Category: History

Submitted by Rebekah Sheats A fresh coat of paint has recently added new life to the large building on North Jefferson Street that houses Steve Walker’s realty office and Vintage Treasures. This…

By George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute Similar to the rapid growth of plantations in the early 1800s, the late 1800s saw another large-scale development in the…

By George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute After the signing of the Adams-Onís Treaty resulting in the transfer of Florida from Spain to the United States, settlers…

Lee Trawick ECB Publishing, Inc. In 1859, a mild, meek looking religious family moved to a small village named Bellville, in Hamilton County. The family’s name was Powell: among the children in the…

Submitted by: George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute While the Seminole people are primarily identified with the State of Florida, they were part of the Creek Confederacy…

Story submitted by North Florida College Rose Knox grew up listening to stories, and in her “own backyard” was a rich history of people, places and happenings. Her latest book, written in…

Background – After Spain ceded the Florida Territory to the United States in 1821, there was a great demand for land in the new territory. As a result, one of the first…

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute Spanish Control – By virtue of Ponce de Leon’s landing in Florida in 1513, Spain claimed the territory including what is…

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute One of the more interesting stories regarding the Spanish Mission Period in Florida involved the Tocobaga Native Americans. Although relatively unknown,…

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute The Beginning – After the Narváez and De Soto expeditions in the 16th century, the Spanish did not attempt further ventures…

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute The first written history of the Aucilla River area is that based on expeditions of the early Spanish explorers, Panfilo de…

Story submitted by Anita Collins “How Xmas Jingle was Written Is of much Interest Here” was the title of an article from a 1940’s Monticello News newspaper. “T’was the Night before Christmas”…

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute The first written history of the Aucilla River area is that based on expeditions of the early Spanish explorers. Panfilo de…

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute One of the most interesting stories of the Aucilla, is that regarding the vast amount of evidence of early life that…

Submitted by Phil Calandra This article provides a much more thorough and harrowing telling of George Washington Scott’s career in CSA cavalry and a good look into his personal and business life….

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute In 1824, shortly after the acquisition of the Florida Territory, the U.S. Congress authorized the creation of a road from Pensacola…

Submitted by Gene Hall Greater love hath no man than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends…John 15:13 NIV. And that is what Henrietta Lacks did; well, all of us…

Part VII The story of Mary Wallace Nuttall, sole descendent of her father, William, will bring this lengthy saga to an end. As a five year old child, she felt threatened by…

Part VI Newport, Rhode Island remained a favorite retreat for the Nuttalls because, on May 16, 1835, Mary gave birth to another daughter, Mary Wallace Nuttall, who would be the only child…