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Stories from St. Augustine

Places to explore, history to discover, and more to see with the free St. Augustine History Project app.

Wooden façade of the Genopoly House on St. George Street, with its Oldest Wooden School House sign.

The Genopoly House and the Family Behind the Sign

You know the schoolhouse sign. Step a little closer to the story of Juan Genopoly, his family, and the Minorcan community that made St. Augustine home.

Bridge of Lions spanning blue water, with red-roofed towers, repeated arches, and marina pilings in the foreground.

Bridge of Lions: A St. Augustine Landmark Worth a Closer Look

Discover the history behind St. Augustine's Bridge of Lions, why its original marble guardians are temporarily absent, and what to know before exploring the bayfront.

An older Jesse Fish in 18th-century attire stands on an elevated bank of the Matanzas River holding a merchant's ledger and a ripe orange, framed by the coquina stone ruins of his El Vergel estate and a citrus grove.

Who Was Jesse Fish? The History Behind Fish Island

Discover the complicated life of Jesse Fish and the history behind Fish Island, a St. Augustine preserve where coastal trails invite a closer look at the past.

Color postcard of the two-story Vedder Museum on Treasury Street, with rows of windows and a sign above the entrance reading “The Vedder Collection Now Open.”

Vedder’s Museum: St. Augustine’s Lost House of Curiosities

A surviving wall on St. Augustine’s bayfront recalls a museum of live alligators, historical curiosities, and a collection devastated by the fire of 1914.