Martin Digital History

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  • Photographs and record card of Rosenwald Schools in Stuart, Florida. The school is referred to as the Stuart School, the Stewart School, and the Martin County Training School. The initials "C.T.S." on the record card may refer to "county training school."

    Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee Institute and Julius Rosenwald, philanthropist and president of Sears Roebuck, built state-of-the art schools for African American children across the South. The effort has been called the most important initiative to advance Black education in the early 20th century. Rosenwald Schools were built through matching funds and community partnerships that reshaped education across the American southeast during the early twentieth century.

    The Rosenwald Fund Collection is held by Fisk University and available for searching [Jan 2026] at https://rosenwald.fisk.edu/s/rosenwald-fund-collection/page/home

  • On 30 July 1968, John DuBois found the body of friend Vince "Trapper" Nelson at his home. These public records detail the investigation of the death by Martin County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Bureau of Law Enforcement. Includes the sheriff's report (30 July 1968); Florida Bureau of Law Enforcement witness reports of Slater Grove, John DuBois, Phillip Celmer, Joseph Vlcek; transcription of the Corner's Inquest and verdict, including testimony of John DuBois, Joseph W. Vlcek, Tony M. Merulla, Joseph P. Farrell, P. A. Lund, Thomas H. Daly, Pat J. Snow Jr., and Dr. Leon W. Powell; Florida Bureau of Law Enforcement laboratory report; and Florida Bureau of Law Enforcement summary report.

    During interviews and the coroner's inquest, several people detail what they know about Vince "Trapper" Nelson and review their relationships with him, their impressions of his state of mind and his financial situation. His death was determined to be by suicide.

  • Condensed time table of the FEC train, December 1946. Organized by train route.
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  • Condensed time table of the FEC train, Winter service 1942. Includes Camp Murphy and admonitions to "adjust your travel plans to war conditions."
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  • Condensed time table of the FEC train, the "St. Augustine Route."

  • - Minutes of City of Stuart Council meetings, 1922-02-27 through 1926-12-29. Includes a petition asking to change the name of Railroad Avenue to Flagler Avenue, signed by several citizens. Minutes discuss ordinances (laws), elections, permits, complaints.

  • - Maps indicating developments p. 1-3
    - Incorporation meeting notes p. 4-9
    - Summary notes on meetings 1913-07-15 through 1918-03-12 p. 10-16
    - Minutes of City of Stuart Council meetings, 1915-06-09 through 1919-07-01 p. 17-221. Minutes discuss ordinances (laws), elections, permits, complaints.

  • Brief history of St. Lucie County collected by Works Progress Administration's Historical Records Survey project. Includes a general history of the county, names of first commissioners, sheriff, history of the courthouse. Also the history of the city of Fort Pierce, the Cobb store, the cross state canal, the Indian River Refrigeration Terminal Company.
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  • Works Progress Administration's Historical Records Survey Church Inventory Forms 1939-1940 for Martin County churches, with introduction, "Brief History of the Florida Church Archives Inventory." (Florida Memory)

    Forms include self-reported information about each church, including location, race of membership, date organized, denomination, and description of current records. Some entries are free written histories rather than forms. Also available (as well as other counties) online at https://www.floridamemory.com/discover/historical_records/churchrecords/

    Note: These forms are the history of the church, not necessarily the church building. "Const'd" probably means "constituted" (i.e. when the congregation was organized), not "constructed."

    Churches include:
    Association Missionary Baptist (Port Salerno) 1940... p. 5
    Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal (Hobe Sound) 1915... p. 7
    All Saints Episcopal Church (Jensen) 1895... p. 8
    Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Jensen)... p.9
    Bethlehem Baptist Church (Salerno) 1932... p. 10
    Bible Union Congregational Church (Palm City) 1921... p. 11
    Christian Assembly (Salerno) 1934... p. 13
    Christian Sciene Society (Stuart) 1919... p. 14
    Christ Memorial Chapel (Hobe Sound) 1939... p. 15
    Church of God (Tick Ridge) 1923... p. 19
    Community Church of Jensen (Jensen) 1932... p. 21
    Community Presbyterian Church (Hobe Sound) 1925... p. 22
    Community Sunday School (Stuart) 1890... p. 24
    Congregational Church (Jensen) 1904... p. 25
    First Baptist Church (Stuart) 1914... p. 27
    First Born Church of the Living God (Stuart) 1940
    First Methodist Church (Stuart) 1894... p. 31
    First Presbyterian Church (Stuart) 1925... p. 33
    Golden Gate Baptist (Stuart) 1936... p. 34
    Mt. Calvary Baptist Church (Stuart) 1914... p. 36
    Mount Olive Missionary Baptist (Hobe Sound) 1924... p. 38
    Macedonia Baptist Church (Stuart) 1933... p.50
    Methodist Episcopal Church South (Jensen) 1921... p. 52
    Methodist Episcopal Church South (Salerno) 1913... p. 54
    Missionary Baptist Church (Jensen) 1905... p. 56
    New Mount Zion Baptist Church (Gomez) 1908... p. 57
    Peaceful Valley African Methodist Episcopal Church (Hobe Sound) 1904... 58
    Pentacostal Mission (Salerno) 1935... p. 64
    St. Mary's Chapel (Stuart) 1932... p. 66
    St. Matthew's Primitive Baptist (Hobe Sound) 1925... p. 68
    St. Monica's Mission (Stuart) 1928... p. 76
    St. Peter's Chapel (Tick Ridge) 1890... p. 77
    St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church (Stuart) 1912... p. 78
    House of God which is the Church of Living God, The Pillar and Ground of Truth without Controversy (Jensen) 1923... p. 79
    Turner's Chappelle African Methodist Episcopal Church (Salerno) 1917... p. 80
    Union Baptist Church (Jensen) 1916... p. 81
    Also list of church charters in records of Martin County Clerk of Circuit Court: ... p. 82
    St. Lucia Episcopal Church (Stuart) 1925
    Community Church of Hobe Sound 1934
    First Presbyterian Church of the USA (Stuart) 1933
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