The Mysterious Millie (or…Dumbing Down Drew)
Andrea shares with Mimi an interesting discovery from a used book store.
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04, 2023
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04, 2023
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.
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04, 2023
Women’s Stories on Navigating History
Mimi and Andrea share what to expect on the next episodes of Navigating History.
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04, 2023
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
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06, 2022
Save the Mira Mar
Below is the official Compass Rose History position on the proposed demolition of the Mira Mar Apartments. The staff of the City of Sarasota has recommended that the application of demolition be denied. Next, a recommendation will be decided on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 by the City of Sarasota Historic Preservation Board. The final decision will be made by the City of Sarasota Commission. We will update [...]
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06, 2022
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
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06, 2022
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
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06, 2022
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.
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06, 2022
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
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06, 2022
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