Florida Woman

Episode 9: Childhood sweethearts 08.09.2025 20:12 ↓

Join Berit as she interviews her mother about her grandparents' childhoods

Episode 8: Hero of the Pacific 30.08.2025 36:50 ↓

Berit and Callie discuss Johnny's service in the U.S. Navy during World War II

Episode 7: Clara and Johnny 18.08.2025 31:25 ↓

Clara meets Johnny, a newcomer from South Carolina, and falls in love

Episode 6: Harold and Helen Settle in Sanford 08.08.2025 35:04 ↓

Berit and Callie talk about how Harold and Helen met, married, and raised a family in the early twentieth century in Sanford

Episode 5: My Widow Story 02.08.2025 31:21 ↓

Well, things didn't go as planned for me this week, so I'm telling my story about how I became a widow and what I experienced since then.

Episode 4: Railroads and Quarantines and Helen Keller! Oh My! 25.07.2025 33:55 ↓

Callie returns as Berit tells a story about the Haskins family who came to Florida around 1890

Episode 3: Alligator Alcatraz 18.07.2025 25:21 ↓

In which Berit shares the history of the Everglades and her feelings about Alligator Alcatraz

Episode 2: My Swedish Immigrants 11.07.2025 32:33 ↓

Berit and Callie talk about their Florida ancestors who emigrated to Sanford from Sweden in 1882

Episode 1: Old Florida was the pits! 04.07.2025 30:52 ↓

Berit and Callie explore Florida's historical challenges and natural environment during the 1870s, including the lack of modern conveniences and the presence of dangerous wildlife (mosquitoes!).