On our next show, we’ll highlight this
year’s
preservation
awards.
We’ll also
preview the
Springfield home
tour.
The show can be seen at 8:00 p.m. on May 13 on Comcast Cable Ch. 99 and at various
unscheduled
times
thereafter.
Then it will be
posted on the
Jacksonville
History Channel
(click on the
link above),
making it
available
whenever you
want to see it.
JHS
Announces
Jacksonville's
12 Most
Endangered
Landmarks
On May 21, 2012, the Jacksonville
Historical
Society held a
press conference
to announce
"Twelve Worth
Saving, " the
annual list of
the most
endangered
historic
properties in
Jacksonville.
Historic Sites
Committee
Chairman Ed
Booth issued a
call to all
citizens to join
the efforts to
save these
threatened
sites.
This original Jacksonville Historical
Society film
highlights the
story surrounding
photographer Rocco
Morabito’s
Pulitzer Prize
winning photo
award of 1968.
Forty-four years ago, Rocco Morabito, a
modest, but astute
newspaper veteran
suggested that
Jacksonville
Journal City
Editor Dick
Bussard might want
to “hold the
presses” for the
image locked
inside his camera.
A Jacksonville
Historical Society
original film
captures the
dramatic story of
the city’s best
known photograph.
DVD-Video
24 minutes
Non-member price is $20 + $1.40 FL State tax =
$21.40 + $5
shipping =
$26.40 total
JHS
member price is
$18.00 + $1.26
FL State tax =
$19.26 + $5.00
shipping =
$24.26 total
To order, call
Meghan Powell at
(904)665-0064
New
Book on Fred
Schultz now
available
This
book tells the extraordinary life story of a
complex man who
used his wealth
and intellect to
make a difference
in the world. He
helped to manage
the nation’s
finances during a
time of great
economic crisis.
He brought about
more changes in
Florida’s
government and
education system
than perhaps any
other person in
history. And his
leadership in his
hometown of
Jacksonville
produced a lasting
legacy in the
city’s approach to
civil rights,
consolidated
government, civic
activism,
education,
philanthropy,
business, and the
arts.
Fund
Raising Drive
Underway for Old
St. Lukes Hospital
Restoration
We need your help!
Find out how you
can help the
Jacksonville Historical
Society turn Old St.
Lukes into
Jacksonville's history
center. We need
donations of all kinds
and sizes.
Call Emily Lisska at 904-665-0064
to find out how you
can join our campaign.
16-minute Silent Film
Shows the 1914
Confederate
Veterans
Encampment in
Springfield Click
here to watch
it.
Read
the
Jacksonville
Historical
Society's
Quarterly
Newsletter
online --
Just
click on the
image at
right.
(Adobe
Reader
required)
Have
your
wedding or party
at the beautiful
and historic Old St
Andrews Church
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."
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.
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.
JHS's Pop-Up History Book
Events
Are a Big Success
Pop-Up
History Book #3:
Silvertown Is
Celebrated at
Intuition
The third and most recent
Jax Pop Up History Book was
Wednesday, December 12 at
Intuition Ale Works at
720 King Street. A crowd
of 175 people gathered to
hear the story of this
forgotten little town from
the 1880s which was
swallowed up by the
growing Riverside
neighborhood. Historian
Wayne Wood performed a
one-man illustrated play,
portraying August Buesing,
the eccentric German
immigrant who founded the
all-black Silvertown. Click
here for more
information about
Silvertown.
Intuition
Ale Works, which unveiled
its new Silvertown ale for
this event, is situated in
the very heart of this
long-lost Jacksonville
suburb.
The new Silvertown logo,
designed by artist Mike
Barnhart, adorned the
popular Silvertown
T-shirts which also went
on sale that night.
Jax
Pop-Up History Books are a
series of events designed to
bring attention to the
forgotten history buried in
our own back yard. They help
to make little known
historical events come
alive. Jax Pop-Up History
utilizes social media to
spread the word about the
secret story telling of
historic moments in
Jacksonville. These events
are designed to encourage
young professionals to
connect with the history of
our city.
