Janie Gould

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Floridays
12:00 am
Sat December 17, 2011

Local dairy churned out truckloads of egg nog

A retired dairyman says the rich drink was a huge seller, but only between Thanksgiving and New Year's.

Floridays
12:00 am
Tue November 29, 2011

Pioneer guava farmer on John's Island finally called it quits, moved to mainland

Guavas

The last straw came when he couldn't get his guava-laden truck across the steep wooden bridge over the Indian River.  Grandson Bill Harp of Winter Beach tells the story. 

Floridays
12:00 am
Fri November 11, 2011

Preserve in Martin County draws enthusiastic students

Credit Janie Gould
Students from the Hope Rural School in Indiantown found a lot to look at when they visited the preserve.

These students, who had visited Florida Power & Light's Barley Barbour Swamp a few months earlier, were able to see seasonal changes when they returned in the fall.

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Floridays
12:00 am
Fri November 11, 2011

Woman recalls family's turkey farm, but without much fondness

Even though the work preparing turkeys for customers was messy and arduous, Ruth McCloud still enjoys turkey at holiday dinners

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Floridays
12:00 am
Mon October 10, 2011

Historians write book about Civil War naval blockade

Drawing of a Confederate blockade runner

Authors Nick Wynne and Joe Crankshaw say the results of the blockade against shipping to the Confederacy were mixed, at best.

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All Things Considered

Local Programming:
 

6:00 pm: Excursions in Geography with Jim Lett

6:02 pm: Community Focus (M-TH)

6:02 pm - Floridays (F)

 

 

Floridays
12:00 am
Thu September 15, 2011

Oldest house of worship in Martin County is a 'church, not a museum'

Credit Janie Gould
All-Saints Episcopal Church in Jensen Beach

All-Saints Episcopal Church in Jensen Beach dates back to 1899. Long-time member Joyce Fletcher has written a history of it.

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Floridays
12:00 am
Thu September 8, 2011

Seven Gables House once held family of 11

Credit Janie Gould
Elodie McCready, seen here, her parents and eight siblings grew up in this house that her father bought for $10 in 1930.

Elodie McCready remembers sharing a bathroom with six sisters, all of whom had to get ready for school at the same time.  

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Floridays
12:00 am
Wed September 7, 2011

Zora Neale Hurston's final decade chronicled

Zora Neale Hurston

Here, Hurston biographer Lynn Moylan talks about the writer's relationship with the Smathers family of Miami. George Smathers was a U.S. senator.  

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Floridays
12:00 am
Sun September 4, 2011

Vero retiree went to first Super Bowl

Green Bay won Super Bowl 1

He bought his ticket in the middle of the game, for "$10 or $15," and said the stadium had a lot of empty seats.

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