HISTORIC CITY NEWS

This Week in St. Johns County Monday – Sunday: December 22 – 28 Undisclosed: Photographs from the Hidden Lightner Exhibition For the past two years, photographer Theresa Segal has explored the historic Lightner Museum’s restricted fourth floor: 44 small rooms that were the servants quarters of the Alcazar Hotel, but now make up “the best…

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Historic City News learned that the request from the City of St. Augustine for $350,000 in state funds to rehabilitate the structural system of the Waterworks building, was one of 66 grant applications considered by the members of the Florida Historic Commission when they convened last week in Tallahassee.

Our Lady of La Leche No Longer a Mystery St. Augustine Historical Treasure located in Mexico By Raphael Cosme Special to HISTORIC CITY NEWS At about 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 6th, 2014 a Certificate of Authenticity was issued by historian Raphael Cosme, for the original historical painting of Our Lady of La Leche.

Offices for the City of St. Augustine will be closed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, December 24, 25 and 26 and Thursday and Friday, January 1 and 2 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

After Santa looked at his list and checked it twice, 100 Flagler County children who were found to be nice were paired with law enforcement officers for the annual “Christmas with a Deputy” program.

Historic City News readers who would like to accompany the “Voice of Lincolnville” on her annual Christmas caroling excursion, will board the Red Train with Carrie Johnson and friends at the Willie Galimore Community Center, 399 Riberia St.at 5:00 p.m. Monday evening.