The Case of the Missing Clock
October 30, 2024by Jonathan M. Bryant I’ve long admired the tower clock on the Nassau County courthouse built in 1891-1892. A beautiful... View Article
Following the Legacy of Gus Gerbing
July 17, 2024by Jarrett Hill This spring, the Amelia Island Museum of History was lucky to receive a pair of camellia bushes... View Article
Full Steam Ahead! The Golden Age Gateway to Florida
April 9, 2024by Jarrett Hill “GO NORTH! By the Iron Palace Steamships of the Mallory Line,” proclaims an 1880 advertisement, “Sailing Directly... View Article
Sun, Sand, and Snow: Winter Weather on Amelia Island
January 8, 2024by Jarrett Hill Sweet, Ozzie. Three girls making a “sandman” at the beach. 1964. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory.... View Article
Historical Urban Planning in Oldtown
August 21, 2023by Bill Tilson Hispanic Heritage Month is coming up September 15-October 15, 2023. The Museum will celebrate its bi-annual event... View Article
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