Eric Musgrove Contributor This week, we will continue looking at some of the more interesting stories in the book “American Siberia” by J. C. Powell, captain of the convict camp for many…
Category: History
Local History regarding Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee counties.
Remembering Suwannee: Convict leasing system, Part 5
Eric Musgrove Contributor This week, we will continue looking at some of the more interesting stories in the book “American Siberia” by J. C. Powell, captain of the convict camp for many…
FWC approves new black bear hunting season
Christian Peterson [email protected] The last time individuals were legally able to be hunt black bears was in 2015. Now, a decade later, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission has approved a new…
On this day in history…
• 1918 – First woman enlists in the United States Marines: After joining the Marine corps, Opha May Johnson was assigned desk duty at the Marine Corps headquarters in Arlington, Va. •…
Remembering Suwannee: Convict leasing system, Part 4
Eric Musgrove Contributor This week, we will continue looking at some of the more interesting stories in the book “American Siberia” by J. C. Powell, captain of the convict camp for many…
Remembering Suwannee: Convict leasing system, Part 3
Eric Musgrove Contributor This week, we will continue looking at some of the stories related to the convict lease system and Suwannee County. The main source of this material is the book…
Be GatorWise this summer
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Contributor The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding Floridians and visitors to be GatorWise as alligators become more active and visible throughout…
Report all wild turkey sightings from now until Aug. 31
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Contributor The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is asking Florida residents and visitors to report all sightings of wild turkeys between now and…
“Cool as a cucumber” and other veggie-inspired comparisons
Laura Young [email protected] Without a doubt, this has turned into a cucumber summer. Since we are right now smack dab in the middle of the two hottest months of the year, the…
Raising a garden
Heather Ainsley [email protected] The 2019 Pandemic changed the way a lot of people thought about the world around them, particularly in regards to the supply chain that gets our fresh fruits and…
Remembering Suwannee: Convict leasing system, Part 2
Eric Musgrove Contributor Last week, we began looking at the convict leasing system, especially as it related to Suwannee County. We ended the article with a look at the first paragraph of…
The history of tattoos
Leah Androski [email protected] Tattoos have been around for approximately 5,000 years, with the oldest documented tattoos found on an iceman named Otzi who scientists say lived during 3,300 B.C. Here is some…
Henry B. Plant, “The King of Florida”
Hailey Heseltine [email protected] Henry B. Plant was dubbed “The King of Florida” by a magazine called Success in 1898 for his tremendous impact on the development of Florida’s transportation and tourism industries…
From boom to bust
Hailey Heseltine [email protected] It was the Roaring Twenties, and the postwar world seemed to be finding new life with its economic prosperity. That decade, Florida entered an era which transformed the state…
On this day in history…
• On July 23, 1923, John Herbert Dillinger joins the Navy in order to avoid charges of auto theft in Indiana, marking the beginning of America’s most notorious criminal’s downfall. • On…
Remembering Suwannee: Convict leasing system, Part 1
Eric Musgrove Contributor While writing about various facets of Suwannee County’s history, I long ago realized that some events, systems, and so on, must be explained in more detail to fully understand…
Blazing the trails of time
Christian Peterson [email protected] The National Day of the Cowboy is celebrated each year on the fourth Saturday in July. The celebration is focused on remembering and preserving the cowboy lifestyle, culture and…