Janet Snyder Matthews

Janet Snyder Matthews is an American historian and author. She is known for her work on historical places in Florida.

Janet Snyder Matthews
Born	Janet Snyder

Early life and education

Matthews grew up in Ohio. She has a bachelor's degree from Kent State University and a master's degree from Ohio State University.^[1] She earned a second master's degree^[2] and a Ph.D. from Florida State University.^[3][4]

Career

Matthews worked as the director of Florida's Division of Historical Resources.^{[4] [when?]} and was named the head of the state's Bureau of Historical Preservation in 1999.^[5] In 2002 she joined the National Park Service's advisory board,^[6] and in 2004 she moved to the National Park Service where she was associate director for cultural resources and the keeper of the National Register of Historic Places.^[7][1]

She appeared on C-Span in 2005 when she was an official with the National Park Service.^[8] In 2009 she returned to the University of Florida, first to teach classes on historic preservation^[1] and then to work in the communications regarding historic properties in Florida.^[9]

Matthews writes about historically-important places. In 1987, the town of Venice, Florida commissioned her to write^[10] what would become Venice, Journey from Horse and Chaise.^[11] She also wrote Edge of Wilderness, a Settlement History of Manatee River and Sarasota Bay 1528-1885 (1983),^[12] and Sarasota: Journey to Centennial (1985)^[13]

Awards and honors

She received the Senator Bob Williams Award, given for exceptional service in historic preservation in Florida, in 2016.^[1]

Personal life

She married lawyer A. Lamar Matthews Jr.,^[4] whom she met while he was in law school and she was working at University of Florida.^[3]

Books

• Edge of Wilderness, a Settlement History of Manatee River and Sarasota Bay 1528-1885 (1983)
• Venice, Journey from Horse and Chaise (1985)
• Sarasota: Journey to Centennial (1985)

References

1. Putterman, Samantha (May 26, 2016). "Local historian Janet Snyder Matthews honored". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
2. "Sarasota's past holds writer's future". The Tampa Tribune. 1985-08-17. p. 32. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
3. Djinis, Elilzabeth (March 9, 2022). "Longtime Sarasota lawyer, mentor, advocate Lamar Matthews dies". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
4. "JANET SNYDER MATTHEWS BOOK IS BACK! – Friends of the Venice Public Library, Inc". Archived from the original on March 19, 2021.
5. Stockbridge-Pratt, Dorothy (31 Aug 1999). "Historian accepts Florida positions". Sarasota Herald Tribune ; Sarasota, Fla. pp. 3B – via Proquest.
6. "Historic challenge ; How to bring the past alive under current conditions?". Sarasota Herald Tribune ; Sarasota, Fla. 21 April 2002. pp. F2 – via Proquest.
7. Goodnough, Abby (January 4, 2010). "For Cape Cod Wind Farm, New Hurdle Is Spiritual". The New York Times.
8. "Janet Snyder Matthews | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.
9. Chun, Diane (1 Apr 2014). "Giving a "remarkable city" its due". Gainesville Sun; Gainesville, Fla. – via Proquest.
10. Mudge, Bob (2017-11-08). "Venice historian headlines library luncheon". Port Charlotte Sun. pp. 10A. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
11. Review of Venice

    • Hawes, Leland M. (1990). "Review of Venice: Journey from Horse and Chaise". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 69 (2): 213–215. ISSN 0015-4113. JSTOR 30148607.
12. Review of Edge of Wilderness

    • Lawson, Steven F. (1984). "Review of Edge of Wilderness: A Settlement History of Manatee River and Sarasota Bay". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 63 (1): 96–97. ISSN 0015-4113. JSTOR 30149885.
13. Review for second edition of Sarasota

    • Stockbridge-Pratt, Dorothy (22 Dec 1997). "JOURNEY TO CENTENNIAL SKETCHES ADD COLOR TO ACCOUNT". Sarasota Herald Tribune; Sarasota, Fla. pp. 1B – via Proquest.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN