The Historic Pasco County Courthouse will be the backdrop for a book-signing event featuring local writer Madonna Jervis Wise on Oct. 4.
Wise has released her latest book, “Images of America: Dade City,” which will be released by Arcadia Publishing in September. The book features more than 200 photos and images throughout the 150-year history of Dade City.
Several people and historians who helped Wise on the book will speak at the event, which starts at 1 p.m. at the courthouse, 37918 Meridian Ave., in Dade City. They include Pasco County commissioner Pat Mulieri, Dade City councilman Scott Black, Trilby historian Angelo Liranzo, and Tampa Bay History Center founding board chairman J. Thomas Touchton.
Those attending will then be invited inside the courthouse for the cook signing in the commission chambers on the second floor, which will last until 4 p.m.
“Dade City is the historical hub of Pasco County history,” Wise said, in a release. “Oh, the stories. The book provides glimpses of institutions that have shaped history. This project gave me an opportunity to connect and learn from some of my favorite people.”
Wise has authored several books, including a comprehensive historical book on Zephyrhills. She also wrote “Sam & Company” and co-authored “Kachina and the Bully.”
Her Dade City book has been endorsed by the Historic Preservation Advisory Board of Dade City.
“I think the historic Dade City courthouse is the perfect backdrop to hold this event,” Mulieri said, in a release. “Many of the people and history described in this book have walked through the halls of the historic Dade City courthouse, and to have a book-signing event there is a fitting way to remember Dade City and its great history.”
Arcadia Publishing specializes in publishing books dealing with local and regional history in the United States. Its mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places, and have published more than 8,500 small towns and downtowns.
