Hot Off The Presses: Printing History At San Agustin Antíguo

Extra, extra! Read all about it! Today, we have a piece of news that is not so hot off the presses. To be exact this story is over 50 years old: The printing pressed used by the Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board from the 1960s until 1990s is a replica! The Board's shop built the …

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Colonial Craft in St. Augustine

Visitors watching live demonstrations at the Blacksmith Shop. UFDC. One of the most interesting aspects of the Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board’s restoration efforts was the operation of  interpretive spaces for visitors to the downtown. Many of the houses reconstructed by the board decorated to reflect the families who lived in them during the Spanish …

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