JOSEPHINE SMITH
Pioneer's dad brought taste of Italy
Josie Smith came to Miami in 1925 from New York City. Today, she enjoys her life as a South Miami resident.
HISTORY MYSTERY QUESTIONS
- Q. Name the birds that were shot almost to extinction in order to provide feathers for women's hats.
- Q. What construction worker on the Royal Palm Hotel later became Mayor of Miami?*
- Q. The principle material used in the construction of the Castillo de San Marcos was a sedimentary rock formed from billions of tiny seashells. What is this rock called?
TELL US YOUR STORY
We would love to hear your Miami Story, the tale of how your family found its way to South Florida.
Email your stories and photos to Neighbors@MiamiHerald.com. We'll post your stories on this page and print a sampling in Sunday's Neighbors. You'll find more Miami Stories on the Newsmakers program on Comcast Channel 29 and on WLRN/Herald Radio.
Look for the South Florida history 'Question of the Week,' Thursdays on this page.
ABOUT THIS PROJECTMiami Stories is part of Make Miami History Now, a project of the Historical Museum of South Florida and The Miami Herald, author/historian Arva Moore Parks, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, National Conference on Citizenship Chaiman Michael Weiser, and Comcast.
MiAMI BOOK FAIR
Miami book fair had a humble birth in 1980s
When Miami was known for drugs and violence, longtime residents envisioned a book fair uniting a disparate community.
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ANGELA H. SANTOS
Educator recalls arrival in Miami on Pedro Pan flight
Angela Albaisa Santos came to the U.S. at 16 on a Pedro Pan flight. She's now a longtime South Florida resident.
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Miami Stories: Woman's love for Magic City runs deep
My maternal grandfather, Henry E.S. Reeves, arrived in Miami in the spring of 1919 on his way to New York to purchase printing presses for a newspaper he intended to establish in theBahamas. While here, friends asked him to consider Miami as the site for his newspaper.
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The MCNAMARA FAMILY
Family's long-winding journey ends happily in Miami
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ALBERTO CARVALHO
How I came to call Miami home
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DOROTHY ELLEN JENKINS FIELDS
Legacy of Education
My maternal grandparents, Sam D. and Ida Ellen Roberts Johnson, were born in Harbour Island, Bahamas. It is...
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MITCHELL SEGERMEISTER
Father makes good on his vow to return to South Florida
Somewhere in the middle of 1951, my father, Cpl. Norman Segermeister, emerged from his commitment to the U....
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MARIA ANDERSON
Life's journeys have led me back to South Florida
For me, the most important journeys have led to South Florida. The journey that started in December 1959 in...
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Rosa Sugranes
Relocating from Spain to Miami reveals there is much to do in a young city
I was in the right place at the right time. I graduated from school with a business administration degree i...
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MILTON BRAND
Obstacles didn't deter dad from becoming man about town
One man made his rise and fall in the depths of Miami's bars, racetracks, restaurants and more
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LOUAN JONES ZAGARINO
Woman recalls coming of age in 1950s Coral Gables
My father, Ernest Peyton Jones, worked for President Franklin D. Roosevelt as his campaign manager for the ...
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RUTH ALTMAN BROADBENT
Through verse, memories of Miami past
'Twas the fall of 1945 A joyful time to be alive. The war was won and now we could Get back to living as we...
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RENE RUIZ
Miami helped Ruiz brothers reconnect to culture left behind
Our family came from Havana, a beautiful city that some have called a tropical paradise. My brothers and I ...
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