By Jeff Blakley The following article was generously shared with us by Robert Fuchs, the owner of RF Orchids in Homestead, Florida. In it, Margaret Mae Stull Williams, Robert’s maternal grandmother, relates how she and her husband came to Homestead … Continue reading →
By Jeff Blakley Anyone who grew up in the Homestead area earlier than 1970 knew Henry Brooker, Jr. and the Brooker Lumber Company. In those days, Brooker’s was the only game in town when it came to building supplies and … Continue reading →
By Jeff Blakley In this post, my goal is to draw a better picture of the Reverend J. M. Cormack, whose name appears in other stories written about the early history of the Florida City and Homestead areas. In those … Continue reading →
by Jeff Blakley When I first started writing articles for this website, I decided that I would explore the lives of people mentioned in early newspaper articles about Detroit, now known as Florida City. I subsequently posted essays on James … Continue reading →
By Jeff Blakley In my post on James Daniel Redd, Jean Taylor was the source of my statement that Redd was appointed to succeed Walter Tweedell, who resigned due to his failing health. In my post on the Women’s Industrial … Continue reading →
By Jeff Blakley While browsing old newspapers via Genealogy Bank on various topics related to early Florida City history, I’ve come across the name E.H. Ring on a couple of occasions. Maybe it is people who go by their initials … Continue reading →
By Jeff Blakley William Alfred King was the first section foreman in this area for the Florida East Coast railway. He was born on 29 December 1860 in Troy, Pike County, Alabama. On February 28, 1882, he married Frances Elzada … Continue reading →
By Jeff Blakley In my earlier post about Walter A. Frazeur, I relied on Jean Taylor’s information about how the People’s Telephone Company was established. She wrote that J.U. Free bought the three circuits that belonged to Walter Frazeur in … Continue reading →
An interesting project for someone to undertake would be an article exploring the role that the Women’s Industrial Club in Detroit played in the establishment of the Royal Palm State Park in 1916. An article that appears on the website … Continue reading →
By Jeff Blakley I ran across an article that appeared in the Homestead Enterprise on July 16, 1914, giving a history of the Women’s Industrial Club in Detroit. It was organized for social reasons as well as to promote the … Continue reading →
