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Lyman B. Gould

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on October 6, 2017 by JeffOctober 12, 2017

By Jeff Blakley Writing the post entitled The Beginnings of Goulds led me to want to find out more about Lyman B. Gould, for whom the community is named. I searched through issues of the Miami Metropolis from the era, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged African-Americans, Florida East Coast Railway, Goulds, Pioneers | 5 Replies

Mae Williams and the Good Old Days

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on December 24, 2015 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged East Glade, Fuchs, Longview Club, Naranja, Williams | Leave a reply

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