PEOPLE FROM "H" THROUGH "Z"

VARIOUS PEOPLE

SPECIFIC PEOPLE "H" THROUGH "Z"

NOTE:  There is a webpage that lists prominent people by their occupations or activities.  Click here to go to that page.

NOTE:  For a webpage that lists only prominent African Americans, click here. (This page is meant to assist researchers, such as during Black History Month.)

ALSO SEE various categories in the webpages Jacksonville History by Subject  and Jacksonville History by Time Period  For info about athletes, for example, see Sports & Recreation

ALSO SEE Family History Page Two for online books that contain prominent Floridians, including Jax residents.

VARIOUS PEOPLE

• PROMINENT JAX INDIVIDUALS -- Descriptions of a variety of people prominent in Jacksonville's history.  Includes the earliest settlers.  Info provided by Jacksonville History Magazine.

• "FORGOTTEN FAMOUS" -- Florida Times-Union article called "Forgotten Famous," by Colleen Steffen.  Describes several famous people who were associated with Jacksonville: J. E. Barbee, Merian C. Cooper, Wanda Hendrix, Aimee McPherson, Robert Kloeppel, Francis Pons, and Charles Terry.  

• LEADING INDIVIDUALS -- Info & pictures for deceased prominent people who either were associated with Jacksonville or were buried in Jacksonville.  Includes photos of their graves.  From FindADeath.Com.

• FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM JACKSONVILLE -- List of famous people born in Jacksonville, from "The Jacksonville Mall."

• PROMINENT JAX INDIVIDUALS -- Descriptions of a variety of people prominent in Jacksonville's history.  Includes the earliest settlers.  Info provided by Jacksonville History Magazine.

• VARIOUS JAX INDIVIDUALS -- Links for many prominent Americans, including some from Jacksonville.  Provided by Geometry.net.

• VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS -- Brief Florida Times-Union articles on some of Jacksonville's leading African American citizens.  From "A Postcard from the Past."

• VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS -- CURRENT LEADERS -- Homepage of the superb website "A Postcard from the Past."  Provides profiles of some of the current leaders in Jacksonville's African American community.  Also gives a wonderful overview of African American history in Jacksonville.  The site is sponsored by the Florida Times Union.  Many of the site's individual pages have been indexed in the website in which you are now.

• TWELVE BLACK FLORIDIANS -- "Twelve Black Floridians," by Leedell W. Neyland, 1970.  Covers the following: Mary McLeod Bethune (education), Eartha M. White (charity, business, etc.), Zora Neale Hurston (author & folklorist), Abraham Lincoln Lewis (business), Robert "Bob" Hayes (sports), Harry Tyson Moore (civil rights martyr), Jonathan C. Gibbs (politics & government), George Henry Starke (medicine), Matthew M. Lewey (journalism), Alonzo Smith "Jake" Gaither (sports), John Robert Edward Lee, Sr. (education), and Father John Edwin Culmer (religion).  NOTE: The entire text of this source is available online.  It's provided in the wonderful website called the "Florida Heritage Collection," maintained by the State University System of Florida.   NOTE: When you get to the website, you can search by keywords.  Just type in "Jacksonville," or "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE: Most of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in. 

• ARCHITECTS (VARIOUS) -- Info & pictures in regard to many of the most prominent architects in Jacksonville's history.  Very helpful web page from the Jacksonville Historical Society.

• LAWYERS (VARIOUS) -- Extensive list of Jacksonville Bar Association members from 1897-1950.  Placed online at Rootsweb.com.

• LAWYERS (VARIOUS) -- Bench and Bar of Florida: A Pictorial and Biographical Directory of the Members of the Bench and Bar of Florida (1935)  NOTE:  The entire text of this source is available online.  It's provided in the wonderful website called the "Florida Heritage Collection," maintained by the State University System of Florida.   When you get to the website, you can search by keywords.  Just type in "Jacksonville," or "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE: Most of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in. 

• LAWYERS (VARIOUS) -- Bench and Bar of Florida (1935), either is or will be available online in its entirety.  Provides photos & info about Duval County attorneys.  It is being provided by the Florida Heritage Collection.

• MUSICIANS (VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS) -- Links for well-known musicians who have been associated with Jacksonville.  From the Musicians' Association of Jacksonville, American Federation of Musicians Local 444.  NOTE: When you get to the website, also see the "Follies" link for additional names.

• MUSICIANS (VARIOUS)-- A wonderful listing & description of notable musicians who have been associated with North Florida.  They range from Cannonball Adderly to Dennis Yost.  Info supplied on a webpage called "The North Florida Music Hall of Fame." From the North Florida Music Association.

• MUSICIANS (VARIOUS) -- List & links for notable & celebrated Jacksonville musicians.  From the website for the Musicians Association of Jacksonville.

• NOTORIOUS CHARACTERS (VARIOUS) -- Florida Times-Union article called " Infamous Characters," by  Steve Patterson.  Describes several notorious people who were associated with Northeast Florida: Andrew Ranson, Louis Aury, Lewis Powell, Charles Ponzi, W.H. "Ham" Dowling, Joseph Helmich, James Harvey, and the Nazi saboteurs of WWII. 

• POLITICIANS (VARIOUS) -- Index page for PoliticalGraveyard.com.  This is an ambitious website that tries to list as many burial places for politicians as possible.  Includes those from Jacksonville or Duval County.

SPECIFIC PEOPLE, "H" THROUGH "Z"

• HARDY, OLIVER -- Oliver Hardy's days in Jacksonville films.  From a website by Don Morgan.  BACKGROUND INFO: Oliver Hardy was the big guy in the classic comedy duo, Laurel & Hardy.  Hardy was from Georgia, but it was Jacksonville that gave him his start in acting.  He also obtained his nickname, "Babe," in Jacksonville.

• HARDY, OLIVER -- Webpage is called "The Golliwog and the Lobby-Watcher," by John Larrabee.

• HARDY, OLIVER -- From source called "Laurel & Hardy - Quote Unquote."

