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The
Directors of the
Jacksonville
Historical
Society invite
you to
Celebrate
450!
Sesquiquadricentennial
Celebration
of Jean
Ribault’s
arrival in
North Florida
450 years
- 1562 - 2012
Tuesday,
May 1, 2012
Old St.
Andrew’s
317 A. Philip
Randolph Blvd.
6:30
p.m.
Reception
with a French
flair and a
Mayport twist
7:00
p.m.
Introduction of
Honored guests
- French
dignitaries,
public officials,
friends of Florida
history, and
descendants of
Jean Ribault, Rene
de Laudonniere,
Theodor deBry
Greetings - The Honorable Gael
Maissonneuve,
Consul General de
France in Florida
City Council Resolution - The Honorable
John Crescimbeni
and The Honorable
Clay Yarborough,
City Council of
Jacksonville
Reading from Ribault’s journal - The
Honorable Francois
Kloc, Consul
Honoraire de
France
7:20 p.m.
Ribault,
Laudonnière,
de Bry and la
Floride
Speaker
John de Bry,
Ph.D.,
Director of Center
for Historical
Archaeology and
eleventh
generation
descendant of
Theodor de Bry. Dr. de Bry discusses the
three 16th century
North Florida
expeditions of the
French. He
highlights the
purpose and
outcome of the
French role in
colonial Florida
history.
He also reviews how his ancestor, the
European printer
de Bry, used La
Caroline colonists
Jacques Le Moyne
de Morgues and
Rene de
Laudonnière’s
work and adapted
it to produce one
of the most
successful
publications of
the16th and 17th
century.
To watch the latest Jacksonville History
Show on your
television, tune
in to Comcast Cable Channel 99 at 8:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, Feb. 15. The current program focuses on plans to
commemorate the
450th anniversary
of French Huguenot
Capt. Jean
Ribault’s arrival
and the beginning
of French history
in Florida.
It can be
seen at various
unscheduled times
on Comcast Cable
Channel 99.
Later, it will be
posted on
Jacksonville
History Channel,
above, which is
available whenever
you want to see
it.
"Kiss
of Life" Video
Now Available
 This original Jacksonville Historical
Society film
highlights the
story surrounding
photographer Rocco
Morabito’s
Pulitzer Prize
winning photo
award of 1968.
Forty-four years ago, Rocco Morabito, a
modest, but astute
newspaper veteran
suggested that
Jacksonville
Journal City
Editor Dick
Bussard might want
to “hold the
presses” for the
image locked
inside his camera.
A Jacksonville
Historical Society
original film
captures the
dramatic story of
the city’s best
known photograph.
DVD-Video
24 minutes
Non-member price is $20 + $1.40 FL State tax =
$21.40 + $5
shipping =
$26.40 total
JHS
member price is
$18.00 + $1.26
FL State tax =
$19.26 + $5.00
shipping =
$24.26 total
To order, call Jerry
Higingbotham
at (904)665-0064
 This
book tells the extraordinary life story of a
complex man who
used his wealth
and intellect to
make a difference
in the world. He
helped to manage
the nation’s
finances during a
time of great
economic crisis.
He brought about
more changes in
Florida’s
government and
education system
than perhaps any
other person in
history. And his
leadership in his
hometown of
Jacksonville
produced a lasting
legacy in the
city’s approach to
civil rights,
consolidated
government, civic
activism,
education,
philanthropy,
business, and the
arts.
Click here for
more information
about the book.
 Fund
Raising Drive
Underway for Old
St. Lukes Hospital
Restoration
We need your help!
Find out how you
can help the
Jacksonville Historical
Society turn Old St.
Lukes into
Jacksonville's history
center. We need
donations of all kinds
and sizes.
Call Emily Lisska at 904-665-0064
to find out how you
can join our campaign.
 Read
the
Jacksonville
Historical
Society's
Quarterly
Newsletter
online --
Just
click on the
image at
right.
(Adobe
Reader
required)
Have
your
wedding or party
at the beautiful
and historic
Old St
Andrews Church
Click
on the photo at
left for more
details.
Stephen
Crane
On Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010, The
Jacksonville
Historical Society
had a splendid
program by Elizabeth "Peggy" Friedmann about
famed author Stephen
Crane's
experiences in
Jacksonville in
the 1890s and
the search for
the shipwrecked
Commodore,
his ill-fated
ship made famous
in his short
story, "The Open
Boat."
 The Perfect
Gift!
The
Jacksonville Family
Album:
150 Years of the Art
of Photography
This
award-winning
book
is perhaps the most
beautiful book ever
written about
Jacksonville. Order
yours now from the
Jacksonville Historical
Society.
Click
here for details.
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 The
best way to celebrate our
Society’s 80th anniversary is
prepare for the next 80
years. Your Jacksonville
Historical Society is doing just
that – the Society is buying the
Old
St. Luke’s Hospital
property at Palmetto and Duval
Streets to create a center for
the preservation and study of
local history.
Click
here to read more about this
exciting project.
Celebrating the
125th Anniversary of
the Jacksonville Fire
Department
Download this colorful
8-page newsletter
which explores the
history of
professional
firefighting in
Jacksonville.
Click
on this link:
The
Birth of
Jacksonville’s
Fire
Department
(.PDF)
by John Bracey
Do you recognize this
Jacksonville scene?
Study
the
clues, and then click
on
the photo
for
the
answer.
Then see if you can
identify the 22 other
Mystery Photos!
 Jacksonville's
Silent
Movies
The
Jacksonville
Historical Society presents
Oral
Histories of World War
II
Sponsored by the
West Jacksonville Rotary
Club
Click
on
the photo above to go to our
PHOTO LINKS page. Connect to
dozens of other historical
websites and thousands of old
Jacksonville photos!!
When
Does Modern
Architecture
Become
Historic?
Mid-Century
Modern
Architecture
Just
as Victorian architecture in
the U.S. was widely
obliterated 50 years ago,
outstanding architecture of
the 1950s through early
1970s has become
increasingly imperiled by
redevelopment and an
appetite for newer – but not
necessarily better –
buildings. Northeast Florida
is home to exemplary works
of modern architecture from
the post-war era (sometimes
referred to as “Mid-Century
Modern” .) Click
here to learn more.
Click here to see the MAP
of Mid-Century Modern
buildings in the
Jacksonville area.
The
JacksonvilleStory
website is back!
After nearly a year's
absence, one of
Jacksonville's most
popular historical
websites is available
once again!
Click
here
to enter.
Jacksonville
Historic
Preservation
Consortium
click
here to
learn more about
the Consortium
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Reserve
your place on a docent-led tour of the
Merrill House Complex. Call 904-665-0064
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Jacksonville
Historical Society
317
A. Philip Randolph Blvd.
Jacksonville,
FL
32202-2217
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Directions
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Emily
Lisska
–Executive
Director
Jerry
Higingbotham –
Associate Director,
Collections Manager
Phone:
904-665-0064
FAX:
904-665-0069
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Jacksonville
Historical
Society Archives at Old St. Luke’s
314 Palmetto Street
Jacksonville 32202
Lauren
Swain Mosley, Archivist
Phone:
904-374-0296
Email
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The
Jacksonville Historical Society was
founded in 1929 and is a 501(c)3
non-profit organization. It is
dedicated to preserving the history
of northeast Florida and educating
citizens about culture, architecture
and history of the area. It produces
books, television programs, oral
histories, and numerous public
presentations to achieve these
goals. For both researchers and the
public, the society's archives
provides access to the largest
repository of historical records,
photographs, documents, and objects
in this region.
All Rights
Reserved, Jacksonville Historical
Society.
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