I am historian, writing of 19th century Central Florida in blogs and books. I research the early settlers of the area using Ancestry, Find-A-Grave, a many local resources to help bring the pioneers of Florida's Citrus Belt to life for my readers. Many of the first settlers came from the New England area in the 1880s and 1890s, others from the Midwest.

I am historian, writing of 19th century Central Florida in blogs and books. I research the early settlers of the area using Ancestry, Find-A-Grave, a many local resources to help bring the pioneers of Florida's Citrus Belt to life for my readers. Many of the first settlers came from the New England area in the 1880s and 1890s, others from the Midwest.