Volusia stories

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune

Most of us know Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune as the founder of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach. But did you know she was also a civil rights leader, the first black woman to head a federal agency, and a charter member of the United Nations?  

People of the shellmounds

Natural treasures and Volusia County’s prehistoric sites and rich prehistoric past

Plantation ruins

An overview of the rich plantation history of Volusia and Flagler counties

New Smyrnea Colony

Andrew Turnbull and the New Smyrnea Colony

What's in a name?

A survey of old explanations of Volusia County's name and a new study with another theory

Enterprise on the St. Johns River

The premier destination on the St. Johns River - by historian Lani K. Friend

Legacy of speed

The legacy of speed, race cars, rockets, motorcycles, men and women