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New Photo Book Shows Area History
December 12, 2009
A new book tells the history of North Escambia and surrounding areas with about 2,000 photographs.
The book is called “A Pictorial History Volume II”, and it includes Century and northeastern Escambia County, Florida; Flomaton Alabama; and Jay and northern Santa Rosa County; and surrounding areas.
The photos were compiled by Jerry Fischer and Jerry Simmons and published by the Alger-Sullivan Historical Society.
“One lady that looked at the book got tears in her eyes because it brought back so many memories,” said Fischer.
People — from dozens of old school photos — make up a portion of the book.
“There are a lot of people in the book,” Fischer said. “Probably half of them are already passed away. It’s just a lot of memories.”
The book is available from Alger-Sullivan Historical Society members and at the Leach House Museum at 610 4th Street in the Century Historical District.
Pictured above: The Drury Store with Dick Sowell, Sr. and Papa Drury. Pictured below: Century’s drugstore and the Tuberville Hospital in the late 1930’s. The photographs are two of about two thousand in a new book released by the Alger-Sullivan Historical Society. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “New Photo Book Shows Area History”
Brenda – you may send a check for $30.00 plus $5.00 postage and packaging (padded envelope) to the ASHS, P.O. Box 1002, Century 32535. Or, go to the Leach House Museum on 4th Street in the Historical Park in Century from 9-1 Monday – Friday. I believe the Escambia County Bank and Southern Treasures have them.
For additional information, call 251-765-2629 (me) or 850-256-3980 (jerry Fischer).
Where do I purchase a copy?
Brenda Findley -daughter of William E. and Johnnie Carter Findley
Can’t wait to get my own copy…thank you Jerry and Jerry for all that you have done for all of us. We sincerely appreciate it. Job well done.
Reader, I think I can speak for Jerry Fischer in saying we are very glad you enjoyed it.
And, thank you for your suggestion. We had so many that were not known to us or to the person who submitted the picture for printing, that it may have been like asking for a needle in a haystack. So we chose to go with what we had.
I hope you enjoyed it enough and your dad got enough pleasure out of recalling the names we left out that you’ll overlook our shortcomings. That was the main reason we did the book (besides trying to help the historical society’s general fund) – we hoped people would gain pleasure from reliving old times.
One other thing we hope the book accomplishes: that the history that can be told in pictures will be around for a long time – that people 50 years from now can see what Uncle Henry or Aunt Josephine looked like when they were school children.
You guys did an awesome job we enjoyed reminiscing.
Suggestion, when compiling pictures and are unsure whom the people are they could advertise and ask for information on the picture. One group picture that had several question marks, my dad knew everyone of them.