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OLD
FLORIDA FISH FRY-- YA'LL COME
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OLD
FLORIDA FISH FRY
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EVENT: May Fish Fry
WHEN: May 04, 2002, 5:00 am
WHERE: Matanzas Inlet
287 Barrartaria Drive
Summer Haven, Fl
South End, Matanzas Inlet Bridge
471-6233
DIRECTIONS: First street after crossing the Matanzas Inlet Bridge
(A!A) going south. A sign will be posted on A1A.
Bring a salad, side dish or dessert and a lawn chair. All family
members and friends are invited.
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APRIL
MEETING
The April meeting was very informative. Dr. Tom Graham's talk
on the Sanchez family was enlightening and a discussion followed.
We had almost 30 members present with several guests.
FOLKS,
we are growing and getting better. If you haven't been able to
join us, you don't know what you've been missing. A lot of us
didn't know each other before we attended the meetings but we
now are expanding our family connections. Come join us!
JUNE MEETING
Mark your Calendars !!! June 8th is our June meeting date. We
will be meeting for Breakfast but the location will be announced
in the next newsletter. This will be our last meeting of the month.
Please spread the word and invite family members who haven't already
joined us.
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May
2002
4th
Fish Fry
Matanzas Inlet
JUNE
2002
11thBreakfast
Meeting at 9:30
September
2002
8th St. Augustine Birthday Celebration
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Family
Business
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Charles
and Gaybe Usina are expecting their first great-grandchild
in July. They're keeping their fingers crossed it's born on their
50th Wedding Anniversary on the 19th. Congratulations on both
events.
Forrest
Masters, son of Ann and Jeremy Masters, will graduate May
4th with a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering from the University
of Florida. This is proof we have intelligent genes. Who would
of thought?? Congratulations, Forrest, job well done. And, as
if that's not enough, he will now start on his Doctorate.
Congratulations
are in order for member, Kelly Battell, who is receiving
her Master's Degree in Education. What an accomplishment!!! I
know her parents, Ellie and Sanchez Goode, and her family
is very proud. We are too!!!
Judy
Bailey is beaming about her grandchildren, Kayla and Trey.
Kayla Trevares was confirmed on Mar. 22, 2002, at the Corpus
Christi Catholic Church. Grandson, Trey Osbourne, who will graduate
from Pedro Menendez, June 1, is an honor student and plans to
go into TV-production. It's those genes again!!
We'd
love to include news about all our family members. Just call and
let me know, 904-471-6233. Leave a message if I'm not there.
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LOS
FLORIDANOS ANCESTORSS
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CABBAGE
SWAMP AFFAIR
Submitted by Linda Barber
In 1825, Phillip Solano, a planter on the St. John's River, reported
to Colonel Gad Humphreys, the Indian Agent in St. Augustine, that
three Indians had appeared at his plantation and sworn revenge for
the disappearance of three warriors, who had been missing so long
they were assumed dead.Lieutenant
Canfield was dispatched with Solano and a detachment of twenty men
to ascertain the true facts. The Indians were encountered camped
at Cabbage Swamp. Solano refused to let the interpret hail the Indians
and explain their presence. The Indians saw Solano with the soldiers
in the background and took a belligerent stance. Solano's response
was to fire on the party. The Indians returned the volley and in
the skirmish, two Indians were captured - one was slightly wounded
- and the others fled. They left four rifles and a large quantity
of skins.The
Lieutenant finally took command of the situation and sent one of
the captured Indians to explain to his cohorts the reason for their
presence and that the whole thing was a misunderstanding. The Indians
were incensed and not very forgiving because of the wounding of
one of their warriors. The events, evidently scared a lot of the
settlers in the area causing them to flee to St. Augustine for fear
of reprisals. The Indian interpreter reported to Col Humpreys that
Solano took the items abandoned by the Indians back to his plantation.Col.
Humpreys investigated the incident and was puzzled by three issues;
Solano's original claims of being threatened, the interpreter not
being allowed at the beginning to explain their purpose to the Indians,
and the fact that Solano went home with booty.Because
of the unrest in the countryside due to this incident, Humpreys
had to send an infantry detachment to patrol the road between Fort
Brooke and Camp King. The government also had to make reparations
to the injured warrior to prevent further bloodshed. Though he tried,
Humpreys couldn't obtain censure against Solano.The
ironic part to the story is that after the whole event was over,
the missing warriors returned. The
Florida Wars, by Virginia Bergman Peters
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SPREADING
THE WORD
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We have
an on-going battle educating the country about our heritage and
the true history of the state of Florida and the part St. Augustine
played in the building of the nation. I am always amazed how Anglized
our history is portrayed in the American history textbooks our students
are provided in school. A good deal of space is given to the establishment
of the New England area and the life of the Pilgrims.The publishers
of text books seem to ignore or de-emphasize the many contributions
to our country's development that were made by cultures other than
English. We know about St. Augustine's history, but do most people
in this country realize that we were an established city with surrounding
farms, when the English arrived in Jamestown to establish a continuing
presence in Jamestown, Virginia?We need to get the word out and
that is what I'm asking you to help us do. Susan Hugas is in the
process of sending a letter to the History Channel on a program
they presented recently. She is sharing information about Florida's
contribution to the development of this country. When the letter
is in it's final format I will share it with everyone. Thanks, Susan.
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Annual
Membership Dues
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It's
time to renew our annual memberships. The annual dues are $15. Lifetime
memberships are available for $150. Please send to P.O. Box 4043,
St. Augustine, Fl. Thanks! |
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WebSite |
Check
out access to the Solana genealogy on the website. This is not
a certified version but is only a link to a genealogy already
on the Web.
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EMAIL ADDRESS?
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If
you are connected to the Web please let us know your Email address
by emailing me at
Linda@losfloridanos.org |
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Memberships
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We
are growing and attracting a lot of new members with our website.
We receive about 2 to 3 inquiries a month from cousins around
the country who want to support us and our work.
It's
important for those of us in town to participate and keep the
momentum going.
Any
of you who haven't paid 2002 dues please due so , every little
bit helps.
We
are holding a new fund raiser to replenish our funds so that we
can continue the Menendez Luncheon, recognize special people who
help promote Florida's early history, promote early Florida history
in the schools, and eventually establish a scholarship fund for
deserving Los Floridanos descendants.
Run from January
thru December of each year.
[ More Info ]
Annual membership
fees are due ($15).
Los Floridanos Flags ($30)
Solana/Sanchez Banners ($18)
Los Floridians Medallions ($12)
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Los Floridanos Society