• HARDY, OLIVER -- Several photos are Hardy in Jacksonville. From Blotto Online.

• HARDY, OLIVER -- Info about Oliver Hardy living at the Klutho Apartments in Springfield.  From Online Preservation.

• HARDY, OLIVER ---  HIS FIRST WIFE -- Info about Oliver Hardy's first wife, with whom he lived in Jacksonville.  From a website entitled "The First Mrs. Hardy."

• HARDY, OLIVER -- HIS FIRST WIFE -- Insight into Oliver Hardy's life around the time that he moved to Jacksonville.  Includes info about his first wife.  From a webpage from Guardian Unlimited Film.

• HARDY, OLIVER -- Info about Hardy's first wife, a book review of Simon Louvish's STAN AND OLLIE: THE ROOTS OF COMEDY.

• HART, ISAIAH -- Info about Isaiah Hart, the founder of modern Jacksonville, can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages 57 - 58.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• HART, OSSIAN -- Picture & info for Ossian Hart.  The son of Isaiah Hart (the founder of Jacksonville), Ossian Hart became Florida governor during the 1870s.  Web page furnished by the State of Florida.  

• HART, OSSIAN -- Info & picture for Ossian Hart.  Also gives a photo of his grave.  Furnished by FindADeath.Com.

• HENDRIX, WANDA -- Overview of Hendrix's life, from the website "Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen."  BACKGROUND INFO: Hendrix was a well-known movie actress from the 1940s & 1950s.  A native of Jacksonville, Hendrix was briefly married to war hero & actor Audie Murphy.

• HENDRIX, WANDA -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Playing Around," by Charlie Patton.  Gives info about movie actress Wanda Hendrix, who emerged from the Little Theatre in Jacksonville. 

• HENDRIX, WANDA -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Forgotten Famous ," by Colleen Steffen.  Tells about Jacksonville residents who used to be well-known.   Covers the Rev. J.E. Barbee (anti-gambling crusader during the 1930s), Merian Cooper (principle inventor of King Kong, among other accomplishments), Wanda Hendrix (actress, and wife of war hero Audie Murphy), Aimee McPherson (female evangelist who started her career in Jacksonville), Robert Kloeppel (hotel owner), Francis Pons (one of the people who helped make Jacksonville the horse racing capital of the Southeast from 1909 to 1911), and Charles Terry (a pioneer in the fight against drug addiction).

• HUPEWA FAMILY -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Book Tells of Black Contributions in U.S.," by Alliniece T. Andino.  Tells about the Hupewa family in neighboring Nassau County.

• HURSTON, ZORA NEAL -- Lakeland [Florida] Ledger about Zora Neal Hurston (1891-1960).  BACKGROUND: Hurston was a well-known African American writer & anthropologist.  Although not a Jacksonville native, Hurston lived there for a number of years. 

• HURSTON, ZORA NEALE -- Florida Times-Union article called "Hurston's Work Part of Florida Folklore," by Ann Hyman.  Tells about Hurston's gathering of Florida folk tales during the years 1938-1939, when she worked with the Federal Writers Project.

• HURSTON, ZORA NEALE -- Info about Hurston from a web site called "Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color."  Also provided are many links to other sites about Hurston.  

• HURSTON, ZORA NEALE -- A profile of Hurston.  Also provided are links to other websites about her.  Furnished in "Myths and Dreams: Exploring the Cultural Legacies of Florida and the Caribbean."  

• HURSTON, ZORA NEALE -- A detailed timeline for Hurston's life.  From a website maintained by the Zenana Book Club.

• HURSTON, ZORA NEALE -- Web page called "Zora Neale Hurston: Genius of the South." Includes links.

• HURSTON, ZORA NEALE -- Lots of info & pictures.  Website name: "Zora Neale Hurston."

• HURSTON, ZORA NEALE -- Actual recordings of Hurston singing and telling a story.  Furnished by the State of Florida.

• HURSTON, ZORA NEALE -- From Africana.com

• HURSTON, ZORA NEALE -- Bio of Hurston from the St. Petersburg Times.

• JACKSON, ANDREW -- Brief info about the famous and controversial Andrew Jackson, after whom Jacksonville was named.  Web page furnished by the State of Florida.  BACKGROUND INFO:  Jackson was a war hero, a Florida governor, and a US president.  (By the way, Jackson never visited Jacksonville.)  

• JACKSON, ANDREW -- Website is called "A Brief Biography of Andrew Jackson 1767-1845."  Provides detailed info about Andrew Jackson, the namesake of Jacksonville.  NOTE: To find info about Jackson as Florida's governor, look in the chapters called "Eviction of Indians and Taking of Florida" and "Retirement, 1821-1822."

• JENNINGS, MAY MANN -- Biographical info from Lakeland [Florida] Ledger.  BACKGROUND INFO: The wife of a Florida governor and a native of New Jersey, May Mann Jennings lived in Jacksonville during the late 1800s & early 1900s.  She became the best-known woman in the state because of her civic & political work.  According to Lakeland Ledger, "May Mann Jennings was a Superwoman before the term was coined."  Her causes included "women's suffrage, Prohibition, better treatment of prisoners and children, more funding for education, historic preservation, Seminole Indian reservations, fence laws and highway beautification."  Jennings also fought to preserve the Everglades.

• JENNINGS, MAY MANN -- Info from a webpage called "Reclaiming the Everglades."

• JENNINGS, MAY MANN -- Brief info from the P. K. Yonge Library of History.

• JENNINGS, MAY MANN -- Two photos in regard to May Mann Jennings, including one of academic regalia that was worn by Jennings in 1929.  Furnished by the State of Florida.

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- Lakeland [Florida] Ledger article on James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938), an African American who was born in Jacksonville and spent a number of years there.   BACKGROUND INFO: Johnson accomplished enough for several lifetimes.  He was very a very prominent educator, diplomat, writer, poet, songwriter, and civil rights leader.  Along with his brother Rosamond, James Weldon Johnson also penned ""Lift Every Voice and Sing."  This is widely considered to be the "Black National Anthem."   

