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A love story with a model A, a gas station and a big oak tree
Julie B. MaglioPatti and Elwood "Buster" Webb celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on June 24, 2016 with a gathering of family and friends at Papa Joe's, a popular local restaurant. The couple met...
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Phase I of Courthouse Preservation
The county is applying for a maximum grant amount of $500,000 to restore the historic Hernando County Courthouse. The grant is the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources special...
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The Lure of Aripeka
Rocco MaglioPhotography by Rocco MaglioAripeka is a fishing village that straddles north western Pasco and south western Hernando counties. Over the years it has been a favorite hangout of well known...
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Lake Townsen Renaming Update
Hernando Sun StaffWhen we spoke with Melba Peters Ward, Istachatta Historian, in 2015, she expressed a desire to change the name Lake Townsen to reflect its historical namesake Francis M. Townsend and...
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Giving Historical Context to the 1860's and 70's
Rocco MaglioOn September 29, 1877 the original Hernando County courthouse burned down. According to the Oct. 6, 1877 edition of the Sunland Tribune it was not an accident "From the rapidity with which...
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The Spring Hill Waterfall: a welcoming landmark for nearly 50 years
Diane BedardPhotography by Elizabeth DentatoIn 1968, the United States was in the throes of the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon was elected President, and Spring Hill was established. It is hard to imagine...
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Hernando Beach is for water lovers
Rocco MaglioPhotography by Elizabeth DentatoHernando Beach is a misnomer, it is actually a canal home community with a channel leading out to the Gulf of Mexico. This is a great spot for someone who...
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History & Mystery at Chinsegut Dinner Benefit
Diane BedardJune 18, 2016 – Brooksville, FL – Sixty people arrived at Chinsegut Hill Manor House, gathering on the magnificent wrap-around porch for the evening’s festivities to benefit one of...
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Camaraderie and Fellowship: Independence Day, Past and Present
Hernando Sun StaffThe painting above by John Lewis Krimmel depicts celebrations in Philadelphia in 1819. Here in Hernando County in the year 2016, much of our celebrations will be similar, with music,...
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Discovering Colonel Raymond Robins
Hernando Sun StaffColonel Raymond Robins had fond memories of his first years in Hernando County. Raymond was sent to live with relatives here after his father lost his inheritance and his mother was...
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A love story with a model A, a gas station and a big oak tree
Julie B. MaglioPatti and Elwood "Buster" Webb celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on June 24, 2016 with a gathering of family and friends at Papa Joe's, a popular local restaurant. The couple met...
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Phase I of Courthouse Preservation
The county is applying for a maximum grant amount of $500,000 to restore the historic Hernando County Courthouse. The grant is the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources special...
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The Lure of Aripeka
Rocco MaglioPhotography by Rocco MaglioAripeka is a fishing village that straddles north western Pasco and south western Hernando counties. Over the years it has been a favorite hangout of well known...
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Weeks Hardware 100 years: Celebrating the importance of family, work ethic...
Alice Mary HerdenPhotos by Alice Mary HerdenAt Weeks Hardware in downtown Brooksville, Otella Weeks, 87, born in Tennessee and one of twelve siblings, has continued the daily operations of the store...
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Who was F.W. Springstead?
Rocco MaglioFrank W. Springstead High School has served Hernando County since 1975. This leads to the question of who was Frank W. Springstead and why was the High School named after him.Frank was born...
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Nick Ruggiero was dedicated to community, country and family
Julie B. MaglioPhotos submitted.Nick Ruggiero oversaw the growth of the Spring Hill Fire Department from "meager beginnings" to the establishment of three fire stations with paid staff, dispatchers,...
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Local artist makes art out of history
Elizabeth Dentatophotography submittedWhile some artists hope to infuse their art with some form of historical significance, Craig Quirolo has done that and more. Each of his Chinsegut pieces are...
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Memories: Interesting establishments in Masaryktown
John Bartko John Bartko, Ph.D. is a former statistician for the National Institute of Health. In his youth, he was a Masaryktown Beseda dancer. We are thankful for the memories he has shared with us....
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Memories: Weddings and Beseda Dancers
John BartkoJohn Bartko, Ph.D. is a former statistician for the National Institute of Health. In his youth, he was a Masaryktown Beseda dancer. We are thankful for the memories he has shared with...
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Article from the Past: Obituary for James F. Tucker, 1913
The following is an obituary published on the front page of the Brooksville Star, July 11, 1913 Captain James F. Tucker passed away Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock at his home in Espiritu Springs...
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