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 →
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 →
This document was transcribed from a very fragile typescript at the Town Hall Museum. The context indicates that it was written prior to 1927, the date that the Seaboard Railroad arrived in Homestead. George Washington Kosel was born on August … 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 →
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 →