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- Detailed info about Johnson's life in Jacksonville.  From a website called "PAL: Perspectives in American Literature:  A Research and Reference Guide."  NOTE:  When you arrive at the site, scroll  toward the bottom to see the info.  

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- Article about Johnson's life in Jacksonville.  Article is entitled "James Weldon Johnson's Life and Career," by Herman Beavers.  From the website "Modern American Poetry."

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- Lots of info & pictures for Johnson.  Includes many links.  Even includes links to  online texts of his writings & poems. From the University of South Carolina.

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "LaVilla festival Saturday: Celebration will honor Johnson," by John Carter.  Provides a good color picture of Johnson.

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- A Florida History & the Arts article entitled "Jacksonville's Native Son."  Gives a profile of Johnson.

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- Article entitled "James Weldon Johnson 1871-1938," from "Blacksonville.com." 

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- Web page devoted to Johnson.  From "The African American History Website." NOTE: When you get to the web site, go the heading "Other Biographies," which is on the left-side of the page.

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "LaVilla festival Saturday: Celebration will honor Johnson," by John Carter.

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- Info about Johnson.  NOTE: When you get to the webpage, go about 1/2 the way down.

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- Bio info from Florida Civic Ed.

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- OVER 100 LINKS -- Links to over 100 websites & webpages about James Weldon Johnson.  From Geometry.net.

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- "LIFT EV'RY VOICE" -- Info about Johnson (along with lyrics to "Lift Every Voice and Sing").  From "Gberry's Phi Beta Sigma Page."

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- "LIFT EV'RY VOICE" -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing': A Century Later, Jacksonville Children to Re-create First Performance of Song, by Alliniece Taylor.  Tells about the 100th anniversary celebration of "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing." 

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- "LIFT EV'RY VOICE" -- Website that tells where to obtain different recorded versions of "Lift Every Voice and Sing."  Includes classical interpretations, traditional quartet gospel singing, and a capella versions.  From the "African American History and Heritage Site."

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- POEMS -- Lots of info about Johnson's poetry.  From "Modern American Poetry." 

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON -- POEMS -- Text of several of Johnson's poems.  From  "Jill Diesman's Homepage."

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON & J. ROSAMOND JOHNSON -- Overview of the hit songwriting team of James Weldon Johnson & J. Rosamond Johnson.  From Jass.com.

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON & J. ROSAMOND JOHNSON -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Animatronics Bring Johnson Brothers to Life," by Alliniece T. Andino.  Tells about an impressive display that is presented by the Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum in Jacksonville. BACKGROUND INFO: The display shows animatronics figures of James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson.  James sits at a desk near John, who is seated at a piano.  The Johnson brothers were the Jacksonville composers of "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," widely known as "The Black National Anthem." 

• JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON & J. ROSAMOND JOHNSON -- Info about the animatronics display for the Johnson brothers at the Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum.  From Blacksonville.com.

• JOHNSON, JOHN ROSAMOND -- Article entitled "John Rosamond Johnson 1873-1954," from "Blacksonville.com."

• JOHNSON, JOHN ROSAMOND -- Info about J. Rosamond Johnson from "African American Publications."

• JOHNSON, JOHN ROSAMOND -- Also see "Johnson, James Weldon" for more information about John Rosamond Johnson

• KENNEDY, STETSON -- Lots of info & pictures for Stetson Kennedy.  From StetsonKennedy.com.  BACKGROUND INFO: Born in Jacksonville in 1916, the legendary Stetson Kennedy is a popular writer, a pioneer folklore collector, and a celebrated warrior against the Ku Klux Klan.  During the 1940s, Kennedy was called "America's #1 Klan Buster" due to his investigative writings about the KKK.  As the website notes, Kennedy could be history's first investigative reporter.

• KENNEDY, STETSON -- Info about Kennedy from StetsonKennedy.net.

• KENNEDY, STETSON -- Palm Beach Post article about Kennedy entitled "The Original Angry Young Man Still Finding Wrongs to Right...," by Louis J. Salome.

• KENNEDY, STETSON -- Profile of Stetson Kennedy.  From "Culture Cafe."  BACKGROUND INFO: As the website notes, Kennedy may have been the first investigative historian.  

• KENNEDY, STETSON -- Info about Kennedy, from the website "Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections 1937-1942." 

• KENNEDY, STETSON -- Miami.com article about Kennedy's collecting of Florida folklore during the Great Depression.

• KENNEDY, STETSON -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "White voice for blacks tells of lonely struggle: Rights icon joined Klan to expose it."  By Alliniece T. Andino.  Tells about the legendary Stetson Kennedy.

• "KING KONG" -- SEE "COOPER, MERIAN C."

• KINNE, FRAN -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Kinne Offers Glimpse of Life Filled with Firsts," by Karen Brune Mathis.  BACKGROUND INFO:  Fran Kinne is the President of Jacksonville University.  She is the first woman to serve as a university president in Florida.

• KLUTHO, HENRY -- Lots of info about Henry Klutho, the best-known architect who has ever been associated with Jacksonville.  From a Florida Times-Union article entitled "Klutho Etched His Name on Fire-Ravaged Jacksonville," by Wayne Wood. 

• KLUTHO, HENRY -- Brief overview of Klutho's life.  Provided by the State of Florida.

• KLUTHO, HENRY -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Much of Rebuilt City Was Klutho's Doing," by Bill Foley. Tells about the architect Henry Klutho.

• KLUTHO, HENRY -- From Jacksonville.com.

• KLUTHO, HENRY -- From the GreenNetwork.net.

• KOFI, LAURA ADORKA "MOTHER KOFI" ("AFRICAN PRINCESS") -- Info about the "African Princess" who was named Laura Adorkor "Mother Kofi" Kofi (Koffey).  A native of Ghana and the founder of an African American church, Koffey is buried in Old City Cemetery in Jacksonville.  She was assassinated in Miami in 1928.  Info is from FindAGrave.Com, which also furnishes photos of her grave.

• KOFI, LAURA ADORKA -- Info from the website for the New York Public Library.

