Paul Videla HERALD FILE PHOTO. Did you ... You can learn all about Manatee County’s early history during the 38th annual Heritage Days celebration, which runs through March 31.

This file photo shows the base of the Confederate statue outside of the Manatee County Historic Courthouse. Tiffany Tompkins [email protected] MANATEE -- When Susie Copeland heard about the ...

Palmetto Historical Park, Manatee County Agricultural Museum and Manatee Village Historical Park have reopened in Manatee County after closing for month-long improvement projects. During the ...

The clerk’s office was responsible for the operations of these museums and historical parks over the last four decades. Now, the Manatee County government will oversee them under the county’s ...

The historic Carnegie Library, 1405 Fourth Ave. W., ceased being in the book-lending business 40 years ago when Manatee County’s riverfront Central Library opened a few blocks away.

Beginning with some of the newest restaurants, here are 10 of the most historic dining destinations in Manatee County. These are places to eat everything from steaks and sushi to hamburgers and ...

The Hat Theater Collective, a new immersive theater company in Bradenton, has announced a charitable contribution in the amount of $4400 to the Manatee County Historical Commission, Inc.

This Manatee County plantation had 190 slaves at its peak. Descendants want their story told. As Florida celebrates Emancipation Day on May 20, a descendant of an enslaved laborer at Gamble ...