Battle of the Loxahatchee
The following article was published in the Looking Back newsletter, which I distributed when I served as Official Historian for the Village of North Palm Beach (December 2010 – March […]
Tag Archives: history
Another day, another book
“We think we know one man very well, and something happens that shows we didn’t know him at all. That’s the sort of thing that happens in many close friendships. […]
Confidence is a must
Confidence is a must, no matter the situation, but there are some things I feel less confident about than others. For example, although I know I’m a good mechanic—certainly not […]
Izzy steps out
“Yes, my boyfriend was Paris Singer,” I told the small gathering of teenage students. I lifted my head high and added, “I just couldn’t resist his huge mustache.” I love […]
Excerpt: Looking Back
Looking Back: Falling in Love With Florida History is my latest project, and I’ve jumped headfirst into writing something unlike anything I’ve ever written before. I’ve written all genres, most […]
“He tricked us . . . and burned our homes down”
I sat in on a lecture a couple of years ago and listened as a docent from Whitehall talked about Henry Flagler, the man who forged a path through the […]
Beach days
I haven’t been to the beach in a while, but my favorite spot is still MacArthur Beach State Park. John D. MacArthur, originally from Pennsylvania, was a philanthropist and businessman […]