• KOFI, LAURA ADORKA -- Info from the website for the University of Illinois Press.  From a review of the book "Southern Discomfort." NOTE: When you get to the webpage, go about 3/4's down for the info about Kofi.

• LEE, JOSEPH E. -- Historical info about Joseph E. Lee, who began practice in Jacksonville in the 1870s as the city's first African American lawyer.  From the Florida Historical Markers Program website.  

• LEE, JOSEPH E. -- A brief profile of Joseph E. Lee, from the Florida Historical Markers Program. BACKGROUND INFO:  Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1849, Lee lived in Jacksonville for some time.  During the 1870s, Lee became Jacksonville's first African American lawyer.  Among other accomplishments, Lee proved influential in Florida's Republican Party.  

• LEFKOWITZ, SIDNEY M. -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Rabbi left mark in half-century in city," by Bill Foley. Tells about Sidney M. Lefkowitz.

• LEVY, DAVID -- SEE YULEE, DAVID LEVYLYNYRD SKYNYRD -- "The Lynyrd Skynyrd Official Internet Home Page."

• LEWIS, ABRAHAM LINCOLN -- Profile of Abraham Lincoln Lewis, Florida first African American millionaire, principle backer of the Afro American Insurance Company, and the founder of American Beach.  Info provided by the State of Florida.

• LYLES, A. C. -- Biographical info about Lyles, from the website "Broadway to Los Vegas."  BACKGROUND INFO: Born in Jacksonville in 1918, A. C. Lyles has been a movie executive, producer, and writer for many years.  While working at the Florida Theater as a teenager, he talked the movie star Gary Cooper into writing a letter on his behalf for a Hollywood job.  His determination paid off, for Paramount hired Lyles after he graduated from Andrew Jackson High School.  He arrived in California in 1937 with $48, two jars of peanut butter, and two loaves of bread.  He eventually earned his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

• LYLES, A. C. -- Biographical info from Paramount Pictures.

• LYNYRD SKYNYRD -- There are dozens of Lynyrd Skynyrd websites, yet this one could be the very best.  It was prepared by the Freebird Foundation, which used to be managed by Ronnie VanZant's widow.  Provides lots of info & pictures.  Includes photos of numerous First Coast places that were associated with Skynyrd.  When will this band finally be inducted into Rock Hall of Fame?

• LYNYRD SKYNYRD -- Overview of Skynyrd's history, from "Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Crossroads Curse."

• LYNYRD SKYNYRD -- Skynyrd web site, provided by Jacksonville.com.  Includes stories, band chronology, website links, and audio & video clips. 

• LYNYRD SKYNYRD -- Skynyrd website entitled "American by Birth... Southern by the Grace of God."

• LYNYRD SKYNYRD -- Lots of info at "Brian and Mary's Lynyrd Skynyrd Page."

• LYNYRD SKYNYRD -- Lots of info & pictures about Lynyrd Skynyrd from Jacksonville.com.

• LYNYRD SKYNYRD -- Internet information resource for Lynyrd Skynyrd from M-Files.com.

• LYNYRD SKYNYRD -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Combat report: The Lynyrd Skynyrd story," by Nick Marino.  Tells about a VH1 documentary called Lynyrd Skynyrd's Uncivil War.

• MARTIN, JOHN WELLBORN -- Picture & info for Martin, from the State of Florida.  BACKGROUND INFO:  John Wellborn Martin was a Jacksonville mayor and Florida governor during the early 1900s. 

• MARTIN, JOHN WELLBORN -- Picture & info for Martin.  Also, a photo of his grave.  From a web page furnished by FindADeath.Com.

• MATHEWS, JOHN E., JR. -- Detailed info about Mathews, from the Thomas G. Carpenter Library at the University of North Florida.  BACKGROUND INFO:  John E. Mathews, Jr. was a prominent political figure in Florida during the 1950s & 1960s.  He was a life-long resident of Jacksonville.  His father, John E. Mathews, Sr., was also in politics, and he served as Chief Justice of the Florida  Supreme Court.  The Mathews Bridge in Jacksonville is named after John, Sr., due to his success in raising the funds for its construction.  

• MATHIS, SALLYE -- "New Black Voices: The Growth and Contributions of Sallye Mathis and Mary Singleton in Florida Government" either is or will be available online in its entirety.  It is being provided by the Florida Heritage Collection.

• MCFARLIN, KENAA -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "McFarlin helped city through turbulent time," by Bill Foley. Tells about efforts of Kernaa McFarlin, Jacksonville educator, during the dark days of education in Jacksonville during the late 1960s.

• MCGILL, SIMUEL DECATUR -- A profile of the African American lawyer Simuel D. McGill, from "Black Family Today Magazine Online."  BACKGROUND: Among other achievements, McGill worked on civil rights cases for the NAACP.  McGill also labored on a 1923 case that helped lead to Florida's elimination of executions by hanging in 1924.  

• MCGILL, SIMUEL DECATUR -- Info about McGill, from the Eartha M. M. White Collection at the University of North Florida.  BACKGROUND INFO:  McGill was best known for his defense of four African-American Florida men, sentenced to death for murdering a white man in 1933.  McGill won them a new trial, which resulted in a not guilty verdict. 

• MCPHERSON, AIMEE -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Forgotten Famous," by Colleen Steffen.  Tells about Jacksonville residents who used to be well-known.   Covers the Rev. J.E. Barbee (anti-gambling crusader during the 1930s), Merian Cooper (principle inventor of King Kong, among other accomplishments), Wanda Hendrix (actress, and wife of war hero Audie Murphy), Aimee McPherson (female evangelist who started her career in Jacksonville), Robert Kloeppel (hotel owner), Francis Pons (one of the people who helped make Jacksonville the horse racing capital of the Southeast from 1909 to 1911), and Charles Terry (a pioneer in the fight against drug addiction).

