History – I Love Clearwater

The Legend of the Clearwater Monster

Sixty years ago, during a balmy summer, Clearwater Beach experienced a peculiar event that still tickles the funny bones...

July 12, 2024

By Rishabh JainHistoryClearwater, Clearwater Beach, Clearwater Monster, FL, Florida, monster0 Comments

Go on a Ghost Hunt!

Cynthia Dominick seeks out spirits. Not the liquid kind. The ephemeral kind. She’s a paranormal investigator and ghost tour...

October 13, 2023

By Kelly KellyActivities, Clearwater Historical Society, Halloween, History, School, Toursactivity, Clearwater, Clearwater Historical Society, ghost tour, ghosts, Halloween, history, school, South Ward School, spirits, tour0 Comments

Discover the First Residents of Clearwater

If you asked the average person on the street what Native Americans originally lived in Clearwater, you’d probably hear...

September 1, 2023

By Kelly KellyArtists, Historyartist, burial mounds, Clearwater, first peoples, FL, Florida, history, Indians, mounds, museum, Native Americans, paintings, Pasco, Pinellas, primitive, Safety Harbor, Theodore Morris, Tocabaga, tribe0 Comments

Experience the New Jolley Trolley Tour: Haunted Clearwater

Do you believe in ghosts? Many people do! If you're into all things creepy and spooky, this spectacularly spectral...

July 31, 2022

By Kelly KellyActivities, Clearwater Beach, Entertainment, Family, History, Jolley Trolley, ToursCapitol Theatre, cemetery, Clearwater, Clearwater Beach, Clearwater Cemetery, Clearwater Historical Society, Dunedin, entertainment, excursion, FL, Florida, ghosts, graveyard, haunted, Haunted Clearwater, HauntedClearwater.com, Jolley Trolley, tour, trolley0 Comments

Haunted Trolley Kicks Off

By Carolyn "CC" Cavallaro-Veltre On July 21st, the Jolley Trolley and the Clearwater Historical Society hosted a kickoff for an exciting new...

July 31, 2022

By Guest PostActivities, Education, Family, History, MuseumBay Area Concierge Association, Belleview Biltmore, Capitol Theater, Capitol Theatre, cemetery, Clearwater, Clearwater Beach, Clearwater Historical Society, Clearwater Municipal Cemetery, ghost story, ghost tour, ghosts, graveyard, Haunted Clearwater, haunted places, haunted tour, Jolley Trolley, Jolley Trolley tour, Jolly Trolley, Joshua Ginsberg, Maisie, Morton Plant Hospital, Peace Memorial, Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church, spirits, trolley, trolley tour0 Comments

Clearwater’s Haunted Places – Past and Present

It’s Halloween and who doesn’t love a good ghost story? Clearwater’s Haunted PlacesHave you ever wondered if a place...

October 28, 2021

By Kelly KellyHalloween, HistoryBelleview Biltmore Hotel, Capitol Theatre, cemetery, Clearwater Beach, Clearwater Beach Hotel, Clearwater Cemetery, Clerwater IHOP, Crabby Bill's, Eisenhower Elementary School, ghost, Ghost Children, ghosts, graves, graveyard, Halloween, haunted, haunted buildings, haunted places, Hotel Bride, IHOP, Jack Russell Stadium, Maisie Plant, Morton Plant Hospital, Royal Theatre, Ruth Eckerd Hall, spirits, Sylvan Abbery, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park Cemetery, The Lady in White0 Comments

Clearwater Historical Society Fish Fry (gallery)

The Clearwater Historical Society held its biannual fish fry on May 1, 2021. The event proved to be a...

May 1, 2021

By Kelly KellyEvents, Fish Fry, Historyauthor, cause, Clearwater Historical Society, Doug Kelly, fish fry, games, historical society, history, museum, music0 Comments

Excavation seeks those left behind in 1954 cemetery relocation

By John LawrenceThe earth has been pulled back from the foundation of the Clearwater Intermediate School on Hoyt Avenue,...

February 9, 2021

By John LawrenceHistory, John LawrenceAfrican-American, black cemetery, Cardno, cemetery, Clearwater Heights Remembrance Committee, graves, graveyard, Greenwood, Greenwood Cemetery, human remains, NAACP, remains, USF0 Comments

Remember the Good Old Days – Save Your Memories for Free

I’ve got to admit, I have boxes and boxes of family videos on VHS. One that I filmed even...

September 9, 2020

By Kelly KellyHistory, LibraryClearwater Main Library, duplication, family, free, library, memories, Memvelope, music, photography, photos, Pictures, prints, service, videos0 Comments

Beautiful Clearwater: How the City tackled its signage and won

For more information on how Clearwater cleaned up its streets, visit ScenicClearwater.org.

January 27, 2020

By Kelly KellyHistoryads, advertisements, advertising, beautiful, beauty, billboards, Clearwater, FL, Florida, Scenic America, Scenic Florida, signages, signs, streets, tacky0 Comments