So many times throughout our nation's history, citizens of Milton and Pensacola have been involved in making America what it is today!...

Of all the Federal crimes on the books in 1918, one would not think that giving liquor to American soldiers, sailors, and airmen would...

The Temperance Movement began as far back as the 1830's in an attempt to make the consumption and production of alcoholic beverages...

Can you imagine the Pensacola High School Tigers having the US Army and Marine Corps football teams on their football schedule today?...

Reading the news lately shows the dilemma facing the Escambia and Santa Rosa School Boards of coming up with a plan to make up the missed...

Today, the Honorable Billy G. Ward was laid to rest after a long life dedicated to his family, justice, and his nation. Billy Glenn Ward...

In the last 102 years, the world has seen two of the worst influenza pandemics, both in deaths and/or economic impact. By far the worst...

One of the biggest nautical stories of the 1920's occurred just off America's East Coast in 1925 and by chance a young man from Milton...

Army Private Rosamond Nathaniel Johnson, Jr. was born on May 18, 1933, the son of Alice Lee Houston and Rosamond Johnson Sr. When he was...

This old 1976 Press Gazette photo of a Bagdad taxi driver is somewhat intriguing because we don't think of this small community sporting...

The cold winter months of 1862 brought an end to most of the military operations in the Escambia/Santa Rosa area. However, the hiatus...

William Jones Kelly was born on August 10, 1893 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of Aaron Smith Kelly (1863-1940) and Carrie Powers...

Most all Pensacolians have heard of the haunted Old Lighthouse at NAS. So much so, that "Ghost Hunters" viewed an episode there looking...

He was born on October 7, 1858, in Atlanta, Georgia to Wiley Henry Holifield Sr. (1830-1864) and Rejina L. Mayo (1834-1880). His father...

Ensign John "Johnny" Reynolds Gibson was born in Carrabelle, Florida on July 10, 1894, the son of John J. Gibson (1865-1927) and Ida A....

By 1865, Union General Edward Canby was ready for the final assault on Mobile’s eastern shore, scheduled for March 17, 1865. To take...

Eighteen-year old James Oliver Wilson (1843-1916) walked down to the recruiting station in Bladen County, NC on November 5, 1861 and...

The Glad Hand Saloon was a retail liquor store located at 507 South Palafox Street that was established c1900 and owned by Henry...

We've all heard the stories of WWII's "Rosie the Riveter" and the massive contributions women made in our struggle against tyranny. But...

In a lonely cemetery in the northern part of Escambia County lies the grave of a young man who fought in one of the most horrendous...