
History
🪶 Why an 1800s Sash Is So Important to Osceola’s Legacy and the Seminole People
Nov 28, 2022 | History, Everglades/Keys
Osceola’s image continues to be one that invokes strong feelings and embodies Seminole resistance, power, and memory. Even over 180 years after his death, Osceola remains an important figure in Seminole history and art.
How Five Centuries of Habitation Shaped This Popular Louisiana Destination
Nov 26, 2022 | History, Cajun Country/SWLA
Bolstered by 5,000 pages of documents from the French National Archives and from Laura’s own Memories, the Creole Family Saga tour at Laura Plantation focuses on centuries of human habitation that took place on this site.
After a Decade Sans Beloved Pie, Mighty Hubig’s Will Rise Again
Hubig’s Apple from Hubig’s Facebook, 2011 SPOILER ALERT: In fact, they did. Beloved Hubig’s, the...
Back / Black to the Future: Why the First Mother of Afrofuturism Matters
Nov 4, 2022 | History, Central West FL
We’re digging back a few years to boost J.A. Jones excellent piece from the Weekly...
☠️ Have You Seen the Most Notorious Ghost in Galveston, Texas?
If you’re driving to the Texas Gulf Coast and “ain’t afraid of no ghosts,” stop by and visit Galveston’s most infamous spirit – the Pirate Jean Lafitte.
🎃 Haunted New Orleans: Guaranteed Fun for Every Grrr & Boo!
Oct 22, 2022 | Travel/Tourism, History, NOLA
“The Howl-o-weens of New Orleans” GGS collage: “Black Wooden Door Frame”...
🎃 Here Lie the Ruins of Forgotten Souls in a Forbidden Spot Down in Texas
Oh life! Impermanent, transient, a poof, a flash. Nowhere like a cemetery to meditate, nay, come...
🎃 I Want to Come Back: Interview with a New Orleans Psychic
Spiritual medium, Photo courtesy of Juliet Pazera Welcome to spooky season and 13 days until...
Gulf Islands Accepted as New Sites in Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program
Oct 14, 2022 | History, Mississippi
From the cannon perspective, Fort Massachusetts, Ship Island, Mississippi, Photo by NPS/Bernstiel...
How FGCU Students Are Helping Dig Up and Archive Remarkable Island History
An undated aerial photo of Upper Captiva Island from the FGCU University Archives & Special...
