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#BeTheOne: You can preserve history!
Lost: The Bispham-Wilson Home stood until recently near the corner of Tamiami Trail and Proctor Road. The Bispham Dairy served the Sarasota area for 65 years. Razed 2014-2015. More. Lost: El Vernona Hotel> John Ringling Hotel> John Ringling Towers. Built in the 1920s as the El Vernona Hotel by Owens Burns, and named after his… Read more
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The heavens are smiling on our new season!
The heavens were shining upon the Historical Society of Sarasota County’s Pioneer Park campus when our Events Committee met to plan an active, engaging 2016-2017 season for our members and guests. We can’t WAIT to show off our newly-freshened Bidwell-Wood House (1882) and Crocker Memorial Church (1901) to everyone! In addition to our monthly Conversations… Read more
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Exciting New Events This Fall
We’re excited about 3 events this fall (well, we’re excited about them ALL, but especially these): Our new pop-up History Book Swap* will be an added attraction at our Conversations at the Crocker meetings (we all love to expand our knowledge of history!) And thanks to our never-say-die volunteers, the Designer Tag Sale* returns on… Read more
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