Janet Snyder Matthews
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Janet Snyder Matthews is an American historian and author. She is known for her work on historical places in Florida.
Early life and education[edit]
Matthews grew up in Ohio. She has a bachelor's degree from Kent State University and a master's degree from Ohio State University.[1] She earned a second master's degree[2] and a Ph.D. from Florida State University.[3][4]
Career[edit]
Matthews worked as the director of Florida's Division of Historical Resources.[4] [when?] and was named the head of the state's Bureau of Historical Preservation in 1999.[5] In 2002 she joined the National Park Service's advisory board,[6] and in 2004 she moved to the National Park Service where she was associate director for cultural resources and the keeper of the National Register of Historic Places.[7][1]
She appeared on C-Span in 2005 when she was an official with the National Park Service.[8] In 2009 she returned to the University of Florida, first to teach classes on historic preservation[1] and then to work in the communications regarding historic properties in Florida.[9]
Matthews writes about historically-important places. In 1987, the town of Venice, Florida commissioned her to write[10] what would become Venice, Journey from Horse and Chaise.[11] She also wrote Edge of Wilderness, a Settlement History of Manatee River and Sarasota Bay 1528-1885 (1983),[12] and Sarasota: Journey to Centennial (1985)[13]
Awards and honors[edit]
She received the Senator Bob Williams Award, given for exceptional service in historic preservation in Florida, in 2016.[1]
Personal life[edit]
She married lawyer A. Lamar Matthews Jr.,[4] whom she met while he was in law school and she was working at University of Florida.[3]
Books[edit]
- Edge of Wilderness, a Settlement History of Manatee River and Sarasota Bay 1528-1885 (1983)
- Venice, Journey from Horse and Chaise (1985)
- Sarasota: Journey to Centennial (1985)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Putterman, Samantha (May 26, 2016). "Local historian Janet Snyder Matthews honored". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "Sarasota's past holds writer's future". The Tampa Tribune. 1985-08-17. p. 32. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ a b Djinis, Elilzabeth (March 9, 2022). "Longtime Sarasota lawyer, mentor, advocate Lamar Matthews dies". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ a b c "JANET SNYDER MATTHEWS BOOK IS BACK! – Friends of the Venice Public Library, Inc". Archived from the original on March 19, 2021.
- ^ Stockbridge-Pratt, Dorothy (31 Aug 1999). "Historian accepts Florida positions". Sarasota Herald Tribune ; Sarasota, Fla. pp. 3B – via Proquest.
- ^ "Historic challenge ; How to bring the past alive under current conditions?". Sarasota Herald Tribune ; Sarasota, Fla. 21 April 2002. pp. F2 – via Proquest.
- ^ Goodnough, Abby (January 4, 2010). "For Cape Cod Wind Farm, New Hurdle Is Spiritual". The New York Times.
- ^ "Janet Snyder Matthews | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.
- ^ Chun, Diane (1 Apr 2014). "Giving a "remarkable city" its due". Gainesville Sun; Gainesville, Fla. – via Proquest.
- ^ Mudge, Bob (2017-11-08). "Venice historian headlines library luncheon". Port Charlotte Sun. pp. 10A. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Review of Venice
- Hawes, Leland M. (1990). "Review of Venice: Journey from Horse and Chaise". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 69 (2): 213–215. ISSN 0015-4113. JSTOR 30148607.
- ^ Review of Edge of Wilderness
- Lawson, Steven F. (1984). "Review of Edge of Wilderness: A Settlement History of Manatee River and Sarasota Bay". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 63 (1): 96–97. ISSN 0015-4113. JSTOR 30149885.
- ^ Review for second edition of Sarasota
- Stockbridge-Pratt, Dorothy (22 Dec 1997). "JOURNEY TO CENTENNIAL SKETCHES ADD COLOR TO ACCOUNT". Sarasota Herald Tribune; Sarasota, Fla. pp. 1B – via Proquest.
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