Making Our Heritage Accessible and Engaging To Residents: Free Book Signing and Meet & Greet with Retired Firefighter and Historian Frank P. Sullivan

He will be available to meet guests and autograph copies of his book on Saturday, March 15, from 11 a.m. – noon. His appearance is part of History Fort Lauderdale’s “Florida Scribes & Stories,” a meet the author series that offers literary and history enthusiasts a chance to speak with local authors, purchase their latest releases and have them signed.

Frank P. Sullivan has been a member of the fire service for over 50 years as a volunteer and paid first responder. He was third generation fire fighter, starting as soon as he turned 18, volunteering in Haverstraw, New York. After moving to Florida in 1973, he switched from construction and was one of the original five hired firefighters in the City of Miramar in 1975. During the years at Miramar, his dalmatians became mascots and served the city as well. He was Fireman Frank and enjoyed teaching fire safety in the public schools, children’s hospital and nursing homes as part of his job. His love of the fire service is evident in his historical accounting of how Dalmatians became fire dogs. Sullivan retired from Miramar as a captain in 2005 and can be seen around town with his current dog, Buddy, and his 1934 restored antique fire truck.

Drinks and light bites will be provided. Guests may RSVP to: info@flhc.org.

History Fort Lauderdale is proud to host a variety of engaging multicultural experiences, year-round. It seeks to bring awareness to the community through both traveling exhibits and multiple permanent exhibits including “Women Trailblazers,” “Roots of Resilience: The Journey of Black Broward,” “Fort Lauderdale – the Early Years,” “Fashion & Musical Theatre,” “From Dugouts to Dream Yachts: the story of boatbuilding along the New River,” Seminole Arts & Culture,” “New River Archaeology,” and “Take PRIDE, a retrospective on LGBTQ life in South Florida.” The nonprofit museum also hosts an artists’ collective collaborative space.

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History Fort Lauderdale

Since 1962, History Fort Lauderdale has served as the proud steward of our community’s past by making our heritage accessible and engaging to residents and visitors. It brings the stories of our diverse community to life through engaging educational experiences, innovative cultural exhibits, research and preservation of artifacts. Guests to Fort Lauderdale are invited to explore the city’s rich past that is housed in historic buildings on a lushly landscaped campus - the History Museum of Fort Lauderdale situated in the 1905 New River Inn, the 1907 Pioneer House Museum, the 1899 Ivy Cromartie Schoolhouse Museum and the Hoch Research Library, South Florida’s foremost history center housing print resources and newspapers from 1910 - present plus 400,000 archival photos, 2,500 maps and 5,000 architectural blueprints. History Fort Lauderdale is located at 231 Southwest Second Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301. History Fort Lauderdale is a NonProfit agency supported by memberships, grants and charitable contributions.

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