Fort Lauderdale · FL
People with local roots in Fort Lauderdale
Documented connections to Fort Lauderdale’s cultural history.
Frank and Ivy Stranahan
The Historic Stranahan House Museum interprets Frank and Ivy Stranahan’s roles in the community’s early development. Their local work is not presented as a claim that either was born in Fort Lauderdale.
Official source / detailsFrederic Clay Bartlett
Artist Frederic Clay Bartlett created Bonnet House as a winter estate. The museum preserves his artistic work and the setting he developed with his family.
Official source / detailsEvelyn Fortune Bartlett
Artist and preservationist Evelyn Fortune Bartlett helped preserve Bonnet House and its collections. Consult the museum’s history for her connection to the estate rather than inferring a local birthplace.
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