Category: History

Christian PetersonReporter@riverbendnews.org The center of Live Oak was originally located at the intersection of Houston and Conner Streets. It was next to a railroad station that had been built in 1861. However,…

Christian Peterson  Reporter@riverbendnews.org Florida Memorial University is a staple of Florida and, more specifically Suwannee County. Florida Memorial University is a private, coeducational Baptist affiliated academy, one of the oldest academic centers…

Devyn LeBlanc Reporter3@riverbendnews.org Since 4-H began more than 100 years ago, it has become the nation’s largest youth development organization. The 4-H idea is simple: help young people and their families gain…

Grace McAlister  Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Groundhog Day is the only holiday where people all over the United States and Canada come together to celebrate the prediction of a furry forecaster. Every Feb. 2 since…

Christian Peterson  Reporter@riverbendnews.org Jan. 27, has been a very important day in history for many years. For example, all the way back to 98 A.D., Trajan succeeded his adoptive father as the…

Lee Trawick  Reporter2@riverbendnews.org Although Stephen Collins Foster was born on July 4, 1826, in Lawrence, Penn., he has monuments and state parks named after him throughout the United States. However, in the…

By Ashley Hunter Riverbend News Today, when you want a fresh look in your wardrobe, a quick trip to your local boutique or thrift store will do the trick. Clothing is easily found…

By Ashley Hunter Riverbend News Today, when neighbors, enemies or political rivals argue, it isn’t common for the dispute to devolve into a gun-toting standoff. But there was a time, not that…

By Mickey Starling Riverbend News In the weeks before Christmas in 1901, the joy of the season was lessened by a couple of tragedies in the area, as well as a bit…

By Lee Trawick Riverbend News In 1859, a mild, meek looking religious family moved to a small village named Bellville, in Hamilton County. The family’s name was Powell: among the children in the…

By Starr Munro Riverbend News Marjory Stoneman Douglas was born in 1890 and moved to Miami as a young woman when the city’s population was still under 5,000 to work for her…

By Ashley Hunter Riverbend News “We know now that in the early years of the 20th century, this world was being watched closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as…

Exploring Florida Contributor Throughout his career, Edison directed his studies to devices that could satisfy real needs and come into popular use. Indeed, it may be said that in applying himself to technology,…

By Gene Hall Youth Minister Providence M. B. Church Contributor “For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God”  (Hebrew 3:4). I was at a luncheon the…

By Starr Munro Riverbend News There are certain people in history who may not be what some picture when they think of the word “pioneer.” The image of a pioneer is usually accompanied…