In 1875, five miles east of Wimauma, 25 people signed their names to a charter, and Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church was born. Today, 12 committed members maintain a timeless and vital ministry and the historical pioneer family cemetery. ...more

March 11, 2009

Longtime Wimauma residents and ancestors and descendants of pioneer families are will gather for a reunion later this month at the Church of God. ...more

February 13, 2009

The story of Ruskin is the story of the farmers and fishermen who came here at the turn of the 20th century to make a living off land and sea. As the community turns 100 today, those pioneer families and their stories will be celebrated at the Ruskin Woman's Club. ...more

August 7, 2008

Perhaps the best measure of Ruskin after 100 years is its people. Forged by pioneer families who plucked a living from land and sea, the community has an enduring character that, in many ways, remains the same, despite encroaching development. ...more

August 6, 2008

The city's cemetery expansion plans have been put on hold. Tuesday night, the city commission decided to table consideration of a proposal to trade a surplus street paver, backhoe and land to expand the 130-year-old burial ground. The trade would have covered only $38,645 of the $247,800 purchase price for the 7-acre parcel that Dade City wants to buy from contractor and property owner Bob Larkin. ...more

May 29, 2008

First, their own neighborhood supermarkets and restaurants, and now this: a YMCA program in Summerfield's back yard. ...more

February 16, 2008

Daniel Guy McMullen, the oldest living member of a Pinellas County pioneer family, sat at his kitchen table Saturday and smiled about becoming a centenarian this week. His face crinkled and his eyes twinkled as he said, "Ninety-nine years has covered a wonderful span. And now 100 years has got me." ...more

February 10, 2008

The House of Seven Gables, an elaborate Victorian mansion that once provided a view of Clearwater Harbor from the bluff near downtown, now stands amid the towering pines and live oaks of Heritage Village. ...more

October 22, 2007