The restored Theodore B. Starr hall clock (circa 1898) now standing in its new home, the living room at the
Holden House Museum.
Holden House Museum.
Holden House Centennial Celebration
Interviews and footage at the Holden House in Bunnell after the museum is placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Old Kings RoadTracing the history of Flagler County Florida
The distant sounds of the past still quietly resonate in street names and places, Indian Trails, Matanzas, Turnbull Woods, Pellicer, St. Joseph, Seminole Woods, Graham Swamp, Moultrie, Bulow.
In Florida, the Underground Railroad Ran SouthIt traveled on the historic Old Kings Road.
Florida had long been a place of refuge. During the first Spanish period, the King even encouraged escaping slaves to come to Florida under the “Kings Edict.”
Osceola’s Wife and ChildA New Painting
The Friends of King’s Lynn Museum wrote in their Spring 2011 Newsletter they solved the mystery of their “Pocahontas” painting.
WPA-Built Flagler County Jail
During 1938, between the Flagler County Board of Commissioners and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) an agreement to build a new Flagler County Jail building was approved.
Strawn Buildings at Agricultural MuseumFlagler County Historical Society – March 2010
A walk through the buildings at the Florida Agricultural Museum.
PIRATE GOLD?
This is an account of a great Treasure Hunt that occurred in Flagler County for the treasure of a Spanish Galleon wrecked in 1730.
Once upon a time…a princess lived here
Princess Place Preserve is a unique historical and environmental treasure containing the oldest standing homestead in Flagler County.
President Andrew Jackson’s Case for the Removal Act First Annual Message to Congress, 8 December 1830
This speech reflected President Jackson’s views, and Congress passed the removal act. Not all Indians were savages ranging in an unpopulated forest. Many had farms, cattle, homes, and believed the land they were living on was theirs. It gives me…
The Live Oakersas visited by Mr. Audubon
Famous naturalist James Audubon and friends, visited this area in 1831 and wrote about the Live Oak Cutters—here is part of his report which describes our Flagler County area.
Veterans History ProjectSearchable Database
In 2002 the project staff successfully petitioned for Official Partner status in the Library of Congress~Veterans History Project.