Owen Burns, the man who bought and built Sarasota Owen Burns, born October 31, 1869, was an entrepreneur, banker, builder, and land deve...

John Hamilton Gillespie brought golf to Sarasota in 1886 By Larry Kelleher The game of golf came to Sarasota when Col. John Hamilton G...

Today in 1905, Colonel John Hamilton Gillespie married his second wife, Judge Richard Pruitt McDaniel’s daughter Blanche (pictured here)...

Pete and Diane at an Owen Burns Celebration event in 2010 George Irving "Pete" Esthus , the biggest supporter and inspiration...