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You're very welcome. I think you'll like Zephyrhills. It's grown quite a bit since my family lived there, but it's still a nice little town. There is also a museum, the Depot Museum, run by the Zephyrhills Historical Association, which you might find interesting. I don't know if your relatives went very far back in Zephyrhills, but the museum has a lot of old photographs, school annuals, and sech that you might find interesting. A lady that was my babysitter when I was just a little jitterbug, Margaret Seppanen, is usually there when the museum is open. You may want to send her an e-mail at margaretseppanen@aol.com and find out when the museum is open.
I don't have the phone number for the library, but you may want to do a Google or MSN White Pages search to find the number. The library hours are somewhat limited compared to a lot of bigger libraries, so you should probably call in advance.
Like I said, the old cemetery records at City Hall is the place to start, and you'll find that the city manager is very helpful. For example, I didn't know that my grandmother had a brother that died as a toddler until I looked at the old cemetery records. Grandmother never mentioned the brother, and there was no tombstone, but of course, he was listed in the records as being buried right next to my great-grandparents. An obituary from the library verified the death and relationship. My grandmother is still alive and well, but she didn't think to mention her brother. I guess this serves as a good lesson to ask about relatives that may have died long ago.
If I remember correctly, the cemetery was started by a group of Spanish-American War veterans, or either WWI veterans. I guess over the years, after a lot of the old veterans had passed on, the cemetery fell into disrepair until finally the city took over. Anyhow, Zephyrhills attracted a lot of old WWI and other veterans, including a lot of old Union (Civil War) veterans. The old veterans hall is a wood frame building located across the street from City Hall. Some of my grandmother’s high school classes, back in the 1930’s, were in that building after the old Zephyrhills High School building burnt to the ground.
Anyhow, I’m starting to ramble, and I’m certainly no Zephyrhills historian.
I hope you have a nice trip.
Chris E. Welch
Gainesville, FL
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