Pop-Up
History Book #2: "Bawdy Behaviour
-
The Naughty History of
Houston Street"
This
second Pop-Up History Book
celebrated a colorful era in
Jacksonville's past when
bordellos lined Houston
Street in LaVilla. In
1915, J.E.T. "Just Easy
Times" Bowden was elected
mayor
on a pro-prostitution
platform, delivering a
speech in Hemming Plaza
while prostitutes in red,
skin tight outfits circled
the crowd on horseback.
Above, event coordinator
Mike Field introduced
the program to an
audience of nearly 200
people on Wednesday,
September 19 at Dos
Gatos.
Pop-Up
History Book #1:
Eyewitness Speakers Tell
of
1944 Fighter Plane Crash
in Riverside
The
first Jax Pop Up History Book
was on
Saturday, July 21st at the
corner of Post and James
Streets to commemorate the
Great Airplane Crash of
1944. This little-known
event occurred when two Army
pilots buzzed a home on Post
Street and crashed,
destroying much of a
10-block area. Three people
were killed, including both
pilots, and 18 buildings
were damaged or destroyed.
Nearly 200 people attended
this event, including 8
eyewitnesses who described
the event from their
childhoods.
New Klutho
Poster available from
JHS
Click on image to see larger version
The
Jacksonville Historical
Society is pleased
to announce the publication
of a wonderful new poster by
historian Wayne Wood. The
poster celebrates the
architectural ornament of
Henry John Klutho,
Jacksonville's most renowned
architect. It features 25
close-up detailed
photographs of Klutho's
exquisite decorative designs
that connected his work with
that of America's greatest
architects: Louis Sullivan
and Frank Lloyd Wright.
Sadly, one third of the
buildings featured on this
poster no longer exist. The
posters are large, 24" x 36"
and are $19.95 each plus
tax. All proceeds go to the
Jacksonville Historical
Society. Pick yours up today
at JHS headquarters, or click here to request email info
on how to receive a copy by
mail order.
Special thanks to First
Coast Signs for sponsoring
this project.
JHS Video Slideshow tell the
story of Jean Ribault and the
French Colony in North Florida (Click
on icon at bottom right to see
it full-screen)
Fascinating New Book Now on
Sale
The
Jacksonville Historical
Society's long-awaited book
on the Broward Family in
Florida was unveiled on
November 22nd to a packed
audience.
Written
by renowned architect Robert
C. "Bob" Broward and
designed by Wayne Wood, the
work chronicles the amazing
stories of one of Florida's
oldest, largest, and most
famous families. It tells
the story of this pioneer
family's arrival in the
Spanish colony of East
Florida in the late 1700s
through the Civil War, the
Reconstruction era, the
Governorship of Napoleon
Bonaparte Broward, and up to
present day.
Get
your copy at JHS
headquarters during normal
business hours, or contact
us by phone or email to find
out how to order by mail.
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.
TheJacksonvilleStorywebsiteis
back! After nearly a
year's absence, one of
Jacksonville's most
popular historical
websites is available
once again! Click
here
to enter.
Celebrating the
125th Anniversary of
the Jacksonville Fire
Department
Download this colorful
8-page newsletter
which explores the
history of
professional
firefighting in
Jacksonville. Click
on this link: The
Birth of
Jacksonville’s
Fire
Department
(.PDF)
by John Bracey
Jacksonville
Historical
Society Archivesat Old St. Luke’s 314 Palmetto Street
Jacksonville 32202
Lauren
Swain Mosley, Archivist Phone:904-374-0296Email
The
Jacksonville Historical Society was
founded in 1929 and is a 501(c)3
non-profit organization. It is
dedicated to preserving the history
of northeast Florida and educating
citizens about culture, architecture
and history of the area. It produces
books, television programs, oral
histories, and numerous public
presentations to achieve these
goals. For both researchers and the
public, the society's archives
provides access to the largest
repository of historical records,
photographs, documents, and objects
in this region.
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