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Posted 06-13-2009 at 10:50 AM by Brenda Rees (Brenda Rees - Shaping Florida)
Updated 08-13-2009 at 09:38 AM by Brenda Rees
(McDonald Red Bay Mason 1806-1875, Anderson, Woodmen of the World, Alaqua)
Anna’s Stories – A Mason’s Story, Walton County, Florida
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Masonic program from the collection of Anna Smith and Sonny Hollingsworth, 1955. Other pages posted at end of blog. Be sure to Log In to see historic pictures and program.
Anna Smith’s handwritten notes (Written around 1978 recalling her maternal grandparents.)
Hugh Thornber 4-8-1844 --11-30-1928
Martha E. Burrow Thornber 3-6-1851 – 8-4-36
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Granddad Thornber’s and Uncle L.I. Smith’s life-long friendship started in Tyndall. Granddad’s main interests were his business, the Masonic Lodge, card games such as “set back”, and lawn croquet.
Anna wrote on back of this picture "Granddad Thornber and Uncle L.I. playing croquet at Wiscasett." Wiscasett was the name of home at Smith Dairy in DeFuniak Springs. From the private collection of Anna Smith Hollingsworth Reardon and Sonny Hollingsworth. L.I. Smith's great nephew, Tuff Smith, had a beach home at Grayton Beach. L.I. and his nephew, P.W. Smith, made a trip to Grayton in 1899. Read about it in Grayton...
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Posted 06-06-2009 at 11:00 AM by Brenda Rees (Brenda Rees - Shaping Florida)
Updated 12-14-2009 at 01:58 PM by Brenda Rees
(Note on Home moved to Pt. Washington, Tuff's Poem. PW Smith's 1899 . Mrs. P.W. Smith - elegant dress, sophisticated manners)
Anna Smith's son, Ernest L. (Sonny) Hollingsworth, and her sister-in-law, Alline (Tuff's wife) Smith, wrote an account in 1990 of the P.W. Smith Dairy in DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida. They noted it as "The Oldest Continuous Run Dairy in the State of Florida." P.W. Smith was Anna's father and Sonny's grandfather. Anna Smith Hollingsworth Reardon is quoted and referenced in a number of history books as "Anna Reardon."
It was these dairy farmers and entrepreneurs who were among the early visitors and beach home owners in South Walton's Grayton Beach and Camp Walton (once part of Walton County). The Florida Chautauqua was most important in attracting an affluent and educated population. Read Anna's story about P.W. Smith's trip to Grayton Beach in 1899 in "Anna's Stories -- Grayton Beach ... " blog by Brenda Rees -- Shaping Florida.
Here is their story saved among the papers and pictures of Anna Smith Hollingsworth Reardon. Historic pictures as well as a picture of Sonny visiting his former home on Friday, May 5, 2009 will be included in this report. Brenda Rees -- Shaping Florida (c) pictures by Brenda Rees All Rights Reserved
Sonny Hollingsworth kept a dairy bottle lid...
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Posted 06-01-2009 at 06:26 PM by Brenda Rees (Brenda Rees - Shaping Florida)
Updated 02-09-2010 at 09:12 AM by Brenda Rees
(Gulfview 2009, Ft. Walton Beach, Emerald Coast Junior League, Capt. Fritz, Gulfview Hotel. Maxwell car. Note review all blogs about Florida and Walton County.)
Anna’s Stories – Camp Walton – Mary Esther --Smith's Resorts -- Ft. Walton Beach History -- Brenda Rees – Shaping Florida
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Transcript from handwritten paper by Anna Smith Hollingsworth Reardon (33 pages)
Anna's story reveals details about Ft. Walton Beach that many don't know or have forgotten. What a wonderful beach camp on the sound. Many of these pictures and notes are not included in other publications.
The Smiths were certainly early resort pioneers in this resort driven beach community.
As a historic and well known resort area on the Emerald Coast, more exposure to Ft. Walton Beach's past is important. Its beautiful and strategic location attracted early natives, explorers, the best entrepreneurs and daring individuals. The high elevation of this area protected early native peoples and provided strategic harbors and sites for the military over many years. The beautiful dunes and sand satisfied a sophisticated and demanding beach crowd. Boating and fishing were long part of Ft. Walton Beach's legacy and livelihood.
Picture, the "Sewing Circle" from Anna Smith's Album. Friends and Family in the Gulf in 1913. They had a resort home at Camp Walton and traveled there by their boat "The Anna." All historic...
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