The Mysterious Millie (or…Dumbing Down Drew)
Andrea shares with Mimi an interesting discovery from a used book store.
A First for Florida (or…The Tireless Teacher)
Mimi and Andrea explore the impressive life of Blanche Armwood the first Black woman from Florida to graduate from an accredited law school.
Women’s Stories on Navigating History
Mimi and Andrea share what to expect on the next episodes of Navigating History.
Civic Art (or…I Stop for Kress Buildings
Civic Art or I Stop for Kress Buildings Andrea and Mimi discuss both the beautiful and the ugly histories of Kress Store Buildings. Kress Sarasota courtesy of Florida Memory Hollywood Kress
The Carnegie Library Legacy
The Carnegie Library Legacy (or... Give Me All of the Books!) Mimi and Andrea unravel why a steel tycoon built libraries. The Bradenton Carengie Library courtesy of Florida Memory
The Kenilworth Lodge Adventure
The Kenilworth Lodge Adventure (or... Sugar + Caffeine + Panic) Andrea shares with Mimi her discovery of the Kenilworth Lodge in Sebring, FL. Link to Tampa Tribune Article Kenilworth Lodge Postcard courtesy of Florida Memory
An Astounding Proposition
An Astounding Proposition (or ...The Truth is Better Than Fiction) Mimi rounds out this three-part history mystery by discovering an incredible first-hand account from Katherine McClellan.
The Raid on Harper’s Ferry
The Raid on Harpers Ferry (or... She was Born the Same Year!) Mimi continues to share information about the Raid on Harper's Ferry and how that is connected to Katherine McClellan. Saranac Lake Adirondack Daily Enterprise, March 5, 1955
She Built a Neighborhood
She Built a Neighborhood (or... Dead Bodies at Her Doorstep) Mimi shares how she discovered that Katherine McClellan, a woman that developed a Sarasota neighborhood, also had a trunk of bodies delivered to her doorstep! Sarasota Times, Jan 6, 1916 Part 1 Sarasota Times, Jan 6, 1916 Part 2 McClellan Park Tuberculosis Patients at Saranac Lake
This Old House
This Old House (or...Because Bob Vila is Expensive) In this episode, Andrea and Mimi chat with Jonathan Torkos, Historical Resources Librarian, about how to research your historic home. Manatee County Historical Resources Florida Memory US Department of Land Management FL State Land Grants