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Vintage Sarasota: Get to Know Colonel John Hamilton Gillespie

Get to know Colonel John Hamilton Gillespie in this week's Vintage Sarasota post.

01/26/2015 By Sarasota County Historical Resources staff members

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City's Purchase Started Civic Center

Mayor E.A. Smith was crucial to the purchase of Sarasota's Civic Center in the 1930s.

01/26/2015 By Sarasota County Historical Resources staff members

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Vintage Sarasota: Clamming in Sarasota Bay

This week's Vintage Sarasota post: A history of clamming in Sarasota.

12/29/2014 By Sarasota County Historical Resources staff members

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The History of Sarasota's City Pier

Learn this history of Sarasota's city pier in our latest Vintage Sarasota post.

12/12/2014 By Sarasota County Historical Resources staff members

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Caples Convinced Ringlings to Come to Sarasota

Ralph C. Caples and his wife, Ellen, were instrumental to Sarasota's growth.

11/17/2014 By Sarasota County Historical Resources staff members

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Vintage Sarasota: Dr. Blanche Burgner Was Sarasota's First Female Doctor

Dr. Blanche A. Burgner moved to Sarasota in 1925 and became the area's first female doctor.

11/03/2014 By Sarasota County Historical Resources staff members

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Bee Biz a Sweet Deal for Mivilles

For A.J. "Pat" and Betty Miville, their Sun Fed Honey Company turned out to be a sweet deal.

10/22/2014 By Sarasota County Historical Resources staff members

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Vintage Sarasota: Bee Ridge Community Grew in Early 1900s

Construction of the Bee Ridge Hotel (pictured) in 1914 symbolized the growth of the Bee Ridge Community in the second decade of the 20th century.

10/14/2014 By Sarasota County Historical Resources staff members