History

The Founding Families

When you think of iconic and influential families, the Rockefellers, the Vanderbilts, the du Ponts, or the Kennedys likely come to mind. The Emerald Coast has its own roster of founding families—people whose love for the region transformed it into…

Living History

Pamela Holt strolled out of the small outdoor kitchen house on Zaragoza Street at the Historic Pensacola Village with a look of mild consternation on her face.   “My pumpkin pie turned out to be a pumpkin custard,” she announces…

In Preservation of Piracy

Like many locals who grew up in and around Fort Walton Beach, the Billy Bowlegs festival is ingrained in my childhood memories. I can recall the awe I experienced as pirates stormed The Landing, the excitement of hunting for treasure,…