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On March 22 the Hillsborough County Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women held a ceremony to honor the newest members of the Hillsborough County Women's Hall of Fame. Three women - Fran Davin, Judy Genshaft, and Margarit Gonzales - were celebrated for their significant contributions to...
Residents poured through the doors of Wimauma Elementary School on an ordinary Monday night. But their motivation was nothing short of extraordinary. On the evening of March 6, over 200 residents, their hearts intent on a better future for Wimauma, attended the meeting. The town, with a history...
Hillsborough County, Fla. (March 22, 2023) - Hillsborough County and the Children's Home Network on Thursday, March 23, will celebrate the completion of three projects that will help improve the lives of foster children.
The projects are centered around Kids Village, the Children's Home Network's...
Baseball took off in the area when Cubans arrived to work in Tampa's cigar factories in the late 1800s. Many of the immigrants were avid baseball players and fans. As a result, the sport became a big part of Tampa and Hillsborough County culture. The local love for our National Pastime continues...
To put it lightly, society was different prior to the women's liberation movement of the late 1960s. In general, women could not buy or sell property, open bank or credit card accounts, or hold professional positions of authority.
Women had fewer choices compared to what many have today - from how...
Some people can trace their family's ancestry back for centuries, and others only a generation or two. It can be a thrilling experience to uncover information about relatives who lived centuries ago, but the search can prove challenging. Your Hillsborough County Library card may be the key to...
Four women with Hillsborough County connections are among more than 100 accomplished citizens profiled in "Florida Women's History Trail," a state-funded book published in 2001.
With March being National Women's History Month, attention turns to women pivotal in Florida's development from a rural...
During its March 1 meeting, the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners declared March 6 through March 10, 2023 as Newspaper in Education Week.
Newspaper in Education is an international program that encourages students to use the daily newspaper as a valuable learning resource. Every...
During the March 1, 2023, Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, commissioners declared March 2023 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is one of the few cancers that can be prevented with timely screening, but one in three eligible Americans are not up-to-date on this...
Hillsborough County, Fla. (March 1, 2023) - Join the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative for interesting, entertaining, and informative free programs for the entire family in March. The events listed below are only a sampling of the many scheduled. Find more listings under the "Events...