Young ‘doc’ helped bring horses to Europe after WWII
Now a part-time resident of Briny Breezes, Harold ‘Doc’ Burton
aboard the SS Mercer Victory ship in 1947.
Burton family photo
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Mrs. Arnold MacSpadden (left) with Mrs. Horatio Ebert and Mrs. J. Myer Schine at a 1956 Artists’ Guild fundraiser.
A painting by Albert P. Murrow, circa 1965, of the building at 801 Palmetto Park Road that first housed the Boca Raton Museum of Art an
Plein air artist Ralph Papa sets up his easel to continue working on a painting on a recent Friday in Delray Beach. Plein Air Palm Beach is partnering with the Delray Beach Historical Society to capture the city’s notable homes and buildings, with a
By Tim Pallesen
The abduction and drowning of Circuit Judge Curtis Chillingworth and his wife, Marjorie, from their Manalapan oceanfront home still ranks as the county’s most terrifying crime 60 years later.
It was 1 a.m. on June 15, 1955, when t
David and Edith celebrate their marriage.
By Ron Hayes
Quiet, please, we’re about to begin.
Shortly after 2 p.m. on a sweltering Saturday in May, a caterer moved among the tables in the Briny Breezes Oceanfront Clubhouse, gently ringing a dinner b
Boca Raton Historical Society show explores the area’s love affair with the shore
By Lucy Lazarony
A new exhibition at the Boca Raton Historical Society explores the role of the beach in the history of Boca Raton.
The “Life’s A Beach!” exhibit, w
Warren Adams at the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lona O’Connor
Warren Adams will be the first to point out that he didn’t invent historic preservation in Boynton Beach. That honor belongs to a dedicated group of prese
By Steve Pike
The Brown Jug — symbol of golf supremacy in Gulf Stream — went to the Little Club on March 26. The host Little Club defeated neighbor St. Andrews Club 18-15 in the annual event that began in 1975.
The tournament, which featur
Delray Beach County Fair, 1913. Delray Beach won many blue ribbons.
Photos courtesy Delray Beach Historical Society
By J.D. Vivian
Ever wonder why the first settlers moved to what is now Delray Beach? Or how the Pineapple Grove district earned its name
The museum building anchors Old School Square, now the cultural hub of Delray Beach. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
For three and a half years, Frances Bourque and a small but tireless group worked on an enormous undertaking — which man
Paul Homer, of Boca Raton, leads a nature walk during Sea Turtle Day at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
on Feb. 28. The event featured a critter corner, craft activities, aquarium feedings, nature walks and a food truck area.
Photos by Madeline Gray/The
IN THE ’50s
An aerial view of Boca Raton Inlet and Lake Boca Raton shows the property that includes the Boca Raton Resort & Club. That’s Camino Real curving eastward.
IN 2012
An aerial view of the land that includes the Boca Raton Resort & Club. In 1
A manually operated wooden drawbridge was built in 1916 on Palmetto Park Road, making beach access easier. This view is looking west over the bridge. On the right is the tender’s wife, Mrs. Townsend. Photos courtesy of the Boca Raton Historical Socie
Once homesteading was allowed in Florida, Thomas Moore Rickards was the first known settler to build a house. He settled in about 1897 along the east side of the Intracoastal Waterway. Photos courtesy of the Boca Raton Historical Society
By Deborah S
Joseph Myrick, Peg Young, Helen Long, Robert Myrick, Mamie Myrick and William Myrick enjoy a day on the beach in this photo by Laurence Gould, taken 1914-1917. Courtesy of the Boca Raton Historical Society
The year is 1958; the view is south on Fede
Fall is as good of time as any to brush up on local history. With that in mind, the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum, in conjunction with Florida Atlantic University’s Lifelong Learning Society, is offering a four part lecture series zeroin
Researcher Janet DeVries channels her inner Nancy Drew to unearth the roots of a photo collection that portrays a Florida lost to time. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
In her search to learn the provenance of a centur
Rescuers perform first aid on victims of the Two Georges that sank outside the Boynton Inlet.
Firefighters administer oxygen to one of the survivors of the Two Georges capsizing. Photos by Stan Sheets/Boynton Beach Star, Courtesy of the Boynton Beac
Rescuers pull ashore Capt. Jimmy Stevens from the wreckage of the Two Georges.
Photo by Stan Sheets/Boynton Beach Star, Courtesy of the Boynton Beach City Library
More photos
By Willie Howard
Ship’s mate Don Lash knew it would be unwise to panic.
Th
A 1940s aerial photo of Hypoluxo Island, viewed from the north,
with the original bridge that was replaced in 1950.
Photo courtesy of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County
Narine Ebersold, 87, has lived on Hypoluxo Island since she was a you
