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St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1965
St. Mark's Episcopal Church originated on Advent Sunday in December 1962, when clergy from Holy Trinity Church of West Palm Beach began meeting with a group in the North Palm Beach Elementary School. Under the leadership of Reverend Robert Terhune,…
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Building Project, 1980
Four men from St. Mark's Episcopal Church, all engineers from Pratt & Whitney, including former mayor and city councilman Walter Wiley, helped plan and build the tractor shed during the years of school and sanctuary reconstruction. The other church…
Nativity Lutheran Church, 1973
The American Lutheran Church Board of American Missions bought five acres on Holly Drive in 1962, just behind what was also known as Plant Drive Park. Construction began on the new Nativity Lutheran Church by June of that year, with the founding…
First Officers from the Women's Club of Palm Beach Gardens
These were the First Officers from the Women's Club of Palm Beach Gardens. From left to right, Inge Bowdre, Natalie Snyder, Barbara Bruce, Josephine Saad, Mrs. Bruce Weller, and Thurza Branstrom. For more than 40 years, the Palm Beach Gardens…
1976 Women's Club President, Arline Kiselewski
Arline Kiselewski, the 1976 Woman's Club president, presented this needlepoint, handcrafted crest to the city as part of the country's bicentennial. It is currently located in the city council chambers. Every member of the club participated in…
Florida Turnpike - Palm Beach Gardens Exit, 1965 Dedication
John D. MacArthur was instrumental in obtaining a Sunshine State Parkway exit into the City of Palm Beach Gardens. He financed the interchange project, and the opening of the exit was dedicated in 1965. The parkway was renamed the Florida Turnpike in…
Bonnette Hunt Club, 1968
Bonnette Hunt Club in Palm Beach Gardens was started in 1961 by William A. Bonnette Jr. Bill, a long time resident and visitor to Palm Beach County, realized that there was little land left for hunters. So he started the club as a private hunt club…
Palm Beach Mayor Earl Smith at the Bonnette Hunt Club
Palm Beach Mayor Earl E. T. Smith (who passed away in 1991) with young Earl at the Bonnette Hunting and Fishing Club in 1968.
BRCC Time Capsule Extraction, 2003
During the construction of a new recreation center in Palm Beach Gardens, Bill Kazakavage, a member of the public works crew recalled that he had buried a Burns Road Community Center (BRCC) time capsule some 21 years earlier. Kazakavage contacted…
BRCC Time Capsule Extraction, 2003
During the construction of a new recreation center in Palm Beach Gardens, Bill Kazakavage, a member of the public works crew recalled that he had buried a Burns Road Community Center (BRCC) time capsule some 21 years earlier. Kazakavage contacted…