Born on February 18, 1880, in Figueres, Spain, Cristina Carles would spend her life traveling across the globe trying to promote a better...
Club Español de Jacksonville
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Bicentennial Bytes
History is a collection of stories that, when shared, begin to educate the community about its past and to help shape its future. Everyone has a story and we are seeking yours for a bicentennial book. If you would like to share how, when and why your family came to Jacksonville, please click here to send us your story.
Hellen Ingram Merrill Plummer, Publisher
The 1920s is an understudied period in the pantheon of Jacksonville history. However, a glimpse of that era can be found within the pages of a...
Jacksonville: From Downtown to Car Town
Previous issues of “Jacksonville History Matters” described how the Great Fire of 1901 set the stage for a new downtown Jacksonville. That downtown...
Jacksonville’s Second Century
How much history can a city accumulate in 200 years? A lot, and Jacksonville has more, and more interesting history, than any place in Florida....
From Wallphone to Smartphone
As we celebrate the Jacksonville Bicentennial June 11, 2022, it can be hard to imagine what Jacksonville was like in 1822. So many inventions have...
Triumph Over Hardships
One of Jacksonville’s earliest ethnic migrations can be traced to pioneer Philip Dzialynski, who arrived in the city in 1850 at the age of 17 and...
What’s in 200 Years?
Jacksonville has often seemed less concerned with its history than any of Florida’s other major cities, even though it is the oldest among them....
Jacksonville’s First Liberty Ship Launched 79 Years Ago
The first Liberty ship was launched in 1943 in Jacksonville by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, established by local shipbuilder and...
Jacksonville’s Great Fire Redefines City
May is National Historic Preservation Month, when the Jacksonville Historical Society releases its annual list of Jacksonville’s Most Endangered...