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Next JHS Program Meeting
Wednesday,
September 22, 2010
 Ditch of Dreams: The Cross Florida Barge Canal and the
Struggle for Florida's Future
Reception &
book signing, 6:30 p.m.
Program, 7 p.m.
The idea of a canal to speed ship traffic across Florida began in the
19th century. And the unfulfilled desire resurfaced again and
again. The 2010 award winning book, Ditch of Dreams, recalls the
political hotbed that made champions out of ordinary citizens and
brought big name politicos to their knees
– and
Jacksonville, Florida was in the thick of it! Authors of
this book, Steven Noll, senior lecturer at the University of
Florida and David Tegeder, Assistant Professor at Santa Fe College,
will present this program.
JHS Presents the Premiere
of Extraordinary New Film to Sell-Out Crowds
A brilliant
documentary about the famed architect Louis Sullivan sold out the Five
Points Theatre for two consecutive screenings on Sunday, July 18th.
Sponsored by the Jacksonville Historical Society, Riverside Avondale
Preservation, AIA Jacksonville, and Cinemania, this was only the fifth
time the film has been shown in the U.S. Director Mark Smith flew in
from Chicago to present the film, Louis
Sullivan: The Struggle for American Architecture, which
received rave reviews from the audience members. This is the first film
ever made about the life of Sullivan, who created a revolution in
American architecture, only to die in poverty. He was the mentor to
famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright and greatly influenced
Jacksonville's most renowned architect, H.J. Klutho.
If you missed seeing the film or would like to see it again, there will
be a special screening of the film at the American Institute of
Architects Florida convention at the Marriott at Sawgrass on Thursday, August 18th at 8:00. It is
free and open to the public - donations will be accepted. JHS historian
Wayne Wood will lead a discussion afterward, highlighting Sullivan's
influence on Klutho. Don't miss this great opportunity to see this
award-winning film!
 Stephen Crane
On Tuesday,
March 23rd, 2010, The Jacksonville Historical
Society had a splendid program by Elizabeth
"Peggy"
Friedmann about famed author Stephen
Crane's experiences in Jacksonville in the 1890s and the search
for the shipwrecked Commodore,
his ill-fated ship made famous in his short story, "The Open Boat."
Support the arts in Florida!
Purchase a Florida
Arts license plate.
The Jacksonville Historical Society presents
Oral Histories of World War
II
Sponsored
by the West Jacksonville Rotary Club
 The Perfect
Gift!
The
Jacksonville Family Album:
150 Years
of the Art of Photography
This
award-winning book is perhaps the most
beautiful book
ever written about Jacksonville. Order yours now from the Jacksonville
Historical Society.
Click here for
details.
The JacksonvilleStory
website is back! After nearly a year's
absence, one of Jacksonville's most popular historical websites is
available once again!
Click here to enter.
When Does Modern Architecture
Become Historic?
Mid-Century
Modern Architecture
Just as Victorian architecture in the U.S.
was widely obliterated 50
years ago, outstanding architecture
of the 1950s through early 1970s has become increasingly imperiled by
redevelopment and an appetite for newer – but not necessarily better –
buildings. Northeast Florida is home to exemplary works of modern
architecture
from the post-war era (sometimes referred to as “Mid-Century Modern” .)
Click here to
learn more.
Click here to see the MAP
of Mid-Century Modern buildings in the
Jacksonville area.
Click
on the photo
above to go to our PHOTO LINKS page. Connect to dozens
of
other historical websites and thousands of old
Jacksonville photos!!
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JHS to Purchase Old St. Luke's Hospital
 The
best way to celebrate our Society’s 80th anniversary is prepare for the
next 80 years. Your Jacksonville Historical Society is doing just
that
– the Society is buying the Old St.
Luke’s Hospital property at Palmetto and Duval Streets to create
a center for the preservation and study of local history.
Click here to read more about this exciting
project.
JHS TV - The Jacksonville
History Show
Click on a title
below to watch previous programs:
Player for the
Jacksonville Historical Society TV show.
The Current Jacksonville
History
Show
Tune in for a
fascinating monthly program about Jacksonville history at 8:00 pm on
the second Wednesday of each month
on Comcast Channel 29 and at various unscheduled
times throughout the month and posted on this
website.
Our
current show commemorates the 50th anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday, a
violent chapter in Jacksonville's history. Sit-in demonstrations
by African Americans, seeking to be served at lunch counters in
downtown stores, started on Aug. 13, 1960. On Aug. 27, a crowd of
white men wielded ax handles and baseball bats against the
demonstrators. Fifty people were injured and 62 arrested.
Two men who were there 50 years ago -- Nat Glover and Rodney Hurst --
will be our guests on The Jacksonville History Show. Glover later was
elected sheriff and now serves as president of Edward Waters
College. Hurst wrote a book about the sit-ins, It was Never About a Hot Dog and a Coke.
The show can be seen on Comcast Ch. 29 at various unscheduled times for
the next several weeks.
Historic
Books Online!
Click
on this to vist the  Jacksonville Historical
Society's
Online
Bookstore!
Shop
online now for that perfect gift for the
person who loves history!
 Read
the Jacksonville Historical Society's Quarterly Newsletter online --
Just click
on the image at right.
(Adobe Reader required)
 National
Magazine highlights the Riverside Avondale Historic District
AirTran's
GO Magazine
features an article on "The Jewel of Jacksonville"
Click photo at left to read the article
Jacksonville
Historic Preservation Consortium
click here to
learn more about the Consortium
The next Preservation
Consortium meeting
is Sep. 9, 2009 (11:00 to 1:00)
at the Beaches Museum and History Center.
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