by THS | Jul 28, 2020 | Claude's Corner, Local History
By Claude Kenneson President’s Note: If you read Riley House founder Althemese Barnes’ (a longtime supporter of the THS) column in the July 23 Tallahassee Democrat...
by THS | Jun 15, 2020 | Entertainment
By George A. Allen The days of social distancing and face masks drag on and on and we all feel things will never be the same. So, the question becomes, what will change and how will it change? Thinking of that I recalled a picture in the paper recently of the...
by THS | May 21, 2020 | Bicentennial, Local History
By Claude Kennison Tallahassee was established on March 4, 1824 and designated as the capital of the Florida Territory. In the same year on December 29, the Florida Legislative Council established Leon County from Gadsden County. It was...
by THS | May 17, 2020 | Blog, Local History, Neighborhoods, People, Sports
By Brendan Crellin One thing I’ve learned from the past few months is that I really like my neighborhood. These days, our walks up and down our street are frequent. With no through traffic, our street is perfect for a 4 year-old who is mastering the art of scootering....
by THS | May 14, 2020 | Blog, History Tidbits
By Betty Ashler As we reflect on the current pandemic that we are currently living through at the moment, it may be wise to look at some of the stories that are being passed along to us from the stones in our historic cemeteries. The history researchers in...
by THS | Apr 20, 2020 | Books
By Bob Holladay Florida Bookman This pandemic stopped being fun when they deemed Tallahassee’s bookstores “non-essential” and closed their doors. It’s not just the economics of it, which (cross myself) could severely damage my favorite places in town; it is what...
by THS | Apr 20, 2020 | Families, People
By Virginia Perkins In 1837, Florida was still a territory and it was the northern part of the state, near Tallahassee, that Thomas James Perkins, age 20, came to seek his fortune. His work with the railroad brought him from Queen Anne County, Maryland and he...
by THS | Apr 9, 2020 | Books
By Bob Holladay Florida Bookman In 1920, four years before Tallahassee celebrated its centennial, Miami already had more than 24,000 residents, nearly four times that of the state capital. Despite that, there was still a kind of uncertainty about what kind of...
by THS | Apr 8, 2020 | Books
By Bob Holladay Florida Bookman It is arguable that the entire history of the United States is the history of the growth of government. Virtually every political dispute since 1787 has had as its basis the question of the role of government in our lives, and in...
by THS | Mar 26, 2020 | Local History, Medical History, Military History
by Mary Cathrin May Prologue. In 1918 the United States entered its second year of fighting in WWI. American civilians did their part by working with agencies like the Red Cross, and sold Liberty Bonds to help pay for the war effort. Meanwhile,...
by THS | Mar 9, 2020 | Local History
by Mary Cathrin May and Matt Lutz From Tallahassee’s earliest days until after the Civil War, the chief law enforcement officer was the city marshal who was appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council. In an age of slavery, it goes without...
by THS | Mar 9, 2020 | Architecture, Local Government
By Lynn McLarty The early 1950’s was bringing a transformation to the City of Tallahassee. Just a few years before, World War II had ended. The long-established Florida State College for Women had become co-educational. Tallahassee Memorial Hospital...
by THS | Mar 9, 2020 | Programs
Think the Seminole Nation started with Bobby Bowden? On February 12, You’ll Find out Differently. By Bob Holladay, President I’ve known Andrew Frank from the FSU History Department for about 10 years. I first met him when I was considering returning to school...
by THS | Mar 9, 2020 | Programs
By Bob Holladay, President When we at the Tallahassee Historical Society began circulating the word last spring that we wanted Dr. Alexander Brickler to come to speak to us at one of our meetings, we started receiving all sorts of congratulations. “Well, it’s about...
by THS | Mar 9, 2020 | From Your Fearless Leader
By Bob Holladay, President I’m worried about the history profession. In fact, I have been worried about it for some time. Let me be clear: I am talking about the relationship of the academic history profession in the colleges and universities, and the...
