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Andrew R. Nicholas
Personal details
Born
Andrew Ryan Nicholas

(1989-02-15) February 15, 1989 (age 35)
Tampa, Florida
SpouseSarah Tynda (m. 2014)
RelationsMaxey Dell Moody III (grandfather)
Parent(s)Daniel Andrew Nicholas[1]
Elizabeth Moody
Alma materUniversity of North Florida (BA)
Anderson University (MBA)

Andrew Ryan Nicholas (born February 15, 1989) is an American author, writer and historian.

Career

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After graduating from University of North Florida in 2013 Nicholas worked a variety of warehouse jobs at Interline Brands, Dollar General and Target Corporation up to 2020.[2] In 2019 Nicholas began writing his first book for Arcadia Publishing called Lake City and Columbia County because he had been living in Lake City, Florida. In 2020 Nicholas began writing a second book called Jacksonville in the 1920s which was released in 2021.[3] In 2023 Nicholas published his third book called Exploring the St. Johns River.[4]

Nicholas researched a local cemetery in Jacksonville called Camp Captain Mooney Cemetery in 2021 to determine its origins. His researched discovered that the cemetery was mostly a Confederate fabrication by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and that Captain Mooney had never been to Camp Mooney.[5] Nicholas was once a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.[6]

Personal life

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Nicholas is the son of Elizabeth Moody and grandson of Maxey Dell Moody III.[7] From 2005 to 2018 Nicholas was an avid guitar player and was once in a band called Arlynn with local drummer from Skyliner Benjamin Brenner.[8][9] Nicholas is a third cousin, twice removed of Rogue the founder and lead singer of The Crüxshadows.

Published books

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  • Nicholas, Andrew R. (2020). Lake City and Columbia County. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing.
  • Nicholas, Andrew R. (2021). Jacksonville In The 1920s. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing.
  • Nicholas, Andrew R. (2023). Exploring the St. Johns River. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing.

Published articles

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  • Nicholas, Andrew R.; Delaney, Bill (July 2, 2020). "The Photography of Max Moody Jr". The Jaxson.
  • Nicholas, Andrew R.; Delaney, Bill (August 10, 2020). "The Muller house: Jax Beach's oldest residence". The Jaxson.
  • Nicholas, Andrew R. (December 4, 2020). "A history of The Florida Times-Union". The Jaxson.
  • Nicholas, Andrew R. (August 18, 2021). "Fort Caroline: The French settlement on the St. Johns". The Jaxson.
  • Nicholas, Andrew R. (February 22, 2022). "The Civil War photography of Jacksonville". The Jaxson.
  • Nicholas, Andrew R. (March 8, 2023). "Nirvana Live at the Morocco Shrine Auditorium". The Jaxson.
  • Nicholas, Andrew R. (August 23, 2023). "The history of the Maxey Moody Sr. house". Jacksonville Today.
  • Nicholas, Andrew R. (November 14, 2023). "Jacksonville in the 1870s". Jacksonville Today.

References

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  1. ^ Nicholas, Andrew. "Gamer Tales: My First Experience In Gaming". All Ages of Geek. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Bishop Snyder High School: Alumni". The Crosier. Fall: 2. 2017.
  3. ^ Soergel, Matt (October 14, 2021). "Vintage Times-Union: New book shows roaring Jacksonville in the 1920s, and what we've lost". Florida Times-Union.
  4. ^ Soergel, Matt (February 21, 2023). "Do you take the St. Johns River for granted? After writing a book on it, he no longer does". Florida Times-Union.
  5. ^ Gilmore, Tim. "Grave of the Unknown Confederate Soldier". Jaxpsychogeo. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. ^ "New Members". Confederate Veterans. February 2015.
  7. ^ Greaves, Jenna (October 12, 2022). "Historical Author Andrew Nicholas to release book, Exploring the St. Johns River". Sanford Herald.
  8. ^ Soergel, Matt (August 13, 2011). "Murray Hill Theatre turns up volume on Christian music". Florida Times-Union.
  9. ^ "Music Notes: Radical Face releases new songs, Murray Hill Theatre celebrates 16 years". Florida Times-Union. August 12, 2011.