Category: History

Rebekah Sheats Contributor On August 6, 1859, the Monticello business of Johnson, McCann & Cuthbert entered into business with Daniel B. Bird, a longstanding member of the Jefferson County community. To mark…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. As we reach the end of July, we are truly in the peak of summer. Some of us enjoy the hot Florida summers; others do not. Regardless…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing Inc. Monticello had humble beginnings. It was founded in 1827 as a small community consisting of a small store, post office and a few houses. Yet with time’s…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Sixty seconds, sixty minutes, twenty-four hours, three hundred sixty-five days, fifty-two weeks, twelve months—we all recognize this as ways we keep time, how we identify our present…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. It is no secret that Monticello is a town steeped in a rich historical background. Even in today’s modern world, we see huge relics that have withstood…

Denise Vickers-Leon ECB Publishing, Inc. The establishment of what has become considered as America’s first civil rights organization goes back to March 6, 1775, when Prince Hall, who was an abolitionist and…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Monday, May 15, the homeschool students currently taking American History and Civics were invited by instructor Gretchen Wallace to a special lecture about how Ancient Greek…

Danny Federico ECB Publishing, Inc. “My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.” – Desmond Tutu Known as one of America’s oldest holidays, Juneteenth (June 19)…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County has been an agricultural community since its beginning. In true southern fashion, its primary crop for decades was cotton. But with the introduction of the…

Rebekah Sheats Contributor On Saturday, May 20, the Gulf Wind Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society held their annual open house at the Lloyd railroad depot, the oldest brick train station…

Gideon Burrell Contributor During the month of May we remember the death of a man named Henry Flagler. One hundred ten years ago, Henry Flagler died. Many people don’t know that name….

Halie Wetherington ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida’s Emancipation Day is celebrated annually on May 20, since that is the day in 1865 that emancipation occurred for those enslaved in the state. The Emancipation…

Rebekah Sheats Contributor The annual meeting of the Jefferson County Historical Association was held at the Woman’s Club in Monticello on March 27. The evening opened with a welcome from Beulah Brinson…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Every March, people in the United States celebrate the achievements and history of women as part of Women’s History Month. Often the focus is on nationally known…

Adyson Hammock ECB Publishing, Inc. In honor of Black History Month, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, NASA announced that they are renaming a large, 60-mile wide mountain. The feature formerly called Leibnitz Beta…

Rebekah Sheats Contributor For all recorded history, Florida has offered a kaleidoscope of landscapes—rolling hills, flatlands, balmy inlets and beaches of stunning beauty. Yet it has also been a land of swamps,…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. More than 50 people packed into the activity room at the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center (JSCC) on Tuesday, Feb. 21, for a Black History Program that included…

Submitted by UF/IFAS Jefferson County Extension Office While we at UF/IFAS strive to strengthen our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA), Black History Month reminds us to reflect on –…

Grace McAlister ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida Memorial University (FMU) is a private, historically Black university in Miami Gardens, Fla. It is a member of the United Negro College, which funds scholarships for…

Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. George Washington Carver should never have survived his infancy. Born sometime in 1864, he was born into a slave family. Fortunately, his owner, Moses Carver, was against slavery…