Good morning to my Historical Society friends and peers,
Click the coffee cup to donate now!
It’s 6:15 am, the sky is dark and the coffee’s still too hot to drink. But 18 (YAY! EIGHTEEN!) of our supporters have donated Continue reading
What’s it all about? The 36-Hour Giving Challenge is an online giving event inspiring donors and citizen philanthropists to learn more about the nonprofits and causes in Southwest Florida they care about most.
How was HSOSC chosen Continue reading
Volunteers keep the Historical Society of Sarasota County lively!
Wow, thanks, Giving Partners… for posting the complete list of which charities qualified for the Giving Partners Challenge.
While, of course, we’d love you to give ALL your support to the Historical Society of Sarasota County, we know your interests are as eclectic as you are… so read the list, plan your strategy… and let’s make our community ever-better!
Here’s all the different ways we could win.
Remember in school, where it seemed history class was all about dates… when did Hannibal invade Switzerland? How boring. The fascinating part was the elephants, right? Continue reading
(Can you say that about the avid supporters of our historic Sarasota museum? Sure!)
There is a pot of gold, and we need your help finding it
After Tuesday night’s monthly meeting (thanks, gentlemen, terrific panel discussion on Sarasota architecture!) dozens of future philanthropists, both members of the Historical Society and visitors who enjoyed our free event, told us they were
excited to be able to make their donations go further with the upcoming Giving Partners Challenge, a awareness-raising event to introduce The Giving Partner, an online tool that will provide in-depth information about local nonprofits to help leverage philanthropy in our community. As a partnership between the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, The Patterson Foundation and Manatee Community Foundation, the Historical Society of Sarasota County has been selected as only one of three history-oriented nonprofits in the entire area to participate!
JUST for asking ALL our friends to visit our profile on the Giving Partners site. Learn about this once-in-a-lifetime event, mark your calendar for March 27 and 28, and help us find the pot of gold that will help
the Oldest Residence in Sarasota County, and the Crocker Church, with its original glass and hand-hewn pews!
Stay tuned for more info (subscribe to this site up there in the right column),
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The Historical Society is one of just three non-profits in our area with a focus on history to complete its profile for use at TheGivingPartner.
Harold Bubil, Real Estate and Architecture Editor at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and a frequent lecturer on the subject of architecture, leads a panel discussion on the Three Kings of Sarasota Architecture on Tuesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. at the Crocker Memorial Church at 1260 12th Street (in Pioneer Park), Sarasota. This special program is free and open to the public.
The three architects, Continue reading
Now Available!!! The Spring Newsletter which has been mailed to all our members is now posted on our website in COLOR!!! Please take a moment to get all the latest updates and news.
City Commissioner of Sarasota FL Willie Shaw
We are pleased to have hosted City Commissioner Willie Shaw and Jetson Grimes, as part of the Society’s “Looking Back With….” Programs, on Tuesday Feb. 14th at 7:00 PM at the Crocker Memorial Church in Pioneer Park at 1260 12th Street Sarasota (between N. Trail and Cocoanut Ave.) Experience what Continue reading
The talents of Greg Wilson are evident in the beautiful photographs he took of our two historical buildings at the Historical Society of Sarasota County. See Greg’s favorite (and our!) shots of the Bidwell-Wood House and the Crocker Memorial Church on his site.
We are so fortunate to have great donors in our area that are willing to part with their treasures knowing they have a safe place to live here at the Historical Society of Sarasota County.
Since we’re the Historical Society of Sarasota County, we love all things old…
…so we’re looking forward to this year’s Continue reading
Happy New Year!We’re pleased to have you with us in this new year, and look forward to seeing you at our first meeting of 2012 on Tuesday, Jan 10th, 2012 at 7PM, Crocker Church @ HSOSC (https://hsosc.com/ ) :
Listen in as our distinguished guest show you their Sarasota and how it has changed in the past 50 years!
A Panel Discussion with Artist- Richard Capes (http://www.richardcapes.com/) , Architect – Carl Abbott (http://carlabbott.com/ ), Symphony Director – Paul Wolfe (http://www.sarasotaorchestra.org/sarasotamusicfestival/paulwolfe.cfm) & Moderator – Lou Ann Palmer
I love to read contemporaneous accounts about history events, even if they aren’t directly related to Sarasota County history.
For example, to get a feel for what was going on the year that the Bidwell-Wood House was built, I found this 1882 Plain Dealer front page. And look what happened that day!
HistoryBuff.com is a volunteer effort by Timothy Hughes, dealer in vintage newspapers. Here, he’s assembled some of his collection, arranged by year.
Tip: Did you know, if you’re viewing the Internet on a PC, you can hit Ctrl+ to make the text larger, or Crl- to see more of the screen in a smaller font? Makes surfing a lot more comfortable, especially after a few hours!
Tip#2: Re-up your HSOSC membership today… everyone’s due in January.
