Rui Farias
A near lifelong resident of St. Pete, Rui is the Executive Director of the St. Petersburg Museum of History. He holds a BA in Journalism from USF and was a writer for the St. Petersburg Times before embarking on a 15-year career in PR and Marketing, including events for the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the 1994 FIFA World Cup. After a short stint in public facility management, Rui returned to his love of history, and St. Petersburg, by creating and teaching Pinellas County’s first Florida History class for St. Petersburg High School.
History
From the Museum’s Archives: Hotel Rolyat
Florida has a history of seeing it’s magnificent hotels from a previous era finding new life as institutions of higher learning. St.Augustine’s Flagler College...
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From the Museum’s Archives: August 2019
Pinellas County students return to school later this month to find renovated classrooms, or possibly even new surroundings as they graduate to the next...
History
From the Museum’s Archives: Summertime
Long before there were computers, video games and social media, the children of St. Petersburg spent their summers flying through the air, fishing Round...
History
From the Museum’s Archives: HMS Bounty
One of the city’s most popular tourist attractions, the HMS Bounty was docked on the Pier Approach behind the St. Petersburg Museum of History...
History
From the Museum’s Archives: Goodyear Blimp
Long before the NFL arrived in Tampa, Goodyear blimps filled the skies above St. Petersburg. In 1929 promotions guru John Lodwick convinced City Council...
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From the Museum’s Archives: Parade of States
“Where All America Welcomes Springtime” was the slogan as each March-April the Festival of States celebration attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors to St....
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