By Jeff Blakley I was recently sent a series of photographs taken in Detroit in 1911. I’ve managed to identify some of the people in the photographs. One of them, I think, is that of Alice M. Graves, wife of … Continue reading →
Paul McHugh wrote these recollections about growing up in Homestead in the 1950s. The son of George and Delphine McHugh, he grew up in an oak hammock not far from South Dade High School. His father, George, was a general … Continue reading →
A Miamian Visits Homestead in 1923An article from the Miami Herald dated July 31, 1923, written by Edgar Hay, describes the early town of Homestead, Florida. Gussie Joiner, former wife of Jim English, owned the Seminole Cafe, which was adjacent … Continue reading →
by Jeff Blakley The Town of Homestead was incorporated on January 27, 1913 but its officials had no municipal building in which to meet. They met at two different buildings before the Town Hall was built in 1917: Tatum’s Real … Continue reading →
The following article written by Charles H. Gossman appeared in the Homestead Enterprise on October 3, 1918. The descendants of Charles H. Gossman married into the Caves, Chambers, Aman and Vihlen families, among others. “Uncle Nick” is Lilburn R. Nixon, … Continue reading →
The following article, by Lilburn R. Nixon, appeared in the Homestead Enterprise on September 26, 1918. In March of 1902, Nixon claimed John Brinzel’s relinquishment of his homestead, which ran south and west from the intersection of Newton Rd. and … Continue reading →
by Jeff Blakley I was saddened to learn from Karon Buckley that two of our historic houses were recently demolished: the Kosel home at the northwest corner of Redland and Plummer and the Schaff house, on Krome at 273rd St. … Continue reading →
This transcribed article that was found at the Town Hall Museum. It was written by Flora Harvey Anderson (Flora Hill Connelly), sister of Will Anderson of Anderson’s Corner. Born on September 9, 1875, in Martin County, Indiana, Flora died … Continue reading →