• MEDLOCK, "SHORTY" -- Picture & info for Shorty Medlock, from a web page is maintained by the State of Florida.  BACKGROUND INFO: Shorty Medlock wrote the southern rock hit, "Train, Train." This song was recorded by the Jacksonville band, Blackfoot.  This group was led by Shorty's grandson, Rickey Medlocke (he added the "e" to his last name), who is now lead guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd.  Shorty was known as "the world's oldest rock and roll star."  

• MEDLOCKE, "SHORTY"  -- Web page entitled "Shorty 'Train, Train' Medlock: The Life & Times of the Railroad Man..."

• MEDLOCKE, RICKEY -- Picture & info for Rickey Medlocke and his nationally-known Jacksonville band Blackfoot. From a web page is maintained by the State of Florida.

• MENARD, JOHN WILLIS -- Listen to an audio report entitled "John Willis Menard: Florida's Reconstruction Poet."  Tells about an African American politician, journalist, & poet who lived for a time in Jacksonville after the Civil War.  Provided by the Florida Humanities Council.  NOTE: When you get to the webpage, click on the heading "Last Month's Programs."  Keep clicking this heading until you get to the page that contains the audio report you want. 

• MENARD, JOHN WILLIS -- Info from a webpage entitled "John Willis Menard," by Spessard Stone.

• MENARD, JOHN WILLIS -- Info from a webpage entitled "Lays in a Summer Land," by Spessard Stone.  Tells about a book written by Menard.

• MERRILL, CHARLES E. -- Florida Times-Union article called "Millennium Moment: Oct. 19, 1885," by Simon Barker-Benfield.   Describes Charles E. Merrill, a founder of Merrill Lynch & Co., the largest investment firm in the world.  BACKGROUND INFO: Merrill was born in Green Cove Springs, a St. Johns River town south of Jacksonville.  Merrill attended school in Jacksonville.  

• MERRILL, CHARLES E. -- Florida Times-Union article called "Green Cove Shenanigans Launched Financial Empire," by Mary Jo McTammany.  It tells about Charles E. Merrill, a founder of Merrill Lynch & Co.  Merrill attended school in Jacksonville. 

• MOLLY HATCHET -- "The Official Molly Hatchet Web Site," for the nationally-popular band from their beloved "Gator Country" (the First Coast).

• MOLLY HATCHET -- Official Hatchet website from Bobby Ingram, a band member.

• MOLLY HATCHET -- Hatchet history from a website called "Molly Hatchet: 25 Years and Still Going Strong."  BACKGROUND INFO:  Molly Hatchet was named for a 17th Century prostitute  in Salem, Massachusetts, who would behead her lovers with an axe. 

• MOORE, BILLY -- Interesting article entitled "Dr. Billy Moore, Percussionist and Music Consultant," by Adonnica L. Toler, from Blacksonville.com.  Tells about the accomplished African-American drummer Billy Moore, a native of Jacksonville.  

• MOORE, BILLY -- Lots of info about Moore.  From MooreMusic.com.

• MOORE, HARRY T. -- An excellent website for info about Harry T. Moore, an African American civil rights activist.  From the Public Broadcasting System. BACKGROUND INFO: According to the NAACP, Moore was the nation's first martyr in the modern civil rights era.  Moore was not born in Jacksonville, but he lived in the city during some of his formative years.  He and his wife, Harriette, were killed by a bomb on Christmas night, 1951.  They died  in Mims, Florida, about 180 miles south of Jacksonville.

• MOORE, HARRY T. -- Web page entitled "Harry T. Moore Homesite."  Provides info & links in regard to Moore.

• MOORE, HARRY T. -- Overview of Moore's life, from Africana.com.

• MOORE, HARRY T. -- The first chapter of the Ben Green's intriguing book Before His Time: The Untold Story of Harry T. Moore, America's First Civil Rights Martyr.  Excerpt furnished by the New York Times. 

• MOORE, HARRY T. -- New York Times review of Ben Green's book Before His Time, which is about Harry T. Moore.

• MOORE, HARRY T. -- Article called "The Sacrifice of Harry & Harriette Moore," from the People's Weekly World.  Provides info about the assassination of Moore and his wife, as well as about the times in which they lived.

• MOORE, HARRY T. -- St. Petersburg Times article entitled "Lest We Forget," by Eric Deggans.  Tells how Florida's African Americans were treated during the time of Harry Moore's assassination.

• MOORE, HARRY T. -- An interview with Evangeline Moore, the daughter of Harry & Harriette Moore.  From FloridaOnline.com.

• NOLAN, MARY -- Florida Times-Union article called "Buried Treasures."  Describes notable people who are buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville.  Provides info about Mary Nolan.  BACKGROUND INFO: Born in West Virginia, Mary Nolan was a prominent supporter of women's rights in Jacksonville during the early 1900s. 

• NORMAN, RICHARD -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Studio Put Black Actors on Screen."  Tells about the Norman Studios, which were located in the Jacksonville neighborhood of Arlington.  BACKGROUND INFO: The studios were owned by a white man, Richard E. Norman, who made silent movies with all-black casts during the 1920s.  His characters were portrayed in a positive light, compared to those in most other films during that time.  Many of the studio's buildings are still standing, at least for now.  

• NORMAN, RICHARD -- Lots of info about Norman.  From the webpage for the Richard Norman Collection at the Black Film Center/Archive at Indiana University.

• NORMAN, RICHARD -- Very good overview of Norman's production of African American movies.  Norman made popular, technically-polished films. From the Oscar Micheaux Society.

• NORMAN, RICHARD -- Info from the Bare Bones International Film Festival.  NOTE:  When you get to the webpage, go about 1/2 way down.  

• NORMAN, RICHARD -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Pioneer Florida Filmmaker Remembered in JU Exhibit," by Matt Soergel.  Focuses on a Norman exhibit that was shown at Jacksonville University in 1998. 

• NORMAN, RICHARD -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Comeback role in works for an old movie legend: It may not be 'The End' for Norman Film Studios," by Alliniece T. Andino.  Tells about efforts to preserve the old Norman Studios site.

• NORMAN, RICHARD -- Editorial from Florida Times-Union entitled "A Risky Scheme."  Is in regard to the preservation efforts for the old Norman studio complex. 

