A Timucua woman stands holding a large ceramic bowl filled with water, cradled in her left arm. In her right hand are several cobs of corn. She is heavily tattooed and wears a fringed cloth that hangs from one shoulder diagonally across her body. She…
Painting of heavily-tattooed Timucua man holding bow and arrow, and wearing a red sheath. He is wearing a loincloth with fringe, and adornments on his neck, knees, and arms. His triangular hat has a long white "tail."
Tally marks, in chalk, of days after county high schools shut down due to Covid-19. My sister and I began to tally up all the days spent at home after our high school shut down. The full text above the tally marks is "Pandemic 2020" followed by "Days…
This is a picture of Louisa Fatio, the last owner of the boarding house that is now the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum, wearing a drawn-on face mask. This sign was posted around the gift shop of the museum to tell visitors masks are recommended, but not…
Oral history project conducted by Charles Phillips about the anecdotes from former West Augustine residents Virginia Debeau and Patricia Weddle. The "podcast" can be seen as a biographical about the two ladies' lives in West Augustine. They talk a…
Not only is Richard’s music representative of the songs and type of music that would have been played in West Augustine’s hang out spots, like the Peppermint Lounge or Odd Fellows Hall, it was also reported that Little Richard played live in West…
Ray Charles, born in 1930 to an exceptionally poor family, moved to St. Augustine at age 7 after losing his sight, in order to attend the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind (FSDB). While attending the school Charles not only learned communicative…