History

2007 “Womans Club Granted Historic Landmark Status”

2008 “History of the Wilton Manors City Seal”

2008 “Lazy Lake-Independent Village” – history of the Village of Lazy Lake.

2009 “The Mayor, The Commission, and the City Administrator” – changes to the City’s fundamental governance structure over the years.

2013 “Wilton Manors Historical Society – A Brief History” (1975-2013)

2014 “Wilton Manors ‘Great White Way'” – the story of Wilton Drive’s street lampposts 1926-present.

2014 “Transcript of 1947 Meeting to Incorporate the Village of Wilton Manors”

2014 “Wilton Manors Street Names” – 1954 changes from named streets as originally platted to today’s numbered streets.

2015 “The 1976 Bicentennial City Quilt” – history and images of the Historical Society’s commemorative quilt.

2015 “The Island City” – how we became such …

2016 “History of Wilton Manors by Mayor Harold Price” – transcription of the May 27, 1965 Ft. Lauderdale News article written by Mayor Price.

2016 “Crime in Wilton Manors” – amusing and amazing crimes and criminals over the years.

2017 “Opening of the 26th Street Bridge to Federal Highway”

2017 “Carriage House Re-Purposing and Restoration”

2017 “2020 Wilton Drive” – history of the 1975 purchase of the land for the current City Hall.

2017 “Fixing Wilton Drive, Again“ – history of physical changes to Wilton Drive 1926-2016.

2018 “Wilton Manors Historic Structures” – listing of buildings receiving historic structure plaques from WMHS.

2017/2022 “Colohatchee Train Station” – history of the FEC Railway Depot at 24th Street –See History of and “Slices of Life” from the Colohatchee Settlement 1893-1926 slide-show for similar content–

1990/2023 “What’s Bedeviling Wilton Manors“ – a Wilton Manors Elementary school play meant to teach geographic diversity and cultural inclusion, was construed by a particular set of parents as an attempt to turn the children of Wilton Manors to Satan!

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