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Forgotten Workers of Early Homestead I

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on June 4, 2017 by JeffSeptember 8, 2022

A Postcard Tells Its Story by Jeff Blakley Piecing together the small number of remaining fragments of early Homestead history is quite a challenge. I’m writing this post to show how, sometimes, we historians are fortunate to be able to … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida East Coast Railway, Homestead, Maps, Newspapers, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged A.T. Duval, Ezekiel Pherigo, Homestead, Homestead Hotel, J.U. Free, Naranja, Tom Evans | 1 Reply

Rev. Joseph A. Kahl – Part 2

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on June 14, 2016 by JeffSeptember 8, 2022

By Jeff Blakley In part 1 of this series on the Reverend Joseph A. Kahl, I explored the early lives of Joseph and his future wife, Harriet Woodbury. I ended that post with their marriage, on August 20, 1908. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, Florida City, Homestead, Newspapers | Tagged Burton, Free, Horne, Kahl, Krome, South Florida Banner, Tatum | 1 Reply

Rev. Joseph A. Kahl

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on May 3, 2015 by JeffJuly 18, 2018

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 →

Posted in Churches, Homestead, Newspapers | Tagged Kahl, Matthews, South Florida Banner, Woodbury | Leave a reply

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