The Tallahassee Historical Society

In anticipation of the Tallahassee Historical Society's Revolutionary Speaker Series to be held on May 29, 2026 at Goodwood Museum & Gardens in conjunction with Theater with a Mission's Time Travel to Florida 1776 - President Bob Holladay welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning author Dr. Kathleen DuVal, Dr, Andrew Frank, Director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Center at Florida State U...

Join us on this episode where President Bob Holladay is joined by Althemese Barnes, Dr. Larry Rivers, Jarvis Rosier, Deloris Sloan, Alan Speed and Alan Willliams as we discuss in depth the difference between Emancipation Day on May 20th and Juneteenth which is June 19th. 

Join THS regulars Bob Holladay, Tom Eaton, and Becky Berentsen as they discuss Florida in the American Revolution with Dr. Roger Smith, author of The 14th Colony, The American Revolutions Best Kept Secret.  To order copies of his book - check out his website at Colonial Research Associates - Bringing History to Life

In preparation for the upcoming Historical Society meeting on March 12th which will focus on the Dale Mabry Army Air Field Museum, join President Bob Holladay, local legend Dave Lang, local history buff and attorney Rob Sniffen, and Chuck Wells, the Chair/CEO of the Dale Mabry Army Air Field Museum, Inc.  ( www.dmaaf.org ).  You won't want to miss this episode as the team remembers wartime Tallaha...

THS kicks the year off with a great podcast featuring President Bob Holladay, Lonnie Mann, Edward Ornstein, Deputy General Counsel for the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, and upcoming THS guest speaker Dr. Aubrey Lauersdorf. a specialist in North American borderlands and the Native South in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries at FSU's Department of History.  

Join Bob Holladay and Dave Lang as they talk to Mark Tarmey and Nancy Stedman in a spirited discussion about local landmarks - the places, spaces and faces behind the facades!

Join the Red Hills History Hour team as they meet with Edward Ornstein and discuss the Miccosukee Indian Tribe.

Join the Tallahassee Historical Society for a tour of Tallahassee through street names featuring upcoming guest speaker Karen Sheffield and our own local Tallahassee treasure Dave Lang.

Join the Red Hills History Podcast crew as they learn more about the history of the Miccosukee Tribe and the new Embassy here in Tallahassee.  Our guest speakers for this episode are Secretary William (Popeye) Osceola, Embassy Fellow Kendal Osceola and Edward Ornstein. The Historical Society is excited to welcome the Miccosukee Tribe as sponsors as we work together to share the past and record the...

Join the THS portable podcast this episode as we chat with local legal legends Duby Ausley and Murray Wadsworth.  A great local history lesson for those interested in Tallahassee tales.

For our 10th episode, Bob, Will and Rob sat down with guests Mary Glowacki, David Proctor, Teresa Paliwoda, and Aidan MacKinlay to discuss the Velda Mound marker dedication, the TSC History Festival, the recent Weekend with Lafayette, Key Marco cat, and everything and anything else historical that came to mind, including discussion on memory and historical tourism.  

Join this fun session with members of the Miccosukee Land Co-op talk about their community in preparation for the February 13th Historical Society Meeting where they will be guest speakers.  The second half of the podcast is a discussion about everyone's favorite Frenchman - Lafayette! 

Join the Tallahassee Historical Society for a chat with special guests Michelle Hearn formerly with the Union Bank and Vel Johnson from Visit Tallahassee as they discuss the upcoming meeting on January 9th and recap the 2024 bicentennial celebrations.

Join our Thanksgiving edition with guests Maggie Beth McGrotha and John Foster Jr. as we discuss the Bicentennial events and Tourism in Florida and anything else that comes to mind!

Join the discussion as we talk about the First Florida Capitol - everything from the build, the ribbon cutting and planned festivities and the docent program.  Then we will be joined by Doug Smith as he showcases his beautiful book on George Washington Saxon, which was a labor of love to Tallahassee history.  The podcast is free, and the knowledge of these historians is priceless!  

Another trip down Tallahassee history as the THS team talks with Larry Omar Rivers about his book James Hudson: Forgotten Forerunner in the Crusade for Civil Rights.

Bob Holladay, Will Gandy, and Rob Sniffen discuss tornadoes, archaeology, the Bicentennial and other topics with their guests Torrio Osborne and Brandon Ackermann.

Join Bob Holladay, Will Gandy and Dave Lang for a journey that knows no bounds!  No topic is too taboo to bring Tallahassee history to you!

Making history with the Tallahassee Historical Society as members start a podcast to share stories from 200 years of Tallahassee!