History

In the early 1920s, Edward “Ed” Leedskalnin and Agnes Scuffs were set to marry.

In the 1940s a spare room on the fifth floor of the United States Supreme Court building was converted to a workout area.

In the 1880s mail delivery ended in Jupiter on the northern boundary of present-day Palm Beach County.

The Monastery of Bernard de Clairvaux, also known as the Ancient Spanish Monastery, was originally built in the 12th century in Spain.

South Florida’s no stranger to the sun. As much as we love the sunshine, even in the 1940s, one man in the U.S. felt the need to protect skin from the sun’s rays.

In 1949, women were allowed to volunteer for jury service; however, only a few registered and the juries remained largely male.

Winters in upstate New York can be brutal with excessive cold and large amounts of snow.

Lilly Pulitzer, a New York socialite, settled in Palm Beach with her husband. Looking for something to do, Lilly opened a juice stand to make use of the fruit from their citrus groves.

Mary Athalie Range saw the needs of people and found ways to meet them. Appointed to the City Commission, Range looked for ways to improve life, especially for Black residents.

Insta-Burger King in Jacksonville, Florida was purchased from Keith Kramer and Matthew Burns in 1954 and given a new name: Burger King.