The JHS seeks preservation grant for its 1878 St. Luke’s
The Jacksonville Historical Society has applied for a preservation grant from the Florida Division of Historical Resources to help restore much of the exterior of its National Register Site, St. […]
Jacksonville Historical Society documented “the story” of the city’s Pulitzer Prize photo
Fifty years ago today, on July 17, 1967, Jacksonville Journal photographer, Rocco Morabito, took a photograph that earned him a Pulitzer Prize. Near the intersection of West 26th and […]
Historical Society is awarded state grant to record immigrant stories
The Jacksonville Historical Society was awarded a state grant last week to record stories of immigrants to Northeast Florida. The project, The Melting Pot: The Diverse Cultures of Northeast Florida, […]
The Jacksonville Historical Society celebrates 88 years!
It was no mistake when the society’s founders selected May 3, 1929, as the organization’s initial meeting date. May 3, 2017, marks 88 years for the Jacksonville Historical Society. The […]
Update: Window displays at City Hall awarded 2017 Historic Preservation Award
The Jacksonville Historical Society’s City Hall windows project will receive a 2017 Jacksonville Historic Preservation Award for its coordination of history displays in the Duval Street windows at City Hall. […]
Board member Lisa Sheppard offers special background
Lisa Sheppard is a Senior Historic Preservation Planner with the City of Jacksonville, Florida. She has worked with the City’s Planning and Development Department for 18 years. After receiving her […]
75 years ago Jacksonville responds to Pearl Harbor attack
In the early days of December 1941, cool weather and a festive spirit filled the streets of Jacksonville. The Florida Times Union was packed with news and advertisements highlighting the Christmas holidays. […]
The JHS Archives reveals lots of changes in city budget through the decades
Late in the evening on Tuesday, September 27, Jacksonville City Council passed its budget for 2016-17. The passage is just in time for the city’s new fiscal year which begins […]
Remembering Hurricane Dora
Even before Hurricane Dora’s eye moved ashore in Northeast Florida just after midnight on September 10, 1964, much of the new Jacksonville Beach Pier was destroyed by winds. While Dora […]
What’s in a name? How the city and its streets got theirs.
For 10,000 years Native Americans lived along the St. Johns River and at some point referred to its waters by a variety of names, including Welaka, “river of lakes”. It […]