Glenn H. Curtiss – A Man in Motion [Third of a series about Glenn H. Curtiss, renowned inventor, aviator and founder of Miami Springs, Hialeah and Opa-locka, and the house that he built, the Curtiss Mansion.] Glenn Curtiss had a very active childhood and no one could ever remember him taking the time…

Glenn H. Curtiss – A Man in Motion [Second of a series about Glenn H. Curtiss, renowned inventor, aviator and founder of Miami Springs, Hialeah and Opa-locka, and the house that he built, the Curtiss Mansion.] Grandmother Ruth took great delight in reading to Glenn Curtiss when he was a very young child….

Glenn H. Curtiss – A Man in Motion [First of a series about Glenn H. Curtiss, renowned inventor, aviator and founder of Miami Springs, Hialeah and Opa-locka, and the house that he built, the Curtiss Mansion.] Glenn Hammond Curtiss has been called The Real Tom Swift, The Pioneer of Flight, The Founder of…

July 11-15, 2016 from 9:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. TRANSFORM YOUR SUMMER FROM ORDINARY TO EXTRAORDINARY! – Build a Solar Powered Cricket – Discover the Science of Slime and Squid – Think On Your Feet In High-Energy Games – Take Apart Machines and Make Original Prototypes – Design and Eco-Adventure Park and More!…

Join Dr. Nelson Hall as he directs three outstanding performers singing “Songs of the Heart” – songs that make us smile and feel great –  Over the Rainbow, All I Ask of You, What a Wonderful World, and many more. Great entertainment for all ages!  PLUS a surprise performance by Florida Memorial University students.   …

USS CURTISS Source: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Glenn Hammond Curtiss Glenn Hammond Curtiss, the renowned aviation pioneer, set many aeronautical records and designed many types of planes. His Navy Flying Boat was the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic in 1919. He trained many of the early naval aviators and is…

MIAMI SPRINGS, FL – January 21, 2016 – The historic Curtiss Mansion in Miami Springs invites the general public to enjoy an interesting and informative pictorial overview of Key Biscayne’s 500+ year recorded history, one of the longest in North America, on Thursday, January 28th at 7:00 p.m. It will be presented by authors Kirsten Hines and…

High over Palm Beach By Augustus Mayhew Tuesday, August 11, 2009 The Florida Years In 1907, Glenn Curtiss was a motorcycle manufacturer; seventeen years later, he was a multi-millionaire as the “Father of Naval Aviation” and retired from the airplane business, moved to South Florida and became a land developer. He established the…

High over Palm Beach By Augustus Mayhew Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Curtiss and Wanamaker Partner for Aviation In 1914, Wanamaker and Curtiss had formed the America Trans-Oceanic Company, named for their intent on making the first non-stop trans-Atlantic crossing. Unfortunately, it was delayed by the onset of World War I; then, ill-fated, when…