Journals of Yesteryear

The dedicated professional staff of the Sarasota County History Center has composed fascinating accounts of people, places and events from our county's remarkable past.

Sarasota History Alive! is very grateful to them for permitting us to display these narratives on our website. We, as a community are also indebted to them for all the research and patience it took to produce hundreds of these articles for your enjoyment and information. Sarasota History Alive! will continually add new stories and photos as they become available.


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'Paradise' Eluded the Early Settlers
Author: Ann A. Shank, former County Historian
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'Uncle Ben' Stickney's
Author: Ann A. Shank, former County Historian
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A Glance at Some of the Top News Stories in 1955
Author: Mark D. Smith, former County Archivist
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A History of Venice
Author: Venice Archives and Area Historical Collection
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A June Wedding
Author: Ann A. Shank, former County Historian
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A Showcase of Sarasota Architecture
Author: Elaine Rogers, former Preservation Assistant
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A Variety of Ventures for City Island
Author: Mark Smith
 A Visual Documentation of Sarasota's Past
Author: Ann Shank, former Sarasota County Historian
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Abundant Fishing in Sarasota Bay
Author: Ann A. Shank, former County Historian
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Amish and Mennonite Communities
Author: Ann Shank, former Sarasota County Historian
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An Overall Design
Author: Ralph S. Twitchell
 Anti-Mosquito Program
Author: Ann A. Shank, former County Historian
 Appreciation of Mrs. Palmer
Author: Unknown
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Architect's Influence Apparent in Sarasota
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As Others See Us
Author: Gilbert Leach
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Aviation Interest Took Off With Landing
Author: Mark D. Smith, former Sarasota County Archivist
 Avondale Heights Subdivision
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Baseball Legend Ted Williams' Time in Sarasota
Author: Ann A. Shank, former County Historian
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Bee Biz a Sweet Deal for Mivilles
Author: Mark D. Smith, former County Archivist
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Bee Ridge Community
Author: Ann A. Shank, former County Historian
Main Stree Traders - Sarasota, FL

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About The Sarasota County History Center

If you would like to support the Sarasota County History Center please contact The Friends of the History Center. It is a nonprofit organization that helps support the staff's ongoing efforts to preserve our county's heritage. Won't you please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to assist their efforts? Call the History Center @ (941) 861-6090 for details and further information. Or, stop by and see the enormous amount of materials they have preserved to help us all appreciate a sense of place and historical perspective in our community. They are located at 6062 Porter Way, Sarasota Florida, 34232

Featured Journals

Sarasota County's Horse and Buggy Days

As we face the daily challenge of heavy automobile traffic, it stretches the imagination to envision a day when a horse provided the fastest land transportation. Before Sarasota County came into existence in 1921, blacksmiths, horseshoer's, and livery stables provided the services comparable to those of today's service station and car rental agencies.

 

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Sugar Cane

Looking south from their house on Spanish Point, by the 1880s the John Webb family could see their citrus packinghouse and dock along the eastern shoreline of Little Sarasota Bay. This photo, depicting the view, reflects a portion of more than a decade of hard work to establish a home and reliable income.

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Summer Festival of the Arts
The Sarasota Summer Festival of the Arts was Sarasota's bid for the package-trip trade that had proven to be successful in bringing summer tourists to the Miami Beach area in the early 1950s.Read More »
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