1934 – Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot was made an honorary life member of the Long Key Fishing Club. The Governor and his party spent several weeks fishing at the club.
1935 – The Federal Emergency Relief Administration at Key West began a siesta policy, giving employees two hours at lunch instead of one. The time would be made up by work starting an hour earlier.
1939 – Construction of the cable schooner Western Union was progressing rapidly. Workers in the makeshift boatyard at the foot of Duval Street were preparing the mainmast for installation, the cabins were nearly complete, and the bottom was caulked and puttied and ready for painting.
1955 – A mysterious fire destroyed the living quarters of the Caribbean Club on Key Largo, killing Jo Selby of Miami.
1960 – Mitchell Wolfson and family attended the formal opening and dedication of the Audubon House as Florida’s newest historical museum.
2015 – Members of the St. James First Missionary Baptist Church in Key West were working to restore the Olivia Street church building, which was in disrepair and had been vacant since 2011.
Information compiled by Dr. Corey Malcom, Lead Historian, Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.
Image: Crew building the schooner Western Union, 1938 or 1939. From left Wilbur "Squibby" Hjort, Willie "Little Bill" Pent, James Weech, Fred Weech, and unk. Gift Jack Weech. Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.