Florida Woman

Berit Van Neste

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Stories and insights from a 6th-generation Florida Woman

09/08/2025

Episode 9: Childhood sweethearts

Join Berit as she interviews her mother about her grandparents' childhoods
08/30/2025

Episode 8: Hero of the Pacific

Berit and Callie discuss Johnny's service in the U.S. Navy during World War II
08/18/2025

Episode 7: Clara and Johnny

Clara meets Johnny, a newcomer from South Carolina, and falls in love
08/08/2025

Episode 6: Harold and Helen Settle in Sanford

Berit and Callie talk about how Harold and Helen met, married, and raised a family in the early twentieth century in Sanford
08/02/2025

Episode 5: My Widow Story

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.
07/25/2025

Episode 4: Railroads and Quarantines and Helen Keller! Oh My!

Callie returns as Berit tells a story about the Haskins family who came to Florida around 1890
07/18/2025

Episode 3: Alligator Alcatraz

In which Berit shares the history of the Everglades and her feelings about Alligator Alcatraz
07/11/2025

Episode 2: My Swedish Immigrants

Berit and Callie talk about their Florida ancestors who emigrated to Sanford from Sweden in 1882
07/04/2025

Episode 1: Old Florida was the pits!

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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Stories and insights from a 6th-generation Florida Woman

Creator

Berit Van Neste
Years Active

2025
Episodes

9
Rating

Clean
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