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Myakka River Rendezvous

Myakka River Rendezvous

Pre-1840s living history event with early setup days for traders and campers on January 25-February 8, 2026. The event will be open to the public on January 31, February 1st, & 7th. . Break down for all traders and campers…

History and Museum Update Old Gold

Old Gold Cigarette Ad

We are very excited to announce a new volunteer Ms. Morgan Katsarelas, a history and museum enthusiast. She’s going about the huge task of cleaning, researching, and reorganizing our museum collection. She often finds interesting and even rare things. She’s…

Myakka River Rendezvous

Myakka River Rendezvous

Pre-1840s living history event with early setup days for traders and campers on January 26-, February 9, 2025. The event will be open to the public on February 1st, 2nd & 8th. School days will be February 6 & 7.…

The Tatum Rawls House

Tatum House

by Missy Brewer, who gratefully acknowledges Spessard Stone’s contribution of data on the life of Laura Fredonia Redd. The c.1889 Tatum-Rawls House at Crowley is one of the oldest examples of pioneer Florida architecture still standing in Sarasota County. The building is…

Jasper Crowley – An Introduction

Jasper Crowley

Crowley, Jasper (William Jasper), 1900-1976  Jasper Crowley, grandson of pioneer settler John Crowley, donated Crowley lands to the community in 1974. Jasper was a teacher at the Old Miakka one-room Schoolhouse from 1931-1943. In those days, people lived on enough land to keep a garden and some…