.....This coffee-table style pictorial was first published in 1980 (now in its sixth printing) by Donning Company Publishers of Norfolk, Virginia, the largest specialty pictorial history publisher in the United States. It is a summary of the rich history spanning more than four centuries of survival and success in St. Augustine, the nation's oldest city. Well-documented text succinctly describes historic events with maps, charts and illustrations depicting the earliest centuries and photographs focusing on life after the camera.

.....The book is divided into the natural time periods of St. Augustine's history. The story of the arrival of the founder in 1565 lends credence to the claim of this settlement being older than the British counterparts of Jamestown and Plymouth Meeting.

.....The short twenty-year British Period of 1763-1784 is given substance with attention placed on the families of the group known as Minorcans who arrived in St. Augustine in 1777 and to this day remain the core group of St. Augustine's population.
.....The return of the Spanish and the arrival of the peninsula into the fold of the United States brings the book up to the Gilded Era of Henry Morrison Flagler. The story of growth and change continues until 1980.
.....The book continues to be popular with residents whose roots are deeply planted in the soil as well as newcomers eager to familiarize themselves with the town and with visitors wishing to take a bit of history home with them

.....Daring Daughters brings to life the timeless stories of women who over the centuries have faced adversity with courage, character and often humor. The tragedy of September 11, 2001, awakened the Western world to the atrocities inflicted on Islamic women. Though far less shocking, this collection of 20 stories spans a wide spectrum of time putting the plight of the oppressed into perspective.

.....The book opens with Antonia, the first Native American woman to be mentioned by name in European history journals. Lola Sanchez performs a heroic ride during the Civil War and Manuela Mickler is the poker-playing Minorcan Mama. Enterprising "Women Within" prove their worth at the Ximénez-Fatio house, and Lucy Abbott develops North City's

Abbott Tract. Kat Twine is a black woman who gets thrown into jail during the 1960s Civil Rights movement. Ramelle Petroglou fights City Hall to become the first female mayor and Peggy Reddy takes her place as the first female County Court judge.
.....The women presented in Daring Daughters found a way to live their lives as they desired. Some overcame obstacles; some created their own road blocks while seeking a dream. Whether their historic contributions were by default or intent, they left their mark. All of them were survivors.

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St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum Inc.

First Light tells the story of a legendary site and a visible landmark. The beacon in St. Augustine, Florida, stands on land where the Spaniards erected the first watchtower in the New World. The candy-striped column rising 165 feet above the ocean represents Florida’s first lighthouse and is a symbol of a multitude of historic “firsts.”
The 60-minute documentary tells the story of the St. Augustine Lighthouse with narrations by those involved in researching the past and those projecting it into the future. See why the site dates back to the time of Spanish watchtowers and how the current light station became one of the first to be transferred from governmental to private ownership.
Scripted and co-produced by Karen Harvey with narration by Bob Chambers it is an East Coast Marketing production and can be purchased at the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum Inc. gift shop or through this website.

El Escribano The St. Augustine Journal of History 2003.

The St. Augustine Journal of History (2003) focuses on Henry M. Flagler, the oil tycoon who catapulted sleepy St. Augustine into the Golden Age. “Henry M. Flagler: Florida’s Foremost Developer” is a collection of six articles revealing new information and unique perspectives about Flagler’s impact on St. Augustine and Florida.
Researcher Karen Harvey joins five other scholars in offering individual views about Flagler’s place in history. Harvey wrote “A Foundation of Faith: Henry Morrison Flagler, Presbyterian” based on more than two decades of research while also a member of the church Flagler built in memory of his daughter Jennie Louise.
The captivating article touches on Flagler’s more personal motivations in building the church and his ultimate development of the east coast of Florida.
El Escribano is the St. Augustine Historical Societies annual publication. This issue can be purchased at the Historical Societies Gift Shop in the Oldest House complex or on line from this web site.

   Legends I is a collection of oral histories written and originally published in newspaper form two decades ago.  These memories reveal that the history of St. Augustine is not always in the recorded facts, but rather in the hearts and minds of the local citizens.

   From stories about the early days of baseball and St. Augustine’s strongest man, to the history of the area’s African American population and the civil right movement,

Legends I offers insight from a unique, often-overlooked perspective. 

    This second volume of oral histories continues to uncover the multilayered history of St. Augustine. These historical vignettes, originally published in the St. Augustine Record will delight and entertain residents and visitors alike.

   Written in a conversational style that is accessible and easy-going, Harvey brings the reader face to face with some of St. Augustine’s most interesting characters.  The resulting narrative allows the storyteller to paint a picture of the “oldest city” that is rarely found in other written histories.

   Included in the compilation are sections about the history of the African American community in St. Augustine and accounts from the city’s legendary “Mr. St. Johns County,” Dan Mickler. Legends II continues to open doors to St. Augustine’s vast history.