Clearwater Historical Society

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also referred to as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day, is observed annually in the United States on December 7, to remember and honor the 2,403 United States citizens who were killed in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, which led to the United…

Mary Tuttle, whose father, Charles Mullins, taught at Clearwater High School during 1958-59 wanted to share this photo with us.  This is a photo of two of his students, Judith Annis and Judy Kearney. She thinks one (or both?) of them used to babysit the Mullins kids when they lived in the area. This was…

  Wishing you all the best! Spend time with your near and dear and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

It’s not everyday that an alumni of Clearwater High School turns out to be the owner of a Two Star Michelin Restaurant! Well, we can thank John Shields and his wife, Karen Urie Shields, who are the owners of not one restaurant but two!! This is the story that I have gleaned from the Chicago…

Observance of Flag Day The week of June 14 (June 08–14, 2025; June 14–20, 2026; June 13–19, 2027) is designated as “National Flag Week.” During National Flag Week, the president will issue a proclamation “urging the people to observe the day as the anniversary of the adoption on June 14, 1777, by the Continental Congress…