There have been many revolutions in human history. The development of the printing press in the mid-15th century launched the Communications Revolution. The adoption of steam power to machines spawned the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century. And the advent of computer technology in the mid-20th century brought the Digital Revolution. In much the same […]Read More
The Spare Change Podcast It’s that time of year again. Holiday Shopping season has retailers ready to meet consumer demand. Listen to more of the Spare Change PodcastRead More
Analysts and pundits are applauding the guilty verdicts against cryptocurrency exchange founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried as a new day for digital currencies. But contrary to the Osmond Brothers’ belief that one bad apple don’t spoil the whole bunch, Bankman-Fried’s conviction on seven counts in relation to misuse of customer funds and the eventual collapse […]Read More
In 1687, a group of eight men, two women and a child traveled by dugout seeking freedom from enslavement in a Carolina colony. They found it in St. Augustine. Four years later, the Spanish King Carlos II issued the first official crown position on runaway enslaved people that made their way to Spanish Florida. In […]Read More
The Spare Change Podcast If there’s a bat signal for entrepreneurs, it is surely shining over the Sunshine State. Listen to more of the Spare Change PodcastRead More
How do you build a replica of an 18th-century fort with no historical plans or detailed descriptions? With a lot of research and a sense of history. According to a Florida Park Service report on the Fort Mose reconstruction project, “Since no exact description of the original fort survives, this structure is not an exact […]Read More
It’s that time of the year again. With ghosts and goblins making their brief appearance before vanishing back into the night, the holiday calendar is filling up. While many are focused on the Big Four — Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa – retailers are focused on the shopping trifecta of Black Friday, Small-Business Saturday and […]Read More
The dream to reconstruct the original structure at Fort Mose requires a little blood, sweat, toil and tears – and a lot of money. Leading the way in the fundraising effort for the project is the Florida State Parks Foundation. The Fort Mose Historical Society set a goal to reconstruct the fort in the mid-1990s, […]Read More
The project to reconstruct Fort Mose will stand out as a milestone for the Fort Mose Historical Society, but it will be one in a long line of achievements for the volunteer organization. The citizen support organization was formed in 1996 after archaeological work on the site of the present-day park uncovered evidence of the […]Read More
St. Augustine and St. Johns County are already known for their historical sites and attract millions of visitors annually. And while Fort Mose has been an important element in the mix, the reconstruction project is expected to become even more pronounced as a destination, according to tourism officials. “It does have a significant impact,” said […]Read More
