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  • Trading mullet for orange seeds: Is that any way to start a city?

    Imagine Sarasota in 1842. Imagine being 21 years old and trading mullet from the Bay to start orange groves. Imagine courting, then marrying a girl from Manatee Village, a long hard ride from your homestead. Now imagine Bill and Mary Jane Whitaker having 11 children in the wilderness. Your local guide, Lizzy Webb Guptill, portrayed… Read more

  • Please don’t let the Crocker Memorial Church die.

    UPDATE APRIL 2022: We have completed the preservation and repair of the west wall of the Church with your financial help and hard work by our supporters and talented craftsmen. We even managed to help our Eagle Scout-to-be get in there and create an additional handicap space, and straightened the steeple while we were at… Read more

  • Starting 2020 with a BANG!

    If you’d love to take a clearer look at Sarasota history in 2020 (yup, the first of many puns for the year), join us at these great events. And follow us on Facebook for wonderful events every month! Read more