Task force will memorialize African American cemeteries
Legislation creating a task force on preserving abandoned African-America cemeteries is now a reality. State Sen. Janet Cruz of Tampa first introduced the bill, which garnered unanimous […]
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Task force will memorialize African American cemeteries
Legislation creating a task force on preserving abandoned African-America cemeteries is now a reality. State Sen. Janet Cruz of Tampa first introduced the bill, which garnered unanimous […]
Local experts to share ancestry research methods Saturday
Genealogist Tatanya Peterson knows her fourth generation grandparents. And thanks to a journal kept by plantation owner James Chesnut, she knows those enslaved grandparents, Grace and […]
Vets pay tribute at High Springs memorial
On Memorial Day morning, while the streets in High Springs were still quiet and the High Springs Fire Department was just pulling trucks out of the […]
Holiday History: Cinco de Mayo
Did you know that when you celebrate Cinco de Mayo you are celebrating bravery? Cinco de Mayo honors the victory of a Mexican army over invaders […]
Holiday History: What is Dyngus Day?
Happy Dyngus Day! Dyngus Day is an old central European holiday, mostly connected to Poland, celebrated on the day after Easter. In the United States, it […]
Holiday History: The origins of Good Friday
Today is Mourning Friday, Long Friday, Silent Friday, and Holy Friday. I’m sure you’re thinking to yourself: isn’t today Good Friday? They actually are all one […]
Holiday History: Exploring St. Patrick’s Day
Did you know the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in what is now the United States took place in St. Augustine, Florida? Today is St. Patrick’s […]