By Ruby Lynn Holden, North Palm Beach Village Historian Nancy Moore was the library’s first Director. She was one of two volunteers who started the library, eventually became an employee, then Director, serving over thirty years, from December 1, 1967 to February 21, 2005, when she retired. Kathleen Olds took Nancy’s place, serving from May… Continue reading North Palm Beach Library Directors, Past and Present
By Ruby Lynn Holden, North Palm Beach Village Historian On April 17, 2013, Rosa Sophia wrote an article for Looking Back highlighting the hard work of a group of young women, members of the then Library Society, in creating the North Palm Beach Library in 1964. The energetic and dedicated women who are members of… Continue reading Friends of the North Palm Beach Library: We thank you!
Get a sense of what it was like in the 1960s and 70s in South Florida by reading Growing Up in Northern Palm Beach County: Boomer Memories from Dairy Belle to Double Roads by Ruth Hartman Berge. A childhood in Florida’s charming Northern Palm Beach County creates genuine nostalgia for sun, sand and running barefoot… Continue reading Weekly Reads: Growing Up in Northern Palm Beach County
By Ruby Lynn Holden, North Palm Beach Village Historian In January 2016, after the regular Village Council meeting, a discussion was held as to the look of the new clubhouse. Architect Brian Idle provided projected costs for all the amenities, an overview of potential revenue and progress to date. Residents expressed a strong desire for… Continue reading North Palm Beach to build new clubhouse
Looking Back is available as a printed newsletter at the North Palm Beach Library, where another resident picked up a copy and offered valuable information regarding the Parker Bridge. Later, I realized I already had some of that information, but the resident was able to offer something the archives couldn’t– contact with a member of… Continue reading The Parker Bridge in North Palm Beach, named for Mr. Parker
In 1956, Jack Schwencke, with Dick and Bob Ross, and Jay White, developed and founded the Village of North Palm Beach. On May 9, 2012, Mr. Schwencke passed away at the age of 95. In this photo, left to right, we see Jack Schwencke, Charles Cunningham, and Albin R. Olsen. Interestingly, many of Mr. Schwencke’s… Continue reading Honoring Jack Schwencke
In 1967, Arlette Griner was named ‘Woman of the Year’ by the Junior Woman’s Club of North Palm Beach. Arlette served as the editor of the club’s monthly newspaper, as well as head of the US Savings Stamp sales program at the elementary school, and chairwoman of the rummage sale and summer auction. Arlette also… Continue reading Woman of the Year in North Palm Beach
In 1955, Richard Ross (left) and Herbert Ross (right) purchased the land that would become North Palm Beach. The Village was planned extremely well, and we owe this to the Ross brothers, as well as to John Schwencke and Jay White, both of whom were associates of the Ross brothers. Here, the brothers attend the… Continue reading The Ross Brothers
The brochure from the early days of North Palm Beach shows a happy couple, the young woman waving in a neighborly fashion to a passerby. Plan to live in the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, the brochure states. It goes on to say: “If you have longed to really live in the heart of… Continue reading Plan to live in North Palm Beach
When John D. MacArthur was advised about the environmental impact that development would have on the area that is now MacArthur Beach State Park, he became very proud of the property. It was important to set aside tracts of land to preserve natural habitats; so much growth had taken place, developers were being watched with… Continue reading Beach Days
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