Storied Paths

09/04/2026

Just getting into the season...

09/03/2026

08/31/2026

8/31 Today in Florida History from the Florida Historical Society!

1906 – Elizabeth Hutchinson Broward, eighth child of Governor and Mrs. Napoleon Broward, became the first child born to a sitting Governor of Florida on this date. She was born in the Brown House on Monroe Street in Tallahassee. The eventual demolition of the Brown House helped spur the modern historic preservation movement in Tallahassee

08/28/2026

On this day in Tallahassee history, FAMU Marching 100 director, William P. Foster (8/25/1919 - 8/28/2010) died in Tallahassee. Arriving to FAMU in 1946, Foster would revolutionize marching band techniques and bring The Marching 100 to international fame. In addition to his acheivements in composing and conducting, he contributed academic articles, literally wrote the book on marching band pageantry, and was a member of a number of professional and cultural organizations. Nominated by President Bill Clinton, he received Congressional approval as a member of the National Council on the Arts. His innovations and influence are felt far beyond FAMU and Tallahassee. As we head into another football and marching band season, here's to remembering the legacy of Dr. Foster!

Image: Dr. Foster at Bragg Stadium, 1967
https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/274602

08/18/2026

Happy 19th Amendment Ratification Day! It’s also voting day in Leon County…go vote!

This Day In History:
August 18, 1920: The 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, legally guaranteeing American women the right to vote.

The history of The Grove itself has been shaped by independent and educated women, including Caroline Mays Brevard, who was born at The Grove in 1860 as a granddaughter of Florida territorial governor Richard Keith Call. During the movement for women's suffrage in the United States, Caroline Mays Brevard was a Florida educator and founding member of a statewide organization, called the Florida Equal Suffrage Association, which was founded on Orlando in 1913.

Caroline would not live to see the ratification of the 19th amendment that she worked to promote, as she died five months earlier, and just twenty-four days apart from the death of her mother.

Image 📸: "Portrait of Caroline Mays Brevard" Tallahassee, Florida. Courtesy of State Library and Archives of Florida, RC02907.

08/04/2026

Thank you for this statement THS!

08/03/2026

Thank you, Eli, for this great piece. On my tours, from locals and out-of-towners, I consistently hear how people want our downtown to offer more regular opportunities for arts and entertainment, preserve our historic places, and be more walkable. It’s a formula that they see in other cities that works, and that they want here in Tallahassee!

The question isn't whether Tallahassee should grow. The real question is how we grow and whether our leaders will guide that growth with purpose.

07/18/2026

I’m volunteering this morning at The First Florida Capitol cabin at Cascades Park. If you haven’t watched the video about this project that celebrated Tallahassee’s 200th birthday in 2024, it’s worth the time! I’m so proud to have helped build it and now continue as a volunteer so that people can visit and learn about the founding of Tallahassee.

"A Cabin in the Woods - Building Florida's First Capitol" is a docu...