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  • This Day in History

    July 27 1886  The first plat of the new town of Sarasota (December 1885) was recorded. Lewis Colson came to Sarasota with his wife Irene. He drove the first stake into the ground to assist Richard Paulson in platting the town of Sarasota at Five Points in 1885. Sarasota was platted by the Florida Mortgage Read more

  • “Anything I can do to help?”

    Every organization needs volunteers and their help, of course, and all members realize this. Trouble is, we don’t always know what we can do for our organization, and when, and whether our skills and talents can be properly utilized. So here on the Historical Society site, we’ll let you know if we need buildings swept, Read more

  • The History of Sarasota in less than 2 minutes

    Sarasota is a young place, by anyone’s standards. Most of us have come from towns and counties with much more history, and some visitors are amused by what we consider “old.” But there’s an up-side to having a short history: it can be told, amusingly, Read more