Category: History

Photo Submitted Up With People Cast E 1979 sang for community leaders on the courthouse steps before hitting the road in Feb., 1979. Photo Submitted Up With People cast members were heading…

Rick Patrick Greene Publishing, Inc. In 1898, the President of the United States was William McKinley, the Spanish/American War had begun and the first automobile in history was sold.  At that time,…

Selina Iglesias: Greene Publishing, Inc. Miccosukee Native American chief, John Hicks, also known as Tuckose Emathla, was a prominent Indian leader during the First and Second Seminole Wars, from 1818-1835. Following the…

Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. Throughout history, quilts have provided us with relaxation, warmth, memories and even storytelling. The patches on a quilt can tell a unique story about an event, family…

Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. This article is dedicated to just some of the many Confederate soldiers in Madison County who served their country during the Civil War: John W. Brady was…

Emma Witmer Greene Publishing, Inc. “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – Shakespeare A name is one of the biggest…

Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. Beginning in the second half of the 16th century, Spain established a number of missions throughout Florida in order to convert the population of Native Americans to…

Photo Courtesy of Florida Memory Ellaville was located on U.S. 90 beside the Suwannee River and was a town once bursting with activity in the 1800’s. Pictured is the Hillman Bridge that…

For more than 150 years, tobacco was a chief agricultural product in north Florida. While Gadsden County is often associated with shade-grown tobacco, Madison County also contributed to this industry, as it…

Although Florida is most known for its tropical storms, the Sunshine State has experienced many natural disasters, including tornadoes. Some of the most destructive tornadoes have struck Florida, reportedly during the spring…

The tombstones of our ancestors were made to create a lasting memorial to the lives of those lost. But when they become distressed by time and weather, many of these stones become…

Built in the late 1800s by W.T. Davis for his two sons, the W.T. Davis Opera House building was donated to the Treasures of Madison County from Judge Charles McClure of Tallahassee…

First appeared in the March 10, 1961 issue of the Madison Enterprise-Recorder. In 1844, the first real estate development in Madison County occurred. Within a short distance from the Suwannee river, which…

Concord Missionary Baptist Church was constituted on June 20, 1841 after Richard Johnson Mays recognized the need for a church in the north end of Madison County. Mays donated 20 acres of…

During World War II, Floridians of all races and civilians both played roles in national defense. With over a thousand miles of coastline, Florida was vulnerable to enemy air attacks; long-range bombers…

The telephone was introduced to the world after Alexander Graham Bell made his historical first phone call to his assistant and said the words, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see…

“The cultivation of flowers and trees is the cultivation of the good, the beautiful and the ennobling in man, and for one, I wish to see this culture become universal,” said J….

William Carlton Smith, son of William Coffee Smith and Elizabeth Virginia Martin, wrote articles for the Madison Enterprise-Recorder. He was married to Ida Denson and died on Dec. 31, 1963 at the…