The Lost Movie Theatres of Inverness By Ken Marotte, Citrus County Historical Society The Valerie Theatre has become an important part of the Inverness entertainment scene. Most people are aware that it was built in the 1920s, experienced a decline over the years that...
The Voyage of Crystal River’s Fearless Sailors By Ken Marotte, Citrus County Historical Society Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,A tale of a fateful tripThat started from this tropic portAboard this tiny ship Chicago Snowbirds The 1920’s were a time of...
War Comes to Rock Crusher Ridge By Ken Marotte. Citrus County Historical Society Rock Crusher Ridge may not have been valuable from a military perspective during the time of Robert E Lee’s 1849 evaluation, but the situation had changed dramatically almost a hundred...
The Legend of Robert E Lee in Citrus County By Ken Marotte, Citrus County Historical Society Stories from Old Maps There are a number of old maps in the archives of the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum. It’s always interesting to see the names of villages and towns...
Citrus County’s Inventors (Part three in a series) By Ken Marotte, Citrus County Historical Society In Parts 1 and 2, we explored patents filed by a number of Citrus County residents. These amazing inventors hailed from Hernando, Inverness, Homosassa, Crystal River,...
