Exhibit sprouts from fortunate photo find
Nancy, Leila and Dorothy Pierson (l-r) display decorated coconuts at their roadside ‘Cocoanut Stand,’
possibly to raise money for the Red Cross during World War I.
A hand-tinted photograph of what is now Stat
Travel trailers and the simple sedans that towed them used to line Ruth Mary Drive in Briny Breezes.
From left, Susan Atlee, Ann Carmody, Donna Clarke and Sandy Dietzel work to rescue fading photos.
In 1976, Bob and Mary Susdoft donned formal wear fo
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
By Rich Pollack
Two women who have been instrumental in creating historical archives in Boynton Beach and Delray Beach are, or soon will be ... well, history themselves.
DeVries
Last month, Boynton Beach’s historical archivist Janet DeVrie
Janet DeVries (left) and Ginger L. Pedersen hold a copy
of the book they wrote, Pioneering Palm Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
How does “Birdie Beach” sound to you?
Welcome to the city of Birdie Beach, Gateway to the Gulf Str
