Faith & Footprints: Borgund Stave Church, Norway
Nestled in the quaint village of Borgund, Norway sits a nearly 900-year-old historic building—The Borgund Stave Church. This impressive structure was built in 1180...
George W. Cralle: Ruskin Pioneer Who Brought Wife Ida & 9...
By Charles Nelson
Histories of Ruskin’s founders often focus on the Miller and Dickman families. They are clearly important, but Ruskin would have failed as...
A Proposed Split From Mother Hillsborough: Where In The World Is...
By Charles Nelson
Unquestionably, Henry Plant’s railroad put Tampa on the map in 1884. That railroad also ran through the small town of Cork in...
Claiming Our History: The Legend Of John Ortiz, Little Manatee River...
By Charles Nelson
Legends have the power to entertain. In Southern Hillsborough County, Gulf City is the rumored mid-1600s stronghold of English pirate Ben Margoza...
Finding Freedom: Former Slaves Create A New Town In Hillsborough County...
By Charles Nelson
On the far eastern edge of Hillsborough County, along SR 60, sits the historically significant community of Bealsville. Originally called Howell’s Creek,...
Celebrate With Stories Of South Hillsborough County’s Rich Black History
Black History Month is celebrated each February as a time to remember the contributions of our brothers and sisters of color. In rural Hillsborough...
Good Roads For Riverview! A Battle Cry For Construction Continues For...
By Charles Nelson
The push for ‘good roads’ is not a new issue in Southern Hillsborough County. Six years before the first cars arrived on...
Woman’s Clubhouse Has Served Brandon For Over 90 Years: 129 Moon...
By Charles Nelson
Sometimes big things come in tiny packages. That certainly applies to the little building at 129 N. Moon Ave. in Brandon that...
Interesting Women Of Hillsborough County: Simmons, Brandon, Moseley & More
By Charles Nelson
Our history is a story about, and for, all of us. Sometimes that history is viewed through a single lens producing only...
Wings Of Freedom Brings WWII Planes To Tampa For Tour &...
In honor of our WWII veterans, the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour will bring extremely rare bomber and fighter aircraft for a local...
