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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."




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Purchase a Florida Arts license plate.


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upcoming JHS programs

The Jacksonville Historical Society presents
Oral Histories of World War II
Sponsored by the West Jacksonville Rotary Club



Click on the image above to see the video.



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.



Links to other Jacksonville historical sites!
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!!



       

  


































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.

Be sure to tune in! Click here for more details.


Historic Books Online!
Click on this to vist the JHS Online Bookstore 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.




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Click here
to see the list of
Jacksonville's
Most Endangered
Historic Buildings

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.




Jacksonville's Silent Movies

Watch a silent movie clip of Oliver Hardy filmed in Jacksonville!
Click
on the photo:




Have your wedding or party at the beautiful and historic 
Old St Andrews Church

Click on the photo at left for more details.







Jacksonville Historical Society
Archives Collection Highlights



MYSTERY PHOTO OF THE MONTH:



Do you recognize this Jacksonville scene
?  Study the clues, and then click on the photo for the answer.



Reserve your place on a docent-led tour of the Merrill House Complex. Call 904-665-0064


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Jacksonville Historical Society
317 A. Philip Randolph Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32202-2217
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Emily Lisska, Executive Director
Phone: 904-665-0064
FAX: 904-665-0069


Jacksonville Historical Society 
Archives  at Jacksonville University
Sharon Laird, Archivist

Phone: 904-256-7271   Email

e-mail us at info@jaxhistory.com






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