tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68668699414973309112011-07-08T05:33:38.774-07:00Are you intrigued by history mysteries? Wonder what happened to Amelia Earhart or why cars back up on Spook Hill, Florida? If so, this is your site. Send me your suggestions.Doris Bloodsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713881783868525924noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866869941497330911.post-35449941764686473442010-04-27T22:40:00.000-07:002010-04-27T22:58:48.044-07:00Are millions of dollars worth of missing gold from the Confederacy buried in Florida?<br />Treasure hunters have speculated about the possibility since the end of the American Civil War. Legends abound among historians and in fiction. Here are a few of the possibilities:<br />1. Around $35,000 was seized by the Union army near Gainesville in June of 1865.<br />2. Gold pieces were found in eastern Jackson County.<br />3. Buried on the plantation of David Levy Yulee in Archer.<br /><br />Some books on the subject:<br />The Hunt for Confederate Gold by Thomas Moore<br />The Rebel and the Rose by Wesley Millett and Gerald White<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6866869941497330911-3544994176468647344?l=dorisbloodsworth.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Doris Bloodsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713881783868525924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866869941497330911.post-25792706049207906732009-07-31T11:43:00.000-07:002009-07-31T11:49:02.879-07:00<h1 style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Story?id=8160365&amp;page=1"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Christina Caron reports for ABC News, July 27, 2009</span></span></a><br /></span></h1><h1 style="font-family: arial;"><br /></h1><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6866869941497330911-2579270604920790673?l=dorisbloodsworth.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Doris Bloodsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713881783868525924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866869941497330911.post-20064439955936507402009-06-20T07:30:00.000-07:002009-06-21T17:11:10.617-07:00I look forward to sharing stories from Groveland, Fla., during my upcoming book tour. Check back for updates.<br /><br />June 27, 1 PM = Launch Party at Lake David Center in Groveland.<br />July 4, 12:30 PM = Book signings and slideshow presentations at Lake David Center.<br />July 6, 10:30 AM = James L. Wyche Senior Center.<br />July 8, 15, 22, and 29 at 12 noon = Marion Baysinger Memorial Library Brown Bag Lunch Discussions.<br />July 11, 1-3 PM = Barnes &amp; Noble, Colonial Plaza in Orlando, Fla.<br />July 18, 3-5 PM = Urban Think! Bookstore in Orlando, Fla.<br />Aug. 1 (Time TBD) = Historic Edge House.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6866869941497330911-2006443995593650740?l=dorisbloodsworth.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Doris Bloodsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713881783868525924noreply@blogger.com1