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Tables of Contents — 2006-2007
Update, the predecessor of South Florida History magazine, was published by the Historical Museum of Southern Florida from 1973 through 1988.
Update magazine contents
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Vol. 34, no. 1 (2006)
Spotlight on … Education
by Mara Zapata, Ph.D.
Students at Liberty City Elementary School engaged in an inter-generational exploration of the people and places that make up Liberty City, and the investigation of its origins and evolution since the 1930s, through the museum’s S.O.U.R.C.E program.
Exhibits—Caribbean Collage
by Robert A. Shaddy
Piece together and interpret the dramatic stories of struggles for power in the Caribbean through rare manuscripts, books, maps, prints and photographs.
Judge Henry Fulton Atkinson
by Judge Scott Silverman & Paul S. George, Ph.D.
Judge “Ad,” as he was commonly referred to, was an esteemed and revered judge of Dade County’s 11th Judicial Circuit Court in the early 1900s who had a profound impact on the legal community, both inside and outside the courtroom.
Miami’s Bayfront Park: A History
by Paul S. George, Ph.D.
Discover the continuing transformation Bayfront Park has undergone since it first opened more than 80 years ago, mirroring the changes and needs of the vibrant community surrounding it. Read the interesting history
Miami Beach’s Art Deco Architecture & the New Deal
by Jeff Donnelly
Thanks to the positive economic effects of the New Deal, Miami Beach saw an influx of tourists and entrepreneurs in the 1930s who demanded a more modern approach to architecture, giving birth to the Art Deco style.
Book Review—A Pre-History of South Florida
by Robert S. Carr
Warren Zeiller’s A Prehistory of South Florida is a good introduction to South Florida archaeology for the general public, offering information on many of Miami-Dade County’s most important archaeological sites.
Vol. 34, no. 2 (2006)
Spotlight on … Collections
by Rebecca A. Smith
Discover how the museum staff is using advances in technology to allow easier access to the museum’s collections for students, scholars and the general public.
Exhibits—Stereoviews of South Florida and the Caribbean
by Karyn Anderson
See how average Americans learned about Florida and the Caribbean basin through three-dimensional images that showcased tranquil and charming scenes of daily life as well as important events of the time.
The Koreshan Communitarian Experiment
by Dr. Irvin D.S. Winsboro
Learn about the many contributions the Koreshan Unity, a major American utopian community, made to the town of Estero in their short-lived “golden years.”
The DesRochers Family
by Dr. Arthur Chapman
The DesRochers family is a true pioneer family of Miami—they were the first to be married in the Lemon City Baptist Church, one of the first to move from an open well to a water pump and founded the only general store between Little River and Miami.
Miami & the Prins Valdemar
by Alice L. Luckhardt
In the 30 years it spent in Miami, the Prins Valdemar, a Danish barkentine sailing ship, served as a merchant ship, a floating hotel and even an aquarium.
The Tale of Two Piers
by Dr. Paul S. George, Ph.D.
Elser’s Recreation Pier and Pier Five drew tourists and locals alike with their boisterous and lively atmospheres, food, shops, games, dances and a magnificent fishing fleet.
Book Review
by Paul S. George, Ph.D.
In Saving South Beach, M. Barron Stofik provides an insider’s view of the revival of the once-forlorn area from the “discovery” of its Art Deco jewels in the 1970s to today’s scintillating scene.
Vol. 34, no 3. (2006)
Spotlight on … Museum Expansion
by Alison Prieto
Learn about the Historical Museum’s plans to expand into new spaces in Watson Island and Museum Park.
Exhibits—Miami Beach: America’s Tropical Resort—How They Heard About It
by Joanne Hyppolite, Ph.D.
Miami Beach may not be such a hot tourist destination today if it weren’t for the efforts of a host of publicists working to make sure tourists knew about it.
South Florida’s Mercurial Relationship with Baseball
by Eliot Kleinberg
Relive the heartbreak of the long-dashed hopes of having a major league franchise and the excitement of the birth of the Florida Marlins in 1991.
Florida Women’s Page Journalists Spread News of a Movement
by Kimberly Wilmot Voss, Ph.D.
Progressive women’s page editors in South Florida used their positions to educate women in the community on issues such as domestic violence, sexual harassment, workplace inequities and birth control.
Anne Mergen: Miami’s Trailblazing Editorial Cartoonist
by Joan Mergen Bernhardt and Paul S. George, Ph.D.
Anne Mergen’s award-winning cartoons raised awareness of important local and
global social and political issues.
A Brief History of Venice
by Tracie L. Dickerson
Discover how two families, a farmer, a prominent Chicago socialite, a doctor and an engineers’ union shaped what became the city of Venice.
Book Review
by Paul S. George, Ph.D.
Michael Grunwald’s The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and The Politics of Paradise is an impassioned study of the life and times of the Everglades not to be missed.
Volume 35, No 1 (2007)
Spotlight on … History of a History Museum
Find out when the Historical Museum first opened its doors, had its most worrisome day and gained its most valuable artifact, as well as how the dedication of a few has come to benefit the whole South Florida community.
Exhibits—Port Royal, Jamaica
by Wayne Modest
Artifacts, rare maps, prints and photographs reveal the story of a town whose sleepy present belies its past of excitement and intrigue.
Germany's Airship, Graf Zeppelin
by Stewart B. Nelson, Ph.D.
The trips the Graf Zeppelin made to the United States were always highly anticipated by Americans, but its last visit would be its most famous—from the postage stamp created to underwrite its costs, to the controversial swastika painted on its port side.
Smith Bookstore and Banyan Place
by Eugene E. Threadgill
The Smith Bookstore began as a small store where the family also lived, but it quickly became a thriving business that brought the Smiths much prosperity, and, for a brief time, was the site of a local scandal.
Mastodon Hunters in a Waning Ice Age
by Mark Mathosian
While the South Florida of today may have its dangers, its earliest settlers had to hunt animals larger than today's elephants, avoid predators such as saber-toothed cats and use mastodon pelts to create make-shift shelters to survive.
The Gulf Stream Pirate: James Horace Alderman
by Paul S. George, Ph.D.
Of the stories involving rumrunners operating in and around South Florida during the Prohibition era, the most sensational centered on the murderous activities and subsequent execution of James Horace Alderman, the "Gulf Stream Pirate."
Book Review
by Larry Perez
A review of America's Fortress: A History of Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida, by Thomas Reid
Volume 35, No 2 (2007)
Spotlight on … Exhibitions
Get a sneak peak of the Historical Museum'r 2007-2008 season., "A Year of Art and History."
Man's Best Friend--Even in Death
by William Straight, M.D.
Among the more interesting discoveries at the recently completed dig at DuPont Plaza was that of a dog buried next to a human.
Tracing Miami's History through its Native Habitat
by Hugh A. Ryan
The subtropics offer a broad array of distinctive plants and trees.
Rob Storter: Genesis of an Artist
by Joanne Hyppolite, Ph.D.
A fisherman drew on his precious memories of pioneer life in the Everglades to crate an impressive body of drawings and carvings.
Miami Bungalows
by Jose Vazquez
Early Miami was dotted with bungalows exhibiting a myriad of styles and features.
Fort Lauderdale's Life Saving Station Number Four
by Paul S. George, Ph.D.
Lonely way farers and shipwreck victims sometimes received assistance along the desolate coast of southeast Florida.
Book Review
by Paul S. George, Ph.D.
A review of Vizcaya: An American Villa and its Makers, byWitold Rybczynski and Laurie Olin.
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