Florida Keys snapshots, Key West cigar factory #flkeys

Old woman making a cigar in the Key West cigar factory – Key West, Florida

Credit: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/85672

 

Author Robert N. Macomber to appear at Bookstore1 Sarasota

Author Robert N. Macomber, author of the Honor series, will be appearing  at Bookstore1 Sarasota on May 23rd at 6pm. He will be discussing “Freemasons and their 30-year struggle to gain Cuban independence in 1898, and the author’s experiences with their fraternity inside modern Cuba today.”

For more details: http://www.bookstore1sarasota.com/Events.html

Florida Facts: Did You Know?

What geographic error did the first state seal display?

Answer: It showed a mountainous background, far from appropriate for flat Florida.

Question from: Florida Fun Facts by Eliot Kleinberg

Photo: Some rights reserved by gdbg12

Pinterest Boards We Love, The Beach

This week’s theme for “Pinterest Boards We Love” is The Beach

http://pinterest.com/ldj1287/beach/ by Linda Jimenez

http://pinterest.com/kathie2/the-beach/ by Kathie Tallas

http://pinterest.com/brent12/beaches/ by Jennie B. Jacobs

http://pinterest.com/kayceejoanne/beaches/ by Kaycee Dillon

http://pinterest.com/margastaal/at-the-beach/ by Marga Staal

Florida Keys snapshots, Key West hand print fabrics shop #flkeys

Key West hand print fabrics shop – Key West, Florida

Credit: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/67762

 

Florida Facts: Did You Know?

 Why did explorers name the islands west of Key West the Dry Tortugas?

Answer: They were called “dry” because they contained no fresh water. Tortugas is the Spanish word for turtles, of which the explorers saw and captured many.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question from: Florida Fun Facts by Eliot Kleinberg

Photo:  Some rights reserved by vladeb

Pinterest Boards We Love, Vintage Florida

This week’s theme for “Pinterest Boards We Love” is Vintage Florida

http://pinterest.com/kelkit70/vintage-florida/ by Kelly Rimmington

http://pinterest.com/efiore1/vintage-florida/ by Eileen Tricoche Fiore

http://pinterest.com/robertbradford/vintage-florida/ by Robert Bradford

http://pinterest.com/cindyleekaiser/vintage-florida/ by Cindy Kaiser

 

Florida Keys snapshots, 1909 Hurricane #flkeys

West end of Caroline Street after the 1909 hurricane – Key West, Florida

Credit: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/149559

Florida Facts: Did You Know?

What gimmick did Lawton Chiles employ in 1970 while running for the U.S. Senate?

Answer:  The obscure state senator from Lakeland walked across Florida to introduce himself to the people. It worked, leading to an 18-year term in Washington.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question from: Florida Fun Facts by Eliot Kleinberg

Photo:  Some rights reserved by The Pelczynski Family

Pinterest Boards We Love, Florida Kitsch

This week’s theme for “Pinterest Boards We Love” is Florida Kitsch

http://pinterest.com/monmade/my-fl-kitsch-obsession/ by Monica Knox

http://pinterest.com/floridacoconut/vintage-florida-colorado/ by Jennie Bragg