Martin Digital History

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  • A brief history of the Hobe Sound Yacht Club by Ralph M. Roosevelt.

  • Joseph and Permelia Reed built a winter home on Jupiter Island in 1931, noting that there were 28 houses on the island at that time. This booklet details the ownership and house histories of many of the homes on the island, the founding of the Island Club and Board of Governors and other changes that occurred on Jupiter Island from the 1930s to the 1970s. Joseph Verner Reed (1902-1973) was the founder of the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Conn.

  • Informational booklet produced by the Stuart Chamber of Commerce to promote Martin County. Describes the attractions of the region and the opportunities for farming, dairying, poultry raising, and other agriculture activities. Includes images of crops, Seminole Indians, drainage activities, houses, and farms.
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  • Program with obituary of Alice Louise Kershaw Luckhardt focusing on her contributions to local history, which included writing several books and a weekly column, making presentations, researching historical projects, and serving on the Board of Directors of the Stuart Heritage Museum.

    Produced for the 2023 Historic Preservation Month open house at the Stuart Heritage Museum.

  • Lists of owners of properties by location. Published by Hutto Radio and Appliance Co. (1946-1958).

  • Includes map of Florida East Coast Railway Route and stops through Florida, alphabetical list of stations, geographical list of stations, and description of Stuart.
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  • "Contained here is a brief history of Fern Hill Cemetery, told in part through the voices of those who have so lovingly cared for it over the years."
    Compiled and written by Nancy E. Hemphill for Fern Hill Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum.
    Penciled corrections made by Sandra Thurlow.

    Booklet features:
    • History of Fernhill Cemetery
    • Early burials
    • Monuments and Memorials, including histories of individuals: Walter Wrenn Ball, Wildcat Tiger, Warren Howell White, Harold Raiford Johns
    • List of veterans of the Civil War and WWI
    • Cemetery up-keep given over to board of Women 1918
    • Fern Hill - what's in a name. Adelma Hogarth, first president of the Fern Hill Cemetery Association, suggested name in 1923
    • Funeral directors
    • Cemetery caretakers
    • Listing of those buried in the 'old' section of Fern Hill Cemetery

  • Published monthly - Official Organ of the Florida State Firemen's Association. Vol. 29, No. 3

    Features story on the burning of the Hotel Commodore.

  • Souvenir edition of program for the Cross-State Canal Celebration, published by The Stuart Daily News, on February 27, 1937. Photos and descriptions of attractions in Jupiter, Ft. Pierce, Stuart, Sewall's Point, Port Mayaca, and Ft. Myers. Business advertisements. Article: "Opening of Florida's One-and-Only Cross-State Canal Foreshadows Improvement of Stuart-Ft. Meyers Harbors" by Edwin A. Menninger.
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  • High quality booklet featuring historical information, a timeline of preservation activities, reminisces and testimonials, and sponsor advertisements from local businesses.
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