THE FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA, 1856 THE FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, successor, 1902 1926 ARTHUR T. WILLIAMS, President C. SETON FLEMING, 1st Vice-President FRED W. HOYT, Treasurer FRANCIS M. WILLIAMS, Secretary Box 42, Jacksonville EMMA ROCHELLE WILLIAMS, Assistant Secretary DIRECTORS ARTHUR T. WILLIAMS Ex-officio GUYTE P. MCCORD * * * To explore the field of Florida history, to seek and gather up the ancient chronicles in which its annals are contained, to retain the legendary lore which may yet throw light upon the past, to trace its monuments and remains, to elucidate what has been written, to disprove the false and support the true, to do justice to the men who have figured in the olden time, to keep and preserve all that is known in trust for those who are to come after us, to increase and extend the knowledge of our history, and to teach our children that first essential knowledge, the history of our State, are objects well worthy of our best efforts. To accomplish these ends we have organized the Historical Society of Florida. GEORGE R. FAIRBANKS. Saint Augustine, April, 1857 |