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Incidents from Brooksville Life: An interview with developer Harry Nobles,...
From The Brooksville Herald- Combines also The Brooksville Star, est. 1888 and The Southern Argus est. 1901.Issue of Thurs. January 14, 1926A community of 60 families all of which have been assembled...
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Gator Tanglin' with Al Zaebst
Rocco MaglioOne of the more interesting characters we have run across is Al Zaebst. He was brought to our attention when we found photos of him capturing an alligator in the Weeki Wachee River. His...
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Bimini's Isle: a sanctuary for birds
Rocco MaglioBimini's Isle is an island on the coast of Hernando County and has the perfect name. Named for one of the owners, Margaret Robins' nickname was Bimini and Bimini's Isle was actually made of...
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Heaven gains a Mountain
Julie B. MaglioFrasier Mountain was a great American. Frasier's close friend Steve Cason described him as a "teacher, mentor, historian, father, husband and bomber pilot." Frasier played many roles and...
View ArticleTribute to Frasier Mountain from Virginia Benson
by Virginia BensonI will miss Frasier. He was a great friend. In many ways, I regarded Frasier as a surrogate father. He seemed to be always there when I needed to share thoughts and ideas, or if I was...
View ArticleTribute to Frasier Mountain from Gretchen Countryman
Frasier Mountain "Our Papa" was a man of integrity who possessed old fashioned down to earth values. He was a family man and was very proud of his daughter and granddaughter for their accomplishments....
View ArticleTribute to Frasier Mountain by Nichole Chapman
Growing up, I didnt realize the importance of appreciating and knowing my family's history. As I got older, I began to realize the importance of it, and I soon began to research it. I began to try and...
View ArticleTribute to Frasier Mountain by Jan Knowles
FRASIER MOUNTAIN came into my life when he would stop into one of his best friend's office where I worked after he would drop off his granddaughter Ashley at Charlene’s Dance Studio and we would talk...
View ArticleTribute to Frasier Mountain by Robert Martinez
Frasier was an invaluable source of historical stories, facts and information regarding Old Brooksville In Photos & Stories. His mind was amazingly sharp up to the end and could remember the...
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Article From the Past
Brooksville Star May 18, 1906Was Former Resident of Hernando County --- Died at the age of 59 ----- For Many Years Was Acknowledged Cattle King of this Section of the State ----Dr. Howell T. Lykes, one...
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Brooksville celebrates 160 years
Rocco MaglioFounders Week was recently held to celebrate 160 years of Brooksville. There are three dates that could be used for the start of Brooksville. In 1845, the town of Melendez was first...
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Augusta: a town killed by a murder
Rocco MaglioIf you look at old maps of Hernando County you will see the town of Augusta. It has been forgotten in modern time. We are not even sure of the town's exact location. According to local...
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Honoring the History of Eden Baptist Church
For the 171st Anniversary of Eden Baptist Church in Lake Lindsey, Hernando Sun is publishing a piece written by Bobby and Betty (Cason) Snow in October 2011 entitled "Eden Baptist Church, The Early...
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A Veterans Day story of duty, bravery and survival
Charles Looper This story is written by WWII Veteran and POW Charles 'Chas.' Looper, who grew up in the Lake Lindsey area, near Brooksville. Looper writes about his 27th and last mission which was a...
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A Veteran's story of duty, bravery and survival continues
This story is written by WWII Veteran and POW Charles 'Chas.' Looper, who grew up in the Lake Lindsey area, near Brooksville. Looper writes about his 27th and last mission which was a part of Battle of...
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Ragged Joe's Thanksgiving
Published originally in: At the Fireside: One Hundred Original Stories for Young People, 1890 by Kham.Thanksgiving was Freddy Ray's birthday. Fred, with his little sister Eunice, had just gone out to...
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The Camp Family: influential in Hernando County and beyond
Rocco MaglioIn Hernando County, there are several roads named for the Camp mining family including Camp Castle Road and Camp Mine Road. These roads led to two mines that the Camp's owned. The Camp...
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David Levy Yulee
Julie B. MaglioDavid Levy Yulee is a prominent historical figure of Florida. In 2000, he was named “Great Floridian” of the year. He is inextricably linked to several facets of Florida’s past, most...
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The Unfortunate Crum Family
Rocco MaglioThe members of Richard R. Crum’s family were prominent early Hernando County residents. He settled near present day Brooksville on land provided under the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. His...
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Efforts underway to reopen historic Richloam Post Office and General Store
Julie B. MaglioAn interesting item that came before the Hernando County Planning and Zoning Committee on December 12th, was the rezoning of a .16 acre portion of a 1 acre lot from Agriculture to PDP/NC...
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