Faith & Footprints:The Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is a large chapel located in the Vatican City, the seat of the Roman Catholic Church. It is most famous for...
George W. Cralle: Ruskin Pioneer Who Brought Wife Ida & 9...
By Charles Nelson
Histories of Ruskin’s founders often focus on the Miller and Dickman families. They are clearly important, but Ruskin would have failed as...
Claiming Our History: The Legend Of John Ortiz, Little Manatee River...
By Charles Nelson
Legends have the power to entertain. In Southern Hillsborough County, Gulf City is the rumored mid-1600s stronghold of English pirate Ben Margoza...
A Proposed Split From Mother Hillsborough: Where In The World Is...
By Charles Nelson
Unquestionably, Henry Plant’s railroad put Tampa on the map in 1884. That railroad also ran through the small town of Cork in...
Finding Freedom: Former Slaves Create A New Town In Hillsborough County...
By Charles Nelson
On the far eastern edge of Hillsborough County, along SR 60, sits the historically significant community of Bealsville. Originally called Howell’s Creek,...
Celebrate With Stories Of South Hillsborough County’s Rich Black History
Black History Month is celebrated each February as a time to remember the contributions of our brothers and sisters of color. In rural Hillsborough...
Good Roads For Riverview! A Battle Cry For Construction Continues For...
By Charles Nelson
The push for ‘good roads’ is not a new issue in Southern Hillsborough County. Six years before the first cars arrived on...
Woman’s Clubhouse Has Served Brandon For Over 90 Years: 129 Moon...
By Charles Nelson
Sometimes big things come in tiny packages. That certainly applies to the little building at 129 N. Moon Ave. in Brandon that...
Interesting Women Of Hillsborough County: Simmons, Brandon, Moseley & More
By Charles Nelson
Our history is a story about, and for, all of us. Sometimes that history is viewed through a single lens producing only...
Facts And Legends From The Shores Of The Alafia
By Charles Nelson
Every day, tens of thousands of residents cross over the Alafia River or one of its tributaries without giving a single thought...