• NUNN, ALICE-- Biography of actress Alice Nunn, a Jacksonville native.  From a website called "King Spud's Movie & TV Pages."

• PARSONS, GRAM -- A look at Gram Parson's life, from PopMatters.com.  BACKGROUND INFO:  Parsons proved to be very influential in the formation of country-rock music.  During his high school years, he spent some time at the Bolles Academy in Jacksonville.  

• PEPPER, CLAUDE -- Info about Claude Pepper.  From the Department of History, University of Florida.

• PEPPER, CLAUDE -- Folio Weekly cover article called "Florida Power & Might."  Tells about the legendary battles between Jacksonville businessman Ed Ball and US Senator Claude Pepper during the mid 1900s.

• PRESLEY, ELVIS -- Elvis's adventures in the River City!  These included the first riot at an Elvis show, a trip to the hospital in an ice cream truck, and a run-in with a local judge who didn't like the famous Elvis pelvis-wiggling.  Jacksonville also served as the birthplace of "Heartbreak Hotel," Elvis's first #1 hit.  From a fascinating webpage that was prepared by Rick Marino.  Includes numerous pictures.

• PRESLEY, ELVIS -- Info about Elvis in Jacksonville, and his run-in with a judge.  From the website "Broadway to Vegas."  NOTE:  When you get to the website, go about 1/2 down the page for the Elvis info.

• PRESLEY, ELVIS -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "As Elvis Got His Due, the Heavens Relaxed," by Bill Foley.  Gives info about Elvis's Jacksonville visits.

• PRESLEY, ELVIS -- Brief info about Elvis's run-in with a Jacksonville judge in the 1950s.  The judge may have forced "Elvis the Pelvis" to tone down his Jacksonville performance.  From the Florida Theater's official website.

• PRESLEY, ELVIS -- Webpage called "1956: What Really Happened," by Brian Peterson.  Gives some info about Elvis's appearances in  Jacksonville.  Includes conflicting opinions about whether he really did tone down his show in response to the Jacksonville judge.

• PRESLEY, ELVIS -- Webpage called "Elvis Day by Day."  Gives info about his appearances in Jacksonville.  NOTE: When you get to the web page, use a keyword search to jump to the Jacksonville entries.

• PRESLEY, ELVIS -- Good website for Elvis timelines, which include several Jacksonville entries.  From Fifties.web.

• PRESLEY, ELVIS -- "HEARTBREAK HOTEL" -- A little info about the writing of the hit "Heartbreak Hotel."  From the website, "How Hits Are Born."  NOTE: When you get to the website, go about 2/3 way down the page for "Heartbreak Hotel."

• "PROFESSOR BACKWARDS" -- SEE "EDMONDSON, JIMMY"

• RANDOLPH, A. PHILIP -- A great deal of info about the very prominent African American A. Philip Randolph (1889 - 1979).  Is furnished by the A. Philip Randolph Institute.  BACKGROUND INFO:  Some have called Randolph "The "Dean of the Black Labor Movement," "The Dean of the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement," "The Father of the Modern Civil Rights Movement," or "The Grand Old Man of the Civil Rights Movement."  In 1889, Randolph was born in Crescent City, a town near the St. Johns River, about 90 miles south of Jacksonville.  Randolph spent many of his formative years in Jacksonville.

• RANDOLPH, A. PHILIP -- Overview provided by JacksonvilleStory.com.

• RANDOLPH, A. PHILIP -- Info from the A. Philip Randolph Institute.  Describes Randolph's impact on the Pullman porter labor scene.

• RANDOLPH, A. PHILIP -- Additional info about Randolph's impact on Pullman porters.  From the A. Philip Randolph/Pullman Porter Museum.

• RANDOLPH, A. PHILIP -- The history of Pullman porters.  From the A. Philip Randolph/Pullman Porter Museum.

• RANDOLPH, A. PHILIP -- The directory page for the A. Philip Randolph/Pullman Porter Museum.

• RANDOLPH, A. PHILIP -- Lots of info about Randolph, from a web site entitled "A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom."  Furnished by the Public Broadcasting System.

• RANDOLPH, A. PHILIP -- Webpage called "The Asa Philip Randolph Story."  This web page notes that Randolph (born in 1889) moved with his family to Jacksonville in 1891.

• RANDOLPH, A. PHILIP -- Webpage on Randolph, by Sara Thomas.  Gives a few details about his school years in Jacksonville.  Also provides links at the bottom of the page.

• RANDOLPH, A. PHILIP -- A long article about Randolph.  From The Philadelphia Tribune.

• RANDOLPH, A. PHILIP -- Lots of info about Randolph.

• RANDOLPH, A. PHILIP -- From Africana.com.

• RANDOLPH, A. PHILIP -- Summary of Randolph's life. From a website entitled "Home to Harlem."

• RANDOLPH, A. PHILIP -- Info about Randolph, from a website on Marcus Garvey.

• REED, HARRISON -- Picture & info for Harrison Reed, a Jacksonville resident who became Florida governor in the mid 1800s.  Web page furnished by the State of Florida.

• REED, HARRISON -- Online reproductions of "Letters Relating to the Efforts to Impeach Governor Harrison Reed During the Reconstruction Era." Reed was a Jacksonville resident.  Webpages furnished by the State of Florida.

• ROYSTER, JOSEPH -- Financial News & Daily Record article entitled "Missing songwriter case nearing the end," by Bailey White.  Tells about local songwriter Joseph Royster, who had several hits around 1960.  Royster disappeared in 1973.

• SAVAGE, AUGUSTA -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Artist's Destiny Was Bitter and Sweet," by Mary Jo McTammany.  Describes Augusta Savage, the noted African American sculptor.  BACKGROUND INO: Savage was born in Clay County, but attended school in Jacksonville during the early 1900s.

• SAVAGE, AUGUSTA -- From "North By South."

• SAVAGE, AUGUSTA -- Provided by HomeToHarlem.com.

