Since 1977 he has made his home in St. Augustine, Florida, known as the "nation's oldest city." From 1978 to 1980 he worked on the first official survey of old buildings in the Ancient City.

Dec 31, 2018 · Called a 'national treasure,' David Nolan helped shine a light on city's black history. In the not-so-distant past, a significant part of the St. Augustine’s history was hidden away, its black...

Jan 6, 2019 · David Nolan is a local historian, author, community servant, friend and colleague in the struggle to preserve the rich history of St. Augustine: particularly the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. He...

Jul 28, 2023 · AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Leaders sweeping Black history under the rug, choosing not to share at times a dark past. That’s what David Nolan says he faced when he moved to St. Augustine in the...

David Nolan is the main historian for the first Civil Rights Museum in Florida, the ACCORD Civil Rights Museum, and was a founding trustee of the Fort Mose Historical Society, which is the …

Apr 11, 2019 · Historian David Nolan's efforts to share St. Augustine's civil rights history is one reason why the St. Augustine City Commission chose him to receive the Adelaide Sanchez Award.

Apr 9, 2019 · On April 22, the City of St. Augustine will recognize one of the community’s most enthusiastic and committed advocates of historic preservation when the Adelaide Sanchez Award for Historic Education and Interpretation is presented to David Nolan.

David Joseph Nolan, American author, historian. President Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society, 1993-1995; trustee Fort Mose History Society, 1996-1999, since 2003. Member Friends of St. Augustine Architecture, 40th ACCORD, National Association for the …

Mar 17, 2021 · Local Historian David Nolan has surveyed many buildings in the area dating back to the 1970s and was active in the Civil Rights movement a decade prior. While the 75-year-old is now retired, his curiosity for finding hidden history in Lincolnville is still shining bright.

Dec 17, 2019 · Nolan, a local historian, author and civil rights activist, insists it only advances a false, racist belief that Englishmen founded America and created the system of slavery that defined this...