The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved new academic standards for instruction about African American history, after numerous teachers from across Florida objected to…
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On May 20, Robert Rubero, of Florida State University’s Claude Pepper Center, held a talk about the Women in World War II exhibit on display…
Attend the West Gadsden Historical Society’s annual open house a little earlier this year. The open house will offer the same experience as former years,…
The Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners invites the public to Celebrate Women’s History Month at the “She Served So That We Could Be Free”…
On January 27, the world will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a symbolic date to commemorate the victims of Nazism. Nazi terror targeted millions for…
The Gadsden County Farm Bureau held its annual Shade Tobacco Growers Reunion at the Havana History and Heritage Museum on Tuesday, November 22 at 11…
As World War II unfolded, one family in Havana sent all five of their sons across the oceans to fight and participate. Brinkley and Claudia…
Quilters and quilt-lovers enjoyed the 5th annual Havana Quilt Show and Sale held last weekend. Erin Hill – Gadsden County News Service (more…)
The fifth annual Quilt Show and Sale will be taking place this weekend in downtown Havana. An event that brings together the historical relevance of…
The Havana Herald invites local, Gadsden County veterans to submit photos to the newspaper for inclusion in an upcoming Veterans Day publication. This special edition…