• SAVAGE, AUGUSTA -- From Britannica.com.

• SAVAGE, AUGUSTA -- Bio by Jennifer Barth. NOTE:  When you get to the web page, the info about Savage is about 1/2 down the page.

• SAVAGE, AUGUSTA -- Info about Savage in Jacksonville.  From the Eartha M. M. White Collection at the University of North Florida.   NOTE:  When you get to the webpage, the info about Savage is at item #17 on the list.

• SAVAGE, AUGUSTA -- From ArtNet.com.

• SAVAGE, AUGUSTA -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Anthem that was 'The Harp' to live again in North Florida." This article tells about plans to make a personalized rendition of the sculpture The Harp.  BACKGROUND INFO: Now destroyed, The Harp was a famous sculpture that was created by noted African-American artist Augusta Savage, who was born in Green Cove Springs in 1892 but spent time in Jacksonville.  It was inspired by James Weldon Johnson's African-American anthem Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing. 

• SEEGER, RUTH CRAWFORD -- Webpage called "A Virtual Autobiography of Ruth Crawford Seeger."  From the "ISAM Newsletter."  BACKGROUND INFO: Seeger was a noted composer who grew up and studied music in Jacksonville until she left for Chicago in 1920. She was the step-mother of folk artist Pete Seeger.

• SEEGER, RUTH CRAWFORD -- Honolulu Star-Bulletin article entitled "Composer Chose ‘Life’ Over Work: Ruth Crawford-Seeger Never Revived Her Promising Musical Career."

• SHAY, DOROTHY -- A tribute website for Shay.  

• SHAY, DOROTHY -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Dorothy Shay's Silly Putty Gimmick Worked -- Why?," by Bill Foley.  Tells about singer/comedienne Dorothy Shay, "The Park Avenue Hillbillie."  BACKGROUND INFO: Born & raised in Jacksonville, Shay starting singing at age four, entertaining prisoners at the Duval County jail.  Shay's film heyday was during the 1940s.

• SHUFTEN, JOHN -- A picture & profile of the African American John Shuften, from "Black Family Today Magazine Online."  BACKGROUND: Shuften moved to Jacksonville during the latter 1800s.  He became one of Florida's first black journalists. 

• SIMPSON, MARY WOOTEN -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Black Voices -- Spotlight on Mary Wooten Simpson," from Jacksonville.com.  BACKGROUND INFO: Simpson is the publisher of The Florida Star, a weekly newspaper founded in 1951 to serve Jacksonville's African-American community.  The paper was established by Mary Wooten Simpson's late husband, Eric O. Simpson.  Mary Wooten Simpson is a native of Jacksonville and a former principal.

• SINGLETON, MARY -- "New Black Voices: The Growth and Contributions of Sallye Mathis and Mary Singleton in Florida Government" either is or will be available online in its entirety.  It is being provided by the Florida Heritage Collection.

• SKINNER FAMILY -- Florida Times-Union article called "Millennium Moment: Jan. 9, 1930," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the Skinner family, which has resided in Duval County for generations.  A link to a family tree is provided.

• SOLLEE, ARTHUR N. -- Detailed info about Arthur N. Sollee, from the Thomas G. Carpenter Library at the University of North Florida.  BACKGROUND INFO: Sollee served as director of the Jacksonville Expressway Authority from 1956-1972.  He exerted a powerful influence on the development of Jacksonville's roads.  

• STOCKTON, GILCHRIST B. -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Millennium Moment: Jan. 9, 1930," by Bill Foley.  Tells about Jacksonville's Gilchrist B. Stockton, who was foreign minister to Austria during the mid 1900s.  

• STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Author Brought the Yankees to the Area, Again," by Mary Jo McTammany.  Tells about Harriet Beecher Stowe's residence in Duval County & Clay County.  BACKGROUND INFO: Harriet Beecher Stowe, the famous author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, spent some winters in Mandarin during the late 1800s.  Her writing about Florida helped to attract Northern people both as tourists & as new residents.  Just as she had been an strong advocate of ending slavery, Stowe was a champion of improved conditions for the freed slaves.  As a result, she established a Freedman's Bureau in Mandarin. 

• STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "New Edition of Old Mandarin: Stowe's 1872 Book to be Issued Anew," by Dan Scanlan.  Gives historical info about Stowe in Mandarin.

• STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER -- Brief info about Stowe in Mandarin, from the Florida Historical Markers program.

• STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER -- Quick info about Stowe in Mandarin.  From a web site called "Discovering Jacksonville and the Surrounding Area: Historical Tours."

• STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER -- Some info about Stowe's impact on the Mandarin area during the late 1800s.  From a book review of Beechers, Stowes, and Yankee Strangers: The Transformation of Florida.  Book is by John T. Foster Jr. & Sarah Whitmer Foster (1999).  Book review is from "Civil War Book News."  BACKGROUND INFO:  According to this website's review of Beechers, Stowes, and Yankee Strangers, Harriett and her brother Charles wanted to transform Florida into a sanctuary for freed slaves & progressive northerners.  They wanted Florida to be unhindered by the racial divisions in the rest of the South.  They worked with Chloe Merrick Reed, the wife of a Florida governor, to improve education, religion, politics, economics, and social & racial relationships.  They proved very influential in changing Jacksonville from a small town to a energetic city.

• STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER -- Snippets of info about Stowe's impact on the Mandarin area during the late 1800s.  From a book review of Beechers, Stowes, and Yankee Strangers: The Transformation of Florida.  Book is by John T. Foster Jr. & Sarah Whitmer Foster (1999).  Book review is from The Journal of American History.  

• STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER -- Many details about Stowe's life, from the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center.

• STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER -- Info about Stowe's life, from the University of Miami.

• STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER -- Bio of Stowe, along with links.  From "A Celebration of Women Writers."

• STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER -- Listen to an audio report entitled "Harriet Beecher Stowe."  Provided by the Florida Humanities Council.  NOTE: When you get to the webpage, click on the heading "Last Month's Programs."  Keep clicking this heading until you get to the page that contains the audio report you want. 

• STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER -- Interpretations of Uncle Tom's Cabin.  From "The Classic Text: Harriet Beecher Stowe."

• STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER -- Over 50 links to Stowe websites & web pages.  From Geometry.com

• STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER -- Contemporary photos of what is supposed to be Harriet Beecher Stowe's old Mandarin house. From an unnamed personal webpage.  BACKGROUND INFO: Actually, her house was demolished during the early 1900s.  The photos appear to show another dwelling on the old location. 

• .38 SPECIAL -- Picture & info for .38 Special, from a website furnished by the State of Florida.  BACKGROUND INFO:  .38 Special is a very successful rock band from Jacksonville.  Its heyday was during the 1980s. The former leader of .38 Special, Donnie VanZant,  is the brother of Ronnie VanZant, the deceased lead singer for Lynyrd Skyrnyd. 

• TILLOTSON, JOHNNY -- Picture & info for popular singer/songwriter Johnny Tillotson, a Jacksonville native.  Web page is maintained by the State of Florida.

• TILLOTSON, JOHNNY -- Info about the early Jacksonville years of Tillotson.  From a website called "Flying Music."

• TILLOTSON, JOHNNY -- From a website called "Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame."

• TILLOTSON, JOHNNY -- From a website called "Gators in Hollywood."

• TITANIC  (SHIP) -- See Bateman, Robert

• WARREN, FULLER -- Picture & info for Fuller Warren, furnished by the State of Florida. BACKGROUND INFO:  Fuller Warren was a Jacksonville attorney who became Florida governor in the mid-1900s.  He is the namesake of Jacksonville's Fuller Warren bridge.

• WARREN, FULLER -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Plowboy from Panhandle Became a Politician without Peer," by Bill Foley. Tells about Fuller Warren.

• WEEMS, ELLIE LEE -- Article entitled "Ellie Lee Weems: 1901-1983," by Adonnica L. Toler, from Blacksonville.com.  Provides info about a leading African-American photographer who took pictures of Jacksonville's African-American community.  His many negatives and pictures are preserved in a library in Atlanta.

• WHITE, EARTHA -- Two links that give a river of info about Eartha White (1876-1974).  BACKGROUND INFO: The granddaughter of African American slaves, White may have been the most remarkable woman ever born in Jacksonville.  Among her many achievements, the "Angel of Mercy" earned distinction in the field of social work.   The webpages about her are furnished by by the Eartha M. M. White Collection at the University of North Florida. 

• WHITE, EARTHA -- This is the homepage for the Eartha White Collection at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.  Lots of information about Eartha White can be retrieved from this site.  

• WHITE, EARTHA -- Info about White's life.  From the University of Miami.

• WHITE, EARTHA -- History of the historic Clara White Mission, furnished by the mission's website.

• WHITE, EARTHA -- Info about White, from an online guide called "Discovering Jacksonville and the Surrounding Area:  Historical Tours," by Patrick L. Cooney.  NOTE:  When you get to the website, scroll about 1/2 way down the page.  

• WHITE, EARTHA -- A nearly five-minute long recording of Eartha White.  Gives a moral tale that she heard from her mother, Clara White.  The tale is called "The Girl Who Didn't Mind Her Mother."  Placed online by the American Memory Collections of the Library of Congress. NOTE:  When you get to the website, press the tab "Geographic Location." Next, go to the tab "Clara White Mission."  After you press on this tab, the tale by Eartha White will be accessed.

• WHITE, EARTHA -- This website gives an online source called "Selections from the Eartha M. M. White Papers."  The items in this small selection date from about 1900 to 1950.  They cover a hodgepodge of topics in regard to Eartha White.  Pictures are also provided.  This source is part of the Florida Heritage Collection.

• WHITE, EARTHA -- "75th Diamond Birthday Observance of Useful Life of Eartha Mary Magdalene White, 'Doctor of Humanities,'" (Is from 1951) -- NOTE:  The entire text of this source is available online.  It's provided in the wonderful website called the "Florida Heritage Collection," maintained by the State University System of Florida.   When you get to the website, you can search by keywords.  Just type in "Jacksonville," or "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE: Most of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in. 

• WHITE, EARTHA -- EARTHA WHITE PAPERS -- "Selections from the Eartha M.M. White Papers" (A variety of items & pictures having to do with Jacksonville's African-American history during the early 1900s) -- NOTE:  The entire text of this source is available online.  It's provided in the wonderful website called the "Florida Heritage Collection," maintained by the State University System of Florida.   When you get to the website, you can search by keywords.  Just type in "Jacksonville," or "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE: Most of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in. 

• WILLIAMS, ISRAEL E. -- Article entitled "Dr. Israel E. Williams," by Adonnica L. Toler, of Blacksonville.com.  Provides info about a leading African-American physician & businessman in Jacksonville.  

• WOOD, WAYNE W. -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Preservation Pioneer Still Standing Tall," by Charlie Patton.  Provides information about the prominent Jacksonville preservationist, historian, and writer, Wayne W. Wood, who is the principle author of the classic  Jacksonville's Architectural Heritage: Landmarks for the Future and the co-author of the popular The Great First of 1901.

• YULEE, DAVID LEVY -- A profile of David Levy Yulee, from the website "Myths and Dreams: Exploring the Cultural Legacies of Florida and the Caribbean."  BACKGROUND INFO: David Levy Yulee was a Jewish man who served as Florida's first senator.  Among other achievements, Yulee built railroads that affected the course of Jacksonville's history. 

• YULEE, DAVID LEVY -- Bio info from Florida Civic Ed.

• YULEE, DAVID LEVY -- David Levy and Florida Territorial Politics, by Leslie Stein, either is or will be available online in its entirety.  It is being provided by the Florida Heritage Collection.

• YULEE, DAVID LEVY -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Museum losing part of its living history: Fernandina Beach: Yulee re-enactor leaving," by Amelia A. Hart.  Tells about a re-enactor who focuses on David Levy Yulee.

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