by: halsema.org editors Eleanor Barnes sketch of Roque Leonardi’s proper holdings inside St Augustine proper 1777-1801. I stumbled across this hand drawn map at SAHS Research Library a couple of years ago. Charles Tingley and Leslie Wilson thought it was more than likely done by Eleanor Barnes since the handwriting all over the paper looks… Continue reading Eleanor Barnes Sketch
The Island of Minorca and their descendants in Saint Augustine: Minorca is the second largest of the Spanish Balearic Islands, which at the time of the New Smyrna project was under English control. The islands are 50 to 190 miles off the coast of Spain. Together, they form a province of Spain. Minorca is about… Continue reading Menorca’s relationship to St Augustine, FL
by: Halsema.org editors Follow this link to view photos and maps of Mahon (Mao) and Menorca. Mahon it’s history and culture: There is some debate over what the correct spelling of the city’s name in English should be; due to the general tendency in English to ignore accents in foreign words, many dictionaries refer to the… Continue reading Mahon, Menorca
complied by halsema.org editors Ann Kirkman Carter writes:This is in regards to the house pictures you have on your Leonardy site. One picture is 56 Marine and the reason I know that is because it was in my family from 1858 until it was sold in the 1980s. I am Ann Kirkman Carter. My mother… Continue reading Leonardi home at 56 Marine Street
by: Historic St Augustine Preservation Board Florida Master Site FileHistoric Properties Inventory FormSECTION IV:SIGNIFICANCE:Areas of Significance: Architecture, Famalies, Minorcans, Commerce. ARCHITECTURE: This two-story Frame Vernacular residence at 63 Marine Street was constructed between 1865 and 1885. The second floor balcony consists of a decorative railing of a criss-cross design winch was popular on Territorial Period… Continue reading Leonardi’s at 63 Marine Street
compiled by: halsema.org editors Gentile Rev. Douglas Halsema, Dear Rev. Douglas Halsema, Le invio alcune notizie come richiesto sulla Chiesa di Ceserana e sulla famiglia Lunardi. News requested on the Church of Ceserana and the Lunardi family.BREVI NOTE SULLA CHIESA DI CESERANA Short Notes on the Church of Ceserana Il primo accenno dell’ esistenza di… Continue reading The Ceserana Church and The Lunardi family
compiled by: halsema.org editors Follow this link for a photogallery on the area. This page needs more translation and editing work. It seems the Lunardi / Leonardi family may have come from the area of Fosciandora and Ceserana sometime in the 1600’s. Fosciandora is a border area between Tuscany and Emilia, between Garfagnana and Lucca. The… Continue reading Fosciandora and Ceserana
Osteen Cemetery in in Volusia county, Deltona, FL at the end of Osteen Cemetery Road. The Land for Osteen Cemetery was donated by the Sauls family in the 1870’s. If you have photos or information you would like to contribute, please follow this link and contact us. Eliza Sauls:1854-18742nd wife of Philip Martin Leonardi, Daughter of… Continue reading Osteen CemeteryDeltona, FL
by: halsema.org editors The census images below are from microfilms I copied at the Saint Augustine Historical Research Society Library, 6 Artillery Lane on the corner of Aviles Street and Artillery Lane. 1784 Census:St Augustine:Natural del Ducado del Granela en Italia {one word is crossed out under Granela.–DGH } Roque Leonadi: Native of Dukedom of Granela… Continue reading Roque Leonardi Early Florida Census Records