The Fernandez Reserve
April 25, 2023by Susan Martin People familiar with the history of Amelia Island may know the name Mary Mattair, the woman who... View Article
Amelia Island’s Shipwrecks
February 6, 2023by Samantha Rizzo The waters off Florida are home to hundreds of shipwrecks. From Spanish galleons to Civil War blockade... View Article
Florida House Inn: 20 & 22 South 3rd Street
October 27, 2022By Rob Hull Local lore states that the Florida House Inn was built by David Yulee’s Florida Railroad Company in... View Article
A Piratical Vessel
August 22, 2022by Jonathan M. Bryant On June 28, 1820, Captain John Jackson of the United States Revenue Marine made a fateful... View Article
Musings On Preservation, The Past, And The Present
April 13, 2022By Peggy Bulger Above image: Mary Agnes White as a young “plane spotter” in Fernandina during WWII (left) and after... View Article
The History of the Amelia Island Plantation
January 11, 2022By Rob Hicks Above image: Charles E. Fraser. Today, Amelia Island is probably best known as a tourist destination. It... View Article
Spanish Influence on Amelia Island through the Centuries
September 15, 2021By Dr. Berta Isabel Arias Above image: Pedro Menéndez. Courtesy of Florida Memory. The story of Spanish involvement on Amelia... View Article
José Martí and the Fernandina Plan
July 20, 2021by Jennifer England Outside the front door of the Florida House Inn on South 3rd Street in Fernandina Beach, Florida,... View Article
Anna Kingsley – A Life Like No Other
March 25, 2021Most of us have heard of Anna Kingsley through the Kingsley Plantation, south of Amelia Island on Fort George Island.... View Article
MacGregor, The Cazique of Poyais
May 6, 2020We have historical records of con-people, scams, and fraud for about as long as we have had written language. From... View Article