We’re famous, a star of the screen! See board member Chuck Resh’s great photo of the Historical Society on VisitFlorida here! And we’d be delighted if you’d share a personal memory of HSoSC at visitflorida.com. It’s easy to do and they do not post any info about you.
And stop in soon to our home in Pioneer Park to see our newest addition, Pete’s Garden. You can even dedicate a brick in the walkway to our sorely-missed Sarasota history maven and tireless supporter, Pete Esthus.
The Historical Society of Sarasota County presents
of Historic Downtown Sarasota
Who murdered the Postmaster? How did snow at Christmas change the very destiny of Sarasota?
Join our traditional red trolley, departing from
the Historical Society Saturday Nov. 17 10am to Noon
Reservations a must: 941-364-9076 or hsosc@yahoo.com $25 per person For the November 17 tour only, reserve your seat on the Trolley before Nov. 12, and get
$5 off your purchase at the Designer Tag Sale all day!
Can’t make November 17? Reserve your seat for Saturday January 19 (limited availability, call now), Feb. 16, Mar. 16, Apr. 20
from Renowned Sarasota Design Studios
Furniture, furnishings, lamps, bibelots and more
PLUS Ye Olde Book Sale AND Back Porch Bargain Bonanza
Sat. November 17 8am to 2pm
You won’t believe the wonderful things at our 2nd annual Sale Event in the historic Crocker Church at the Historical Society. These designers have donated samples, model home items, and more from their professional studios:
Sally Trout of Sally Trout Interior Design
Jonathan Slentz of Jonathan, The Interiors
Kurt Lucas of JKL Design
Barbara Gardner of Collins Interiors
Nancy Dunn, Nancy Dunn Estates Sales
In addition, the Woman’s Exchange and What a Find! in Bradenton have kindly donated to our sale as well.
The renowned Gumbo Mojo Food Truck will be at this event for breakfast AND lunch… maybe even preparing some special breakfast burritos… and beignets! Join us for one or both meals! Read all the yummy stuff they make from fresh, local ingredients.
The Pioneer Picnic, for residents of 50 years+, has been an event held in Sarasota for almost 40 years. It’s sponsored by the Rotary Club as a way to honor long-term residents, and the Historical Society Continue reading
The Grand Reopening for the Gift Shop event on Friday evening was great! Lots of refreshments, good conversation, and some serious shopping done.
Milton and Isabel Rauch, members, appear to Continue reading
The Museum Shop needs you!We have a beautiful museum shop with wonderful local artisan wares located in the Bidwell-Wood House stand alone kitchen. It is open M-F 10a – 2p and during special events, as well as from 6-7pm once a month prior to our fall and winter meetings. We are looking for that special someone who can oversee the day to day scheduling of volunteers and take care of the needs of running the shop.
UPDATE August 2012: The Museum Shop will be overseen by our immediate past President, Jane Kirschner-Tucillo, who is one of the most persuasive and vivacious people we know. If you would like to be shopkeeper for a day, or if you know of/ are a local crafter who is interesting in showing your wares, please email Jane at jane@jaskdesigns.com or call the HSOSC office at 941-364-9076 M-F 10a – 2p or email hsosc@yahoo.com
How do you think this Saturday morning scene compares, say, to 100 years ago in do
wntown Sarasota? Click to watch Sarasota Farmers Market. (Bet the dogs back then didn’t wear sunglasses…)
This family group had a lot of love for their home. Imagine the stories!
My house Up North came not with a simple deed, but with an abstract: a thick binder Continue reading
Pete in his Sarasota railroad man outfit at a HSOSC event.
It is with sadness and regret that we tell you of the passing of Pete Esthus, a wonderful man and great supporter of the Historical Society. Our hearts are full, and we offer condolences to his wife Diane and their family.
If you would like, as the family suggests, to make a donation to the Historical Society of Sarasota County in Pete’s memory, please send a check to our mailing address, PO Box 1632, Sarasota, FL 34230. Or use your credit card by calling our office at 941-364-9076.
LeBarge Historical Cruise March 2012
Members of the Advisory Board and the Board of Directors attending the Historic Cruise on March 11, 2012. From left: Brenda Lee Hickmann – Advisory Board and Committee Head for the Cruise / Linda Garcia – Board Member and Site Manager / Veronica Morgan – Advisory Board and the preservationist that saved our buildings from destruction! / Jane Kirschner-Tuccillo – Board Member and Immediate Past President. Jane’s husband John Tuccillo got the greatest seat up with the mermaid! It was a beautiful day and Larry Kelleher did a great job story telling as we traveled north all the way to the Ca’d’Zan in honor of the Ringlings 100th anniversary of arriving in Sarasota. We do these tours twice a year as a major fund raiser for the Historical Society of Sarasota County. The next one is scheduled for November 4, 2012….hope you can plan to join us. We leave from the bayfront at 11am and return at 1pm and a continental breakfast is included in the price of the ticket. Please sign up as a follower on the right side of this page if you have not done so already to get all the new posts as they happen in your email.
We finally found a great “Full Spectrum Handyman” – Mr. Rolbin Rodriguez who finished the outside work on the Bidwell-Wood House this spring
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He was able to use the pieces of frames we had on property and finish all the window screens. He also finished painting the east side of the house and all the window trim. THANK YOU Rolbin!
Warm Mineral Springs is the only warm water mineral spring in the State of Florida, and is the largest warm water mineral spring in the world. The surface area of the spring is a round pond, it is 1.4-acre in circumference and reaches depths of nearly 250 feet deep in the center. The cenote dates from 20,000 years ago.
There are over 51 different minerals found Continue reading
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
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.
The Historical Society of Sarasota County 