Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center to receive Florida Historic Marker
Sep 2, 2024
Designation to be celebrated on Sunday.
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Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center to receive Florida Historic Marker
Designation to be celebrated on Sunday.
Gainesville High’s class of ‘59 meets for 65th reunion
Aug 10, 2024
Classmates plan to end long run of reunions.
Florida Finds: Matheson History Museum opens voting exhibits
Jul 29, 2024
Traveling, local exhibits offer glimpse into voting history.
1924 Paris Olympics kickstarted traditions still loved in 2024
Jul 4, 2024
UF researcher explains importance of 1924 games.
Holiday History: July 4th and unalienable rights
Jul 4, 2024
Where do your rights as an American come from?
Gainesville celebrates Juneteenth at Bo Diddley Plaza
Jun 19, 2024
Jubilee draws over 100 attendees downtown.
Story memorializes UF grad, namesake of Fort White park
May 27, 2024
Lake City native William Kennerson Wilson died while serving in Italy in 1944.
Gainesville honors fallen service members on Memorial Day
May 27, 2024
Over 100 community members attend event.
‘Here I am, send me’: First Black graduate recounts integrating Gainesville High School
May 17, 2024
LaVon Wright desegregated GHS despite FBI warnings of danger.
2018 book examines desegregation in Alachua County
May 17, 2024
Gainesville native captures contention of the time.
Gainesville city manager recalls role integrating Palatka school
May 17, 2024
Cynthia Curry, brother made Brown v. Board of Education reality in Putnam County.
Alachua commissioner reflects on McDonald’s, family history
Jan 10, 2024
Edward Potts talks about former McDonald's CEO and great-uncle Ray Kroc.
UF scientists identify fossil as oldest in the Frankincense, Myrrh family
Dec 24, 2023
Fossils found in India during the 1970s.
Holiday History: Hanukkah
Dec 9, 2023
Hanukkah, the “Festival of Lights,” is celebrated nightly from December 7 to 15. Hanukkah is the Jewish word for “dedication” and refers to the rededication of […]
UF historians unveil local business history
Aug 20, 2023
Historians mix work and pleasure to unveil Gainesville’s first-ever comprehensive business history.
Holiday History: Independence Day and the Constitution
Jul 4, 2023
Looking back at America’s founding documents
Holiday History: The story of Memorial Day
May 29, 2023
Alachua County Veterans Memorial at Veterans Memorial Park in Gainesville leads through our country's history.
Olasky Books: Understanding Israel at 75
May 13, 2023
A survey of recent books on history, politics and foreign policy.
Holiday History: Christmas Eve traditions
Dec 24, 2022
People, cultures have various ways to celebrate the season.
Holiday History: Halloween traditions
Oct 30, 2022
Halloween has come a long way since it was first celebrated. Many Americans partake in trick-or-treating but may not know the roots of the tradition. Last […]
