This lecture was conducted in the Spring of 2024 at the Historical Society of Martin County on Hutchinson Island, located in Martin County, Florida. The Whiticar family has been a local staple for about 100 years. Curt Whiticar played an integral role in Martin County's famed sport fishing industry. Because of Curt, Stuart was put on the map as the "sailfishing capital of the world!" Curt's meticulously crafted fishing vessels, Whiticar Boatworks, grace the waters of Martin C

Interview conducted in early December 2021 in Hobe Sound, Florida. Jeff Whittman has been an important part to my research into Palm Beach and Martin County history. As a local, Jeff knew many key players growing up that helped tell the story of the quiet town of Hobe Sound. Throughout the years, Jeff has fought hard against and with county commissioners and the like to help keep Hobe Sound the beautiful, environmentally important and historically complex town it deserves to

This interview with conducted by Chessy Ricca on May 28, 2019 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Joel Daves was born July 14, 1928. _____________________________________________________________ Chessy: So my first question would be what is your family background? Joel: I was born in Atlanta, my people we all came from Georgia. We came down here in 1938 when I was 10 years old. So I grew up in West Palm Beach and went to public school to Palm Beach High School and then went to Sew

Chessy Ricca Professor R. Arsenault Oral Histories David Reese: Palm Beach        The bar of the Sailfish Club on Palm Beach during a hot late summer afternoon is a dead zone. Ryan the bartender is watching a football game and I’m awkwardly sitting alone looking at the old man sitting across from me. A few local children play in the recently renovated pool that overlooks the intracoastal waterway, providing an excellent view of the sunset. I’m waiting to meet David Reese, one