Crestview – We’re catching up on the last couple weeks of local history. This week we take a look at the local technological innovation that in about 35 years would lead to Crestview teenagers staying up all night gabbing with friends: the telephone.
The history, heroism, excitement, and drama of World War II’s European Theatre of Operations unfold once again in Spanish Trail Park as the “Race to the Rhein” reenactment returns Friday and Saturday, April 5 and 6.
Ask a Crestview native directions to anyplace in town, and chances are the response will include a landmark. Want to go to the Wild Olive? It’s Mrs. Kolonowski’s old house. Looking for Gordon Martial Arts? That’s easy! It’s where the Piggly Wiggly used to be.
Here’s your dose of Crestview area history for this week. When you visit national and state parks, take a moment to thank the young men of the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps. Among the diverse public works projects the federal government created under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal were construction of public parks, bridges, roads and other infrastructure we still enjoy today.
The irresistible beat of a Dixieland band, the piquant aroma of boiling crawfish, the dazzle of beads sparkling in the sun, the fruity lusciousness of a hurricane punch, and the squeals of delight as a reveler finds the baby in a slice of king cake herald the arrival of Mardi Gras at the historic Bush House.
Residents who love choral music singing and enjoy sharing their talents with like-minded folk — and the public — are invited to come to the Crestview Community Chorus’s weekly rehearsals as the ensemble prepares for its spring concert.
A brand-new martial arts black belt degree was awarded Jan. 5 as Jan Jimmo walked across the Crestview Community Center stage to receive her new rank belt.
For a city that’s officially only 108 years old (there were settlements all around the Crestview area long before the official chartering of the city), Crestview sure has a lot of fascinating history. Here’s what happened in our past, starting with the new year. Watch for a new history lesson each week.
When it’s chilly outside, nothing beats a civilized cup of tea (a “cuppa,” if you’re visiting England), lots of lovely little nibblies and good conversation to warm the heart and soul.
The Crestview History Museum invites the community to do just that on Saturday, Jan. 13.
