The Jacksonville Historical Society has named Alan Bliss the organization's new executive director. Bliss has served as interim executive director since...
36 months ago

Alan P. "Al" Bliss, 55, of LaCrosse, WI passed away in his home on Friday, August 5, 2022. Al was born to Patrick and Donna Bliss in Beloit,...
27 months ago

CEO of Jacksonville Historical Society recounts the changes marking the rise and decline of the city's urban core, now poised to rise again.
27 months ago

Design plans have been approved for redevelopment of the Florida Casket Factory building, a project of the Jacksonville Historical Society.
26 months ago

The CEO of the Jacksonville Historical Society weighs in on how redlining began and its far-reaching, unintended consequences.
25 months ago

Opened on April 15, 1953, the John E. Mathews Bridge has for 71 years carried cars, trucks and buses across the St. Johns River from downtown Jacksonville...
3 months ago

Gregory Alan Bliss March 31, 1968 - August 30, 2022 Carmichael, California - Gregory Alan Bliss was born on March 31, 1968 in Sacramento,...
26 months ago

Jacksonville History Center CEO discusses a national Black history exhibit on display at Brentwood library that presents lessons for all of us.
9 months ago

One of the buildings the history center is concerned about is the Laura Street Trio, three buildings at the corner of Laura and Adams...
6 months ago

Historian Alan Bliss discusses the collapse of the early 1920s real estate bubble and how Jacksonville avoided the fate of other Florida cities.
7 months ago