Author name: Florida Trust

Seeking your support during our year-end giving campaign to raise $5,000 for next year’s 11 to Save Grant Fund In 2023 we embarked on a journey to explore what visually makes Florida’s historic places so unique. So, we asked you what you imagine when you think of the colors of Florida: what colors embody the […]

Historic preservation is making headlines in Florida. Here’s a roundup of new items to watch, and updates on stories we’ve been following: Florida Trust votes in new leadership, including new Board President. Job Board: The Florida Trust is hiring Advocacy, Easement and 11 to Save Interns, as well as a Development Director! Celebrate the holidays

New Executive Committee, two new Trustees approved at the organization’s Annual Membership Meeting in Ocala On July 19, Mike Cosden was tapped as the new Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Board of Trustees President by the organization’s full membership during the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Meeting in Ocala. Cosden has served on the

by Candice Seymour. Photos by photographer & St. Augustine local Robert Vanmierop. St. Augustine, founded in 1565, is known to many as the Oldest City. But the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the United States has yet another distinction as one of the country’s most haunted cities. With a long and sometimes sordid past

Historic preservation is making headlines in Florida. Here’s a roundup of new items to watch, and updates on stories we’ve been following: Save the date! 2024 Preservation on Main Street will take place July 10-13, 2024 in Tallahassee, FL. Tallahassee will also be celebrating 200 years as Florida’s capital next year! The Florida Trust is

Every fall, the Florida Historical Commission evaluates applications for the Florida Department of State’s Division of Historical Resources’ Special Category Grants program, a significant source of funding for local, regional and statewide initiatives aimed at preserving notable historic and archaeological sites, for major archaeological excavations or research projects and the creation and development of prominent