida researchers will announce Thursday afternoon that they've determined the identities of two more sets of remains buried on...

About a hundred years ago, the Everglades was mostly the same as it is today: hot, humid, abound with alligators. It’s also where pioneers and Native…

It's been ten years since Hurricane Charley took a hard right turn and unexpected slammed into Punta Gorda, before tearing through Central Florida. We…