Historically St. Pete
St Pete in a Snap
The Life & Lies of St. Pete’s Founding Mother, Part II Sarah Judge
After a relatively anonymous childhood, growing up in Ontario, Canada as the eldest of five children, Sarah Craven, or rather, Sarah…
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St Pete in a Snap
Pinellas Pioneers and the Great Gale of 1848
In the early to mid-1830’s pioneer settlers from the United States and fishermen from Spanish Cuba began settling the Pinellas Peninsula.
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St Pete in a Snap
The Life & Lies of St. Pete’s Founding Mother
Meet Sarah Armistead, formerly Sarah Williams, formerly Sarah Judge, formally Sarah Craven, also known as the “Mother of St. Petersburg”. In…
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St Pete in a Snap
St. Pete’s Sea Vamps and the Great Swimsuit Shakedown
“Naturally, the best manner of selling St. Petersburg’s sunshine was through the medium of the pretty girl,” disclosed columnist Jane Graham…
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St Pete in a Snap
John and Anna Donaldson: St. Petersburg’s Earliest African American Pioneers
The 1842 Armed Occupation Act gave Americans the first real incentive to settle our area. The Act provided 160 acres of…
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