https://floridawoman.podbean.com Stories and insights from a 6th-generation Florida Woman Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:39:47 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Society & Culture 1440 episodic Berit Van Neste Berit Van Neste No false https://feed.podbean.com/floridawoman/feed.xml https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19484842/Florida_Woman_1400_x_1400_px_92wqz.png https://floridawoman.podbean.com 144 144 Episode 9: Childhood sweethearts https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-9-childhood-sweethearts/ https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-9-childhood-sweethearts/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:39:47 -0400 floridawoman.podbean.com/1ac6c79e-70d5-386b-b49d-05f3b88e7d9e Join Berit as she interviews her mother about her grandparents' childhoods

]]> Join Berit as she interviews her mother about her grandparents' childhoods

]]> Berit Van Neste false No 1212 9 full Episode 8: Hero of the Pacific https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-8-hero-of-the-pacific/ https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-8-hero-of-the-pacific/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2025 00:04:32 -0400 floridawoman.podbean.com/117f70b6-3806-3659-a646-7953d74e492c Berit and Callie discuss Johnny's service in the U.S. Navy during World War II

]]> Berit and Callie discuss Johnny's service in the U.S. Navy during World War II

]]> Berit Van Neste false No 2210 8 full Episode 7: Clara and Johnny https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-7-clara-and-johnny/ https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-7-clara-and-johnny/#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2025 22:36:12 -0400 floridawoman.podbean.com/3297ba66-8a22-31fc-9146-75bbdbb9b294 Clara meets Johnny, a newcomer from South Carolina, and falls in love

]]> Clara meets Johnny, a newcomer from South Carolina, and falls in love

]]> Berit Van Neste false No 1885 7 full Episode 6: Harold and Helen Settle in Sanford https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-6-harold-and-helen-settle-in-sanford/ https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-6-harold-and-helen-settle-in-sanford/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:32:33 -0400 floridawoman.podbean.com/8f324092-a562-393f-8582-c0fa777500dd Berit and Callie talk about how Harold and Helen met, married, and raised a family in the early twentieth century in Sanford

]]> Berit and Callie talk about how Harold and Helen met, married, and raised a family in the early twentieth century in Sanford

]]> Berit Van Neste false No 2104 6 full Episode 5: My Widow Story https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-5-my-widow-story/ https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-5-my-widow-story/#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2025 16:35:43 -0400 floridawoman.podbean.com/b5bc2536-9b5a-36a2-803b-479ac3410eb5 Well, things didn't go as planned for me this week, so I'm telling my story about how I became a widow and what I experienced since then.

]]> Well, things didn't go as planned for me this week, so I'm telling my story about how I became a widow and what I experienced since then.

]]> Berit Van Neste false No 1881 5 full Episode 4: Railroads and Quarantines and Helen Keller! Oh My! https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-4-railroads-and-quarantines-and-helen-keller-oh-my/ https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-4-railroads-and-quarantines-and-helen-keller-oh-my/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400 floridawoman.podbean.com/a69aedd4-a461-339a-8f1e-30c6c35a9e75 Callie returns as Berit tells a story about the Haskins family who came to Florida around 1890

]]> Callie returns as Berit tells a story about the Haskins family who came to Florida around 1890

]]> Berit Van Neste false No 2035 4 full Episode 3: Alligator Alcatraz https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-3-alligator-alcatraz/ https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-3-alligator-alcatraz/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:03:31 -0400 floridawoman.podbean.com/368d8a00-977b-32ec-8b39-4e1767323880 In which Berit shares the history of the Everglades and her feelings about Alligator Alcatraz

]]> In which Berit shares the history of the Everglades and her feelings about Alligator Alcatraz

]]> Berit Van Neste false No 1521 3 full Episode 2: My Swedish Immigrants https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-2-my-swedish-immigrants/ https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-2-my-swedish-immigrants/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400 floridawoman.podbean.com/2d0f5c9c-9e12-33f3-b599-65b43d04b9f6 Berit and Callie talk about their Florida ancestors who emigrated to Sanford from Sweden in 1882

]]> Berit and Callie talk about their Florida ancestors who emigrated to Sanford from Sweden in 1882

]]> Berit Van Neste false No 1953 2 full Episode 1: Old Florida was the pits! https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-1-old-florida-was-the-pits/ https://floridawoman.podbean.com/e/episode-1-old-florida-was-the-pits/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400 floridawoman.podbean.com/3f4a9193-b180-34b1-ad6a-d1e4c06b3f01 Berit and Callie explore Florida's historical challenges and natural environment during the 1870s, including the lack of modern conveniences and the presence of dangerous wildlife (mosquitoes!). 

]]> Berit and Callie explore Florida's historical challenges and natural environment during the 1870s, including the lack of modern conveniences and the presence of dangerous wildlife (mosquitoes!). 

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