Flippers in Paradise
Share List by Jeff Blakley South Dade County has a rich and complex history that has not been explored as much as that of Miami or the Florida Keys. Jean Taylor, in her book The Villages of South Dade, did … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Pioneers
Agriculture in Early Goulds
Share List by Jeff Blakley Portions of the history of Goulds have been told but much of it has never been written. Jean Taylor, in her book The Villages of South Dade, probably wrote more than anyone else has about … Continue reading →
George W. Moody – Early Pioneer Tales
Share List The Homestead Enterprise published a series of articles, authored by pioneers, of their reminiscences in 1918. There were to be twelve articles but only six were published. The 1918 influenza pandemic in the fall of 1918 interrupted the … Continue reading →
Detroit, Florida, in 1911
Share List by Jeff Blakley In the spring of 2018, Sheldon Cunningham, a grandson of one of the early settlers in Detroit, Florida (the name was changed to Florida City in 1914), contacted me seeking more information about his grandparent’s … Continue reading →