For my Florida State Seminole fans who have always wondered where the "Tomahawk Chop" originated, the questioned has been answered!...

Once upon a time there was a Spanish family living in Santa Rosa County back when Florida belonged to Spain. Historian John T. Diamond...

On December 23, 1905, the Pensacola News Journal published the weddings of several local couples. One was the marriage on December 17th...

Prohibition was thrust on America by the passing of the 18th Amendment in 1919 with 68% approval from the House and 76% of the Senate. In...

On January 31, 1909 at about 4:00 AM, a fire started in the Fisher & Company building and before it could be extinguished twenty-two...

Very few people today realize there used to be a drive-in theater located at the intersection of Davis Highway and Fairfield Drive. The...

Nestled in the hallowed grounds of the Pine Forest United Methodist Church Cemetery is a woman that is a descendent of President William...

Two Negro men were sitting in the Escambia County Jail eating their last meal on earth on August 20, 1915. Within a few hours both would...

Charles Spencer Stewart was born on March 7, 1870 at Jack' Pond in Santa Rosa County, Florida, the son of Samuel Taylor Stewart...

In today's modern society, our "on the road" accommodations are expected to be full of amenities such as internet service, housekeeping...

At 1601 North Reus Street there is a beautiful home that was built in 1939 for John Wallace "Wally" Dashiell and his wife Virginia. Wally...

Private John Sidney Alford was born on August 3, 1921, the son of Julius and Etta Alford. His father was a blacksmith at Ft. Barrancas...

USMC Corporal Thomas "Tommy" Charles Morres was born in Pensacola, Florida on August 26, 1923, the son of Charles Constantine Morres...

Peter "Pete" Lawrence Rollo was born in Milton Florida in 1878, the son of Lawrence Jefferson Rollo (1838-1898) and Martha A. "Mattie"...

The last Yellow Fever epidemic to ravage Pensacola began in July 1905 and would prove to be a forerunner of other epidemics including...

The Pensacola High School Class of 1921 began their final academic trek on Monday, September 13, 1920 still in their old building but...

The Pensacola High School yearbook of 1921, known as the "Tattler" provides a glimpse into the men and women that would be shaping the...

This story is about a sinister side of our history in Pensacola but one that should be told in hopes that it's never repeated! It began...

The aftermath of the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor led to a declaration of war against Spain on April 25, 1898. But to fight...

Milton High School was established in 1915 on Canal Street for the total price of $40,000 until the current school was built on Stewart...