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Posted 09-10-2009 at 01:33 PM by Brenda Rees (Brenda Rees - Shaping Florida)
Updated 10-18-2009 at 10:06 AM by Brenda Rees
San Miguel and SoWal – San Miguel Day, Tuesday, September 29, 2009 – Brenda Rees – Shaping Florida (c)
Let’s celebrate San Miguel Day – September 29!!
A typical street parade in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. We probably won't dress like this Tuesday in SoWal, but some of us will wear our San Miguel shoes to Cafe Thirty-A Martini Night. 2005 Photograph by Brenda Rees. All photos by BR.
There are current and historical reasons to highlight this day in SoWal.
Around September 29, 1528, on what became the failed expedition of Panfilo de Narvaez, Spanish boats probably sailed past the shores of South Walton, Florida. Many of the doomed explorers likely came ashore seeking food, water and other needed supplies. We know about this account as one of the few survivors, Cabeza de Vaca, wrote of this disastrous early Florida expedition. His account of this trip would lead the way for future explorers to South Walton and Northwest Florida’s coast. Tristan de Luna would come in 1559 to settle Pensacola, Florida. (It wasn't until later in 1565 that St. Augustine was established. However, Ayllon's San Miguel de Gualdape 1526 and Ft. Caroline 1564 figure into this interesting mix -- another story, another time.)
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Posted 08-24-2009 at 02:33 PM by Brenda Rees (Brenda Rees - Shaping Florida)
Updated 10-04-2009 at 10:18 AM by Brenda Rees
(Mrs. Nelson, '52 Math Teacher)
Anna’s Stories – Back to School -- Palmer College, TII – Brenda Rees – Shaping Florida
Florida’s First Junior College
Early Florida Higher Education Institutions
From the Papers of Anna Smith Hollingsworth Reardon and her son, Ernest L. Hollingsworth, Jr. (Sonny and my mother recently retrieved these notes and papers from their attic.)
Presented by Brenda Rees – Shaping Florida
© All Rights Reserved 2009
Walton County was an early educational and cultural center for Florida. The Florida Chautauqua of New York started a winter program in DeFuniak Springs, Florida in 1885. Thousands traveled here to relax at this winter resort and to improve their education and religious training. The programs were a perfect blend of education, culture, recreation and religion. Formal education programs and institutions were also notable in Walton County. Among them was Palmer College. Anna Smith Hollingsworth Reardon attended Palmer College and Academy, and was a Senior in 1922. Enjoy another installment of Anna Smith’s stories as you read about her personal school experiences and view pictures from her scrapbook of Palmer College. Her son, Ernest L. (Sonny) Hollingsworth and his wife, Gloria, recently retrieved these pictures and notes from their attic. Gloria is my mother. Anna's family owned Grayton Beach and Camp Walton homes and resorts. – Brenda Rees – Shaping Florida
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Posted 07-27-2009 at 02:25 PM by Brenda Rees (Brenda Rees - Shaping Florida)
Updated 08-31-2009 at 12:41 PM by Brenda Rees
(Dr. Rucker's Paper, Alaqua House, Ft. Pickens, Alaqua Map, Brackenridge pic, oak tree, Gulf Scenic Road)
Henry Marie Brackenridge, Alaqua, Walton Territorial Judge, Florida’s 1st Forester
By Brenda Rees – Shaping Florida
© Brenda Rees, All Rights Reserved
Pictures by Brenda Rees
As one of the earliest land grant holders in Walton County, an early judge for West Florida which included Walton County, and perhaps one of the earliest environmentalists in the State of Florida as well as Florida’s first federal forester, it is important you know Henry Marie Brackenridge.
Here are some pictures I've taken and documents I've collected that relate to his time here in Walton County and West Florida. Be sure to Log In to see all pictures and illustrations.
Henry M. Brackenridge’s 1829 grant in Walton County, Florida. This influential judge had one of the earliest land grants in Walton County. He was friends with George Walton, Jr., Walton County, Florida’s namesake. Brackenridge tutored Octavia Walton and would also know her as Madame Octavia Walton Le Vert. Their correspondence reveals a deep and enduring friendship. Octavia wrote many letters. One to Ellen Call Long may be accessed at http://www.floridamemory.com/Collect...pers/index.cfm Octavia is responding to Ellen about Pensacola...
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Posted 07-12-2009 at 06:14 PM by Brenda Rees (Brenda Rees - Shaping Florida)
Updated 08-18-2009 at 10:20 AM by Brenda Rees
(Aug. 15, 1559 1st Service,Aug. 11, Octavia's Birthday, bowl, Pope's letter to Jefferson Davis, homes, Beauvoir)
Octavia’s Trip To Italy, Met the Pope and Brownings – Brenda Rees – Shaping Florida
Presidents of the United States aren't the only ones afforded private audiences with the Pope in Italy. Madame Octavia Walton Le Vert met Pope Pius IX in 1855 during her second European tour. Octavia is the daughter of George Walton, Jr., namesake of Walton County, Florida.
Madame Octavia Walton Le Vert met the Pope during her 1855 European tour. While in Italy, she also met the Brownings. She wrote about these extraordinary audiences in her “Souvenirs of Travel” published in 1857. (c) Brenda Rees, All Rights Reserved Pictures by Brenda Rees
My personal copy of Octavia's 1857 book "Souvenirs of Travel" which is published in two volumes.
Octavia wrote about her visit with Pope Pius IX (May 13, 1792 – February 7, 1878) in a letter to her mother and published in her "Souvenirs of Travel" book. Some of her remarks follow.
“Rome, Italy, April 19th, 1855
I cannot sleep tonight, precious Mamma, until I have written, and told you of the delight we experienced in being presented to the Pope of Rome, and of the affectionate and captivating kindness with which he received us. A cordial letter from our excellent Bishop Porter introduced us...
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