Research Library - Wilton Manors Historical Society

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Newspapers

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Wilton Manors Bulletin, mid-1951 to early 1953
Wilton Oakland Sun, fall 1952 to end of 1953
Wilton Sunrise News, fall 1954 to mid-1956
Ft. Lauderdale News-Wilton Manors Topics by Virginia Rogers, 1955-1957

Slide-Show & Poster Presentations

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Fun and educational Powerpoint-type slide shows from WMHS Annual Meetings–converted to PDF documents for easier access (sorry, no catchy in-person narration). Also, slide-show and educational poster presentations on a variety of subjects; including the City’s 75th Anniversary Celebration–in video and/or PDF format.

Mini-Archives

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Compilations of selected documents, photographs and newspaper articles from our digital archive related to a particular subject, person/family, place or thing. Grouped by topic areas.

Video Histories

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Video History

Video history slide-shows and video interviews of long time residents (including those recorded as part of the City’s 75th Anniversary Celebration). (hosted on our or the City’s YouTube channels).

Books/Other Publications

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Historic books (including vintage cookbooks), academic theses/dissertations and comprehensive essays/reports/research papers on topics related to Wilton Manors and its neighbors. Also now in this group, recent WMHS articles from the City’s Town Crier newsletter.

Articles

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“Historical Notes” and other short essays, mainly from our legacy web site, on a variety of historic subjects. Grouped by topic areas. (Note: while some updates or editorial notes were added during the move to this site, articles may still contain outdated or incomplete information. Cite or quote with caution.)

Audio Histories

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Audio History

Audio interviews of local Pioneers (hosted on our YouTube Channel).