Brad Bertelli is a historian, author, and speaker based in the Florida Keys. With over 20 years of experience researching and interpreting the history of the island chain, he has published 10 books, including the acclaimed series Florida Keys History with Brad Bertelli. His work has been featured in The Weekly Newspapers.
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Brad Bertelli's coverage heavily emphasizes local history and cultural topics, particularly those related to the Florida Keys and Key West. He appears to be interested in covering historical events, preservation efforts, and significant figures from the region's past.
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Pigeon Key from the bridge circa 1930. FLORIDA KEYS HISTORY CENTER/Monroe County Library.
Fowey Rocks Lighthouse with a lighthouse tender circa 1937. FLORIDA KEYS HISTORY CENTER/ Monroe County Libraries
My biggest day-to-day challenge is sleep. It used to come easily, and I could sleep for hours at a time. Circa 2012, the long nights and occasionally late mornings spent softly snoring seemed to come to an end. Now, five hours, not necessarily consecutively but in total, is a good night. After the cat-alarm starts […]
Creating the right-of-way for Henry Flagler's Key West Extension circa 1906. JERRY WILKINSON COLLECTION/Contributed
By: Brad Bertelli
Displays of colorful lights are a lovely holiday tradition. Come November, up and down the island chain, they glow and twinkle once the sun sets.
By: Brad Bertelli
Hanley's in Marathon in 1955. Copyright Edwin O. Swift Jr. from the archives of Edwin O. Swift III.
By: Brad Bertelli
The Barnetts Chapel structure after its move from Planter to Tavernier. Photo taken by the Property Appraiser’s office circa 1965 when it served as Masonic Lodge No. 336. FLORIDA KEYS HISTORY CENTER/Monroe County Library
A topography survey of Key West in April and May 1850 by Hull Adams. The cemetery appears to be marked in the center of the survey. FLORIDA KEYS HISTORY CENTER/Monroe County Library.
By: Brad Bertelli
Florida East Coast Railroad Station and steamship docks at Trumbo Point, Key West. Photo from the Heritage House Collection/Monroe County Public Library
When Florida became a territory of the United States, any land not subject to a Spanish Land Grant became government property. There were a handful of islands in the Florida Keys that had been granted to individuals for various reasons – most famously, Key West. Indian Key was not one of them.
