BRHS

I moved to Boca Raton in 1903. I became the main employer in the town’s early era, while taking an active role in shaping of the town.

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

If only I had lived to see my little farming town grow into the beauty it is today...

[City of Boca Raton @CityBocaRaton]

What a weekend, Boca Raton!!! 🎉 Here's a quick recap! Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our city's 100th birthday. Can you believe we look this good at 100?! We're so grateful for the love, the energy, and the memories. Here's to the next chapter...cheers to the future! 🥂

Stay tuned for more videos & photos from the weekend here on social and over at https://t.co/5Cs6WlUmGz

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[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

Hey y'all, I am switching to 🔷Bluesky 🔷from now on. Follow me here for more local history: https://t.co/ja0RiVoLQa

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

Hey y'all, I am switching to 🔷Bluesky 🔷from now on. Follow me here for more local history: https://t.co/ja0RiVoLQa

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

2/4/1925 - Chas & Ona setting peppers on canal.
Will & I out west & planted 1 lb. onion seed.
Mules, Jim, John.
#iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCccz9

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

2/3/1925 - Will & I packed the peppers 5 & fertilized Grove. Mules, John & Jim. #iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCbEJB

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

2/2/1925 - Men started bedding. Mules up out west for tomatoes, onions etc. Mules O & Aleck. Chas picked a few peppers on canal. We all to Lauderdale after seeds. #iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCbEJB

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

2/1/1925 - Esther & Bell & the Combs here. Wrote to C. #iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCccz9

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

1/31/1925 - Will & I to Palm Beach for a load of coconuts. Men out west pulling up beans. #iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCccz9

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

1/30/1925 - N., Will, L., & I to Palm Beach. To the fair. #iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCccz9

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

1/29/1925 - O. & I up to Hs.
Muck & out west.
Chas setting peppers at canal.
#iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCccz9

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

1/28/1925 - Jim picked out west.
C. at canal.
Lena here.
Will, Lena & I to Lauderdale in P.M. & over to Birches place.
#iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCccz9

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

1/27/1925 - O. picked a few.
All waiting for water to go down.
Worked at pineapples.
#iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCbEJB

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

1/26/1925 - John, Jim, Aleck, Mathis & Ona all picked a few.
Water about as high as eve.
#iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCccz9

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

1/25/1925 - Jim hauled the beans from here & O. got those out west & put all in car.
Muck all under water.
#iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCccz9

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

1/24/1925 - Rained. Everything flooded.
O. & Mathis packed their beans.
Jim & O. each hauled a load & put in shed at barn.
#iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCbEJB

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

1/23/1925 - O., Jim, & Mathis picked.
C. had mule 1.50. John same.
Rainy. Fertilized some pines.
#iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCbEJB

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

1/22/1925 - O. for C.
Theo 1, John 1, C 1.50 Will, Lena & I to Pompano.
Fixed shack on muck.
#iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCccz9

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

1/21/1925 - O. for C. Theo 1 & Paul 1 had mules.
Will & I to Delray.
Chas picked at canal.
#iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCccz9

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

1/20/1925 - O. for C. Jim picked at canal.
Esther here. Took Harriet home with her.
#iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCccz9

[BRHS @FrankChesebro]

1/19/1925 - O. for C. 6 & John 1.
Paul had mule 1.50. Unloaded car fer.
Aleck, Jim, Theo & Will Wood.
#iambocaraton #bocahistory #bocaraton #freshfromFlorida | https://t.co/cRsyQCbEJB