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"Stories of Early Stuart Settlers" : Margarette Frazier's story, 1918
An account of the experiences of the Frazier family's arrival in Martin County in 1888, by Margarette Frazier. Published in the Stuart Messenger, 16 May 1918 with the title "Stories of early Stuart settlers, coming down the Indian River on the Frost Line, Reuben Russel Frazier in 1888, the first school, the first church, the first teacher and the first preacher."
Margarette Melissa Dufour (1851–1929), her husband Reuben Russell Frazier (1846–1905) and their three children came to the area in 1888 with a load of lumber and household goods, a horse and wagon, forty chickens, and three beehives.
The article switches from third person, referring to Margarette Frazier as "Mrs. Frazier" in the first half, then switching to first person, in her voice.Tags Memoirs -
Six teenagers, 1916
Six students, possibly part of Stuart High School class of 1918. Back row: Jack McDonald, Myrtle Dyer. Middle row: unidentified. Front row: unidentified and Hazel Dyer. -
Leeson Hogarth and Florence Dyer, c. 1918
Leeson Hogarth and Florence Dyer standing near a palm and a pier.Tags Florida-Stuart -
Women from beach in car, c. 1918
Several women leaving the beach in a car, Florence Dyer at far left. -
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House with construction nearby, c. 1916
Large house behind construction site. -
Boy Scouts with guns, 1916
Two young men among trees, possibly in Boy Scout uniforms, holding rifles and pistols, possibly practicing self defense. Jack McDonald or Leeson Hogarth on left and Loris Eurit on right. -
Boy Scout Jack McDonald with guns, 1916
Young man among trees possibly in a Boy Scout uniform, holding a rifle and a pistol, possibly Jack McDonald. -
Boy Scouts with guns, 1916
Two young men among trees, possibly in Boy Scouts uniforms, holding rifles and pistols. Handwritten on back: Leeson Hogarth and Loris Eurit. -
Boy Scouts around campfire at Hobe Sound, 1916
Four boys gathered around a campfire at Hobe Sound, 25 Sept 1916. An article in the Stuart News details that the Boy Scouts of Stuart assisted the Babcock service car in getting a car out of the ditch in Hobe Sound. Includes Loris Eurit, Robert McPherson, Leeson Hogarth, and Jack McDonald.