This past weekend was the annual fund-raising event for Osceola History - an event called Dine with the Departed. It is a catered dinner with multiple options for making financial donations to the Osceola County Historical Society. The event takes place in Rose Hill Cemetery, which is the historic cemetery in Kissimmee where many of [...]
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Florida’s Alafia River Rendezvous
One of my sons pointed out to me that this weekend was the Alafia River Rendezvous in Polk County, Florida. Neither of us had heard about it before and so we decided to check it out, along with my daughter-in-law and my other son. The Rendezvous is hosted by the Florida Frontiersmen and has just [...]
Pioneer Village Field Trips
I just finished another busy week and haven't had time to research and write any of my usual blog posts, so I thought I'd write another one about stuff I'm currently doing. A large part of my job is running field trips at Pioneer Village for Osceola History. Here's a taste of what that involves. [...]
Upcoming Pioneer Day 2024
Well, this is not the post I intended for this week. I'm still working on the next Life of Paul post and the next Creation post, but neither are close enough to being ready. The main reason? Things have been really busy at work lately and I have fallen behind on my research and writing, [...]
Pioneer Village – Part 1
In addition to the Welcome Center & History Museum, the Osceola County Historical Society also operates an outdoor museum called Pioneer Village. Over the next few blog posts that are not part of the Life of Paul series I will be introducing you to some of the people who's lives are honored and referenced in [...]
The Watchmaker's Pulse 