By: Melissa Morgan, Curator Since the 1800s, county fairs have been held throughout the United States as a way to showcase the best of...

By: Melissa Morgan, Curator In the late 1950s, a group of African-American farmers banded together, against adversity, to create an owned...

By: Diane Ingram, Supervisor Born in 1845 in South Carolina, Peter Stuart Harllee returned home after serving in the Civil War and then...

By: Melissa Morgan, Curator We remember iconic logos and jingles from brands over the years. When you see a red bulls eye you immediately...

By: Diane Ingram, Supervsior There’s a new kid in town north of the Manatee River. Feld Entertainment headquarters at 2001 US Highway 301...

By: Diane Ingram, Supervisor When the calendar page turns to autumn each year, home cooks’ thoughts often turn to birds – turkey, goose,...

By: Melissa Morgan, Curator There is a strong force of habit or perhaps a sixth sense that the cows on a dairy farm possess…or maybe it...

By: Diane Ingram, Supervisor Around 1862 a cow hunter by the name of Morgan Mizell and his wife, Mary Fletcher Tucker, moved from...

By: Melissa Morgan, Curator At midnight on January 17, 1920 the United States of America officially went dry. A long protracted battle...

By: Diane Ingram, Supervisor Photo from Manatee County Historical Society (MCHS), taken by Harold R. Smith during WWII; several women...