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Tables of Contents for Christmas in Florida
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
9
4
Early Christmas Celebrations in The South
13
4
Christmas Celebrations in Florida Over The Years
17
43
Tallahassee (1539): First Christmas Mass in America
17
2
St. Augustine (1565): Early Celebrations of the Holiday
19
1
Florida's East Coast (1696): Shipwrecked Quakers
19
1
St. Augustine (1700s): Spanish Celebrations of Christmas
20
1
St. Augustine (1702): The British Lay Siege to the Town
21
1
St. Augustine (1763-1783): The British Control Florida
22
1
St. Augustine (1790): Rebel Prisoner
23
1
Pensacola (1822): Mardi Gras and the Feast of St. Stephen
23
1
Near Bushnell (1835): The Dade Massacre
24
1
Lake Okeechobee (1837): Federal Troops Rout the Seminoles
25
1
Around St. Augustine (1838): Seminole Threats
25
1
Keys (1830s): Christmas on Indian Key
26
1
Pensacola (1841): Don't Forget the Poor
27
1
St. Augustine (1842): A Respite from the Indian War
28
1
St. Augustine (1844): Masquerading
28
1
Pensacola (1845): Christmas after Florida Became a State
29
1
Orlando (1850s): Celebrations
29
1
Tampa (1855): Tense Times
30
1
Pensacola (1857): Christmas Goods for Sale
31
1
North Florida (1860s): Slave Plantations
31
1
St. Augustine (1863): The Civil War
32
1
St. Augustine (1866): After the Civil War
32
1
Palatka (1870): The Fantastics
33
1
Tallahassee (1874): Sports Matches and a Parade
34
1
Hypoluxo (1870s): A Possum Dinner
34
1
Miami (1874): Seminoles Celebrate the ``White Man's Christmas''
35
1
St. Augustine (1876): The Greasy Pole
36
1
Fernandina (1878): An Orange Tree
36
1
Gainesville (1880): Shopping, Parading, and Dancing
37
1
Tampa (1882): Jousting Tournament
38
1
Eustis (1882): Christmas Without Snow
39
1
Fernandina (1884): Blind Tom
39
1
Ft. Myers (1885): A Beef Shoot
40
1
Jacksonville (1890): Firecrackers
40
1
Eustis (1890): Church Services
41
1
Jacksonville (1891): The Performance of The Count of Monte Cristo
41
1
Chipley (1893): No Fight at Christmas
41
1
Cassadaga (1897): Spirits Communicate
42
1
Lemon City (1890s): Christmas Picnic on the Beach
42
1
Pensacola (1897): Christmas Menu
43
1
Chipley (1899): Yuletide Advice
44
1
St. Augustine (1899): Sunny Days
45
1
Pensacola (1901): Football, Rabbit Chase, and Firecrackers
46
1
Pensacola (1902): Newspaper Carriers Ask for Christmas Tips
47
1
St. Marks Lighthouse (Early 1900s): Isolation on the Coast
48
1
Pensacola (Early 1900s): Church Services
48
1
Palatka (1912): Christmas Turkey Attacks Ex-Senator
49
1
Jacksonville (1912): The St. Nicholas Girl
49
1
Miami (1917): World War I Curtails Christmas
49
1
Sebastian (1920s): Simple Christmases
50
1
Hialeah (1923): A Christmas Play Set in Florida
51
1
Daytona (1925): Prohibition Hooch Washes Ashore
51
1
Key Largo (1925): Christmas and a Wedding Anniversary
52
1
Key Largo (1926): Beautiful Weather and Santa in a Boat
53
1
Miami (1926): The Seminoles Celebrate Christmas
54
1
Ocala Scrub (1928): Cracker Floridians Celebrate Christmas
55
1
Florida Keys (1940s): Church, Stopper Trees, and Food
55
2
Mims (1951): Tragedy Strikes a Civil Rights Leader
57
1
Tampa (1960s): Cuban Christmases
57
1
Jacksonville (1992): Christmas Poem instead of a Parking Ticket
58
1
Raiford (1997): Death Row Inmates Mingle with the Clergy
58
2
Ethnic Celebrations in Florida
60
22
African-Americans
61
1
Czechs
62
2
Finns
64
2
Germans
66
1
Greeks
67
4
Hispanics
71
2
Italians
73
3
Minorcans
76
1
Norwegians
77
3
Scots
80
2
Christmas Around The State
82
21
Boca Raton
82
1
Brooksville
83
1
Christmas
84
3
Cocoa
87
1
Daytona Beach
87
1
Fort Christmas
87
1
Ft. Lauderdale
88
1
Ft. Myers
89
1
Jacksonville
89
1
Key Largo
90
1
Key West
90
1
Lakeland
91
1
Lake Wales
91
1
Lutz
92
1
Melbourne
93
1
Miami
94
1
Orlando
94
1
Pensacola
95
1
Punta Gorda
96
1
St. Augustine
96
1
Sanford
97
1
Stuart
98
1
Tallahassee
99
1
Tampa
99
1
Washington, D.C.
99
1
West Palm Beach
100
1
Winter Haven
101
1
Winter Park
101
2
Bird Counts, Christmas Trees, License Tags, and Place Names
103
5
Bird Counts
103
1
Christmas Trees
104
3
License Tags
107
1
Place Names
107
1
Christmas Stories of Florida
108
41
``Christ Was Born in Bethlehem''
108
8
Lawrence Dorr
``The Catfish That Talked!''
116
3
Randolf McCredie
``Almost a Christmas Bride''
119
4
Maxine S. Nicholson
``A Merry Florida Christmas''
123
3
Maxine S. Nicholson
``Christmas in Ocala''
126
5
Joan Savage Olson
``Christmas at Cross Creek''
131
4
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
``A Turkey for All Seasons''
135
3
Virginia T. Stephens
``The Christmas It Snowed''
138
7
Jenny van Mill
``Ocala Christmas Remembered''
145
4
Pauline Wood
Bibliography
149
2
Index
151
8
Index to Recipes
159