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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Dunedin History Photo Gallery

View and submit photographs of Dunedin history right here. Look for new photos from the Dunedin Historical Museum each week.

This is a new feature showing off Dunedin's history and artifacts at the Dunedin Historical Museum. Each week the Dunedin Historical Museum will highlight a piece of our local history with new photos. But don't let the museum do all the work! We're sure you have some great photos of Dunedin's past in your family album. Upload them here! You can post historical photos on Twitter for us to share with #dunedinhistory.

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Charles Schelle

9:09 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013

Thanks BAW! Remember if you have any Dunedin photos of yesteryear, please post them here! And they don't have to be as old as 1924. Even the 1950s-1990s seem like classics today helping folks remember when certain businesses were on Main Street or taking a look at the cars parked along the road.   more ›

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Things to Do in Dunedin this Weekend: Vintage Santa, Carolers, Motorcycles

Music lovers, bikers, shoppers, history enthusiasts or anyone wanting to get into the Christmas spirit will find something to do in this list of holiday-related events in Dunedin this weekend (Friday, Dec. 14 to Sunday, Dec. 16). Enjoy!

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Lantern-Guided Christmas Stroll on Victoria Drive  2nd Friday Wine and Art Walk Annual "A Christmas Fantasy" Orchestral Organ Concert  For Kids: A Wishful Winter's Night  Live Concert: Bellarive  Suncoast Brotherhood 32nd Annual Toy Run  Holiday Celebration at Andrews Memorial Chapel  Looking for more options? Check the Dunedin Patch events calendar and see what else is happening. Don't see your event? Add it to the calendar!

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Artist Open House at Institute for Creative Arts, 2nd Friday Wine and Art Walk, Victorian Christmas Stroll, and 10 more ›

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Vice Mayor Portrays Ghost of Historic Dunedin Figure

Vice Mayor Ron Barnette portrayed the ghost of Dr. W.S. Blatchley in a City of Dunedin TV promotion for the Dunedin Historical Society's release of his 1900s-era "My Nature Nook" book.

Vice Mayor Ron Barnette's YouTube acting debut was more than appreciated on Sunday. Barnette portrayed the ghost of Dr. W.S. Blatchley in a Nov. 8 City of Dunedin TV spot promoting the Dunedin Historical Society's release of the historic figure's 1900s-era, limited-edition book of notes on the natural history of the city. In the 10-minute YouTube video, Dunedin Historical Museum curator Vinnie Luisi, who plays himself, happens upon the ghost of Dr. Blatchley (Barnette in period costume) sitting on a log in front of his home at J.C. Weaver Park. "I don't like furniture; I like nature," Barnette, as Blatchley, said to Luisi, making sure he was comfortable sitting on a wooden stump. Barnette, as Blatchley, welcomes Luisi to sit for moment and…

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Dunedin Historical Museum, J.C. Weaver Park, and Historical Society Unveils Dr. Blatchley's 'Nook' Book

waltallen

9:54 am on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

With all due respect Comm sorry if I'm spoiling the photo-op but you had the power on June 7 to fix what happened before you got there and you chose not to- that's what I know. There's nothing 'good neighborly' about 570 - it is a ridiculous monument to greed and disregard for one's neighbors and if you expect me to welcome that, then you sir , can go bark up a tree. Go lecture the foreign …   more ›

Monday, December 3, 2012

Historical Society Unveils Dr. Blatchley's 'Nook' Book

George Nigro unveiled the long-awaited limited-edition, leather-bound copies of Dr. W.S. Blatchley's "My Nature Nook," written in the early 1900s, during a large celebratory gathering Sunday evening.

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In 1998, someone came into the Dunedin Historical Museum and asked the attendant if they had any information on a historical figure named "Dr. Blatchley." Luckily, that attendant happened to be Vinnie Luisi, Dunedin Historical Society board member George Nigro explained to a large celebratory gathering of influential Dunedin residents and some elected officials at a private residence on Victoria Drive on Sunday evening before distributing the first of the 150 limited-edition, leather-bound editions of Blatchley's "My Nature Nook." Although Luisi, who became museum curator, had never heard of Dr. W.S. Blatchley, his quest for answers eventually led to the discovery of the man's only surviving book (out of 13). "That's how close we came to …

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Dunedin Historical Museum and J.C. Weaver Park

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Katie Dolac

2:04 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Thanks for the photos, Dunedin Historical Society!   more ›

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