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'''Myrtle Scharrer Betz''' (1895–1992) was an American author who wrote about life on [[Caladesi Island]] in the early 1900s.<ref>Terry Tomalin [https://tampabay.newspapers.com/image/328950213/?terms=%22Myrtle%2BScharrer%2BBetz%22 "Beauty and the Beach"], ''St. Petersburg Times'', June 21, 2002 {{subscription}}</ref>
'''Myrtle Scharrer Betz''' (1895–1992) was an American writer who wrote about life on [[Caladesi Island]] in the early 1900s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tomalin |first=Terry |date=June 21, 2002 |title=Beauty and the Beach |url=https://tampabay.newspapers.com/image/328950213/?terms=%22Myrtle+Scharrer+Betz%22 |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref>


Betz was born on Caladesi Island. Her mother died when she was six, and she stayed on the island with her father, the homesteader Henry Scharrer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirby |first=Sharon |date=1982-08-29 |title=Myrtle Betz tells of 35 years of life amid Caladesi's beauties |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-myrtle-betz-tells-of-35/158291263/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Tampa Bay Times; St. Petersburg, Florida |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times/158291305/] |language=en-US}}</ref> She would live on the island for 35 years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kirby |first=Sharon |date=1985-02-24 |title=On her 90th birthday, woman gets a party and her manuscript published |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-on-her-90th-birthday-wo/158291382/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Tampa Bay Times; St. Petersburg, Florida |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Bet She was the daughter of the 1880s homesteader Henry Scharrer At age 87, Betz wrote the book, ''Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise'' ({{ISBN|9781597320337}}) telling of her life on the [[barrier island]].<ref>[http://www.floridastateparks.org/caladesiisland/default.cfm Caladesi Island State Park official website]</ref>

At the age of 20, she married Herman Betz and they had one daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Washington |first=Ray |date=1984-03-25 |title=Outsider from the island |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-pierce-tribune-outsider-from-the-is/158292097/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Fort Pierce Tribune; Fort Pierce, Florida |language=en-US}}</ref> She and her husband moved to the mainland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brenner |first=L.C. |date=1944-06-02 |title=American Pageant |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-american-pagean/158292184/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Fort Worth, Texas |language=en-US}}</ref>

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At age 87, Betz wrote the book, ''Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise'' ({{ISBN|9781597320337}}) telling of her life on the [[barrier island]].<ref>[http://www.floridastateparks.org/caladesiisland/default.cfm Caladesi Island State Park official website]</ref><ref>Reviews of ''Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise''
*{{Cite news |last=Horchy |first=Eric |date=2010-07-16 |title=Author's night features Caladesi Island |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/132313486/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |work=The Tampa Tribune; Tampa, Florida |language=en-US}}
*{{Cite news |last=Kornacki |first=Steve |date=2007-11-18 |title=Life sweet as honey for island family |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-life-sweet-as-honey-fo/158291123/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |work=The Tampa Tribune; Tampa, Florida |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Yesteryear I Lived In Paradise'' was first published in 1985 in a loose-leaf binding made possible by the interest and generosity of 105 friends of Myrtle Betz. This edition was presented to Myrtle as a surprise gift for her 90th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-07-24 |title=The Story Behind Yesteryear |url=https://caladesimemories.com/about-yesteryear-i-lived-in-paradise/ |access-date=2023-02-09 |website=Caladesi Memories |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 1990 [[Honeymoon Island State Park]] began celebrating Myrtle Scharrer Betz Day on the island.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1990-11-16 |title=Author to receive honor at park |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-author-to-receive-honor/158291490/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Tampa Bay Times; St. Petersburg, Florida |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Landry |first=Sue |date=1990-11-18 |title=Island living subject of celebration |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-island-living-subject-of/158291550/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Tampa Bay Times; St. Petersburg, Florida |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times/158291561/] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Betz died in 1992,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lamm |first=Sharon Kirby |date=1992-01-04 |title=Myrtle Scharrer Betz, 96, writer of book about Caladesi Island |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-obituary-for-myrtle-scha/158290991/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Tampa Bay Times; St. Petersburg, Florida |language=en-US}}</ref> and she was later profiled in Linda Taylor's book on women exploring nature.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Taylor |first=Linda |url= |title=Great Women Exploring Nature |publisher=Author House |year=2008 |isbn= |language=en}}</ref>

In 1994 a play based on her book about Caladesi Island, ''The Islander'', was presented at the cultural center in [[Tarpon Springs, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lamm |first=Sharon Kirby |date=1994-10-21 |title=Woman's island life comes to the stage |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-womans-island-life-come/158291055/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Tampa Bay Times; St. Petersburg, Florida |language=en-US}}</ref> Betz's descendants presented her life in period costumes to people interested in life on the island.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Robert |date=2001-02-16 |title=A homesteader's tale of perseverance and survival |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kingston-whig-standard-a-homesteader/158291888/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=The Kingston Whig-Standard; Kingston, Ontario, Canada |language=en-US}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 20:08, 3 November 2024

Myrtle Scharrer Betz
Born
Myrtle Scharrer

(1895-02-22)February 22, 1895[1]
Caladesi Island, Pinellas County, Florida, United States
DiedJanuary 2, 1992(1992-01-02) (aged 96)[2]
Other namesMyrtle Betz

Myrtle Scharrer Betz (1895–1992) was an American writer who wrote about life on Caladesi Island in the early 1900s.[3]

Betz was born on Caladesi Island. Her mother died when she was six, and she stayed on the island with her father, the homesteader Henry Scharrer.[4] She would live on the island for 35 years.[5]

At the age of 20, she married Herman Betz and they had one daughter.[6] She and her husband moved to the mainland.[7]

At age 87, Betz wrote the book, Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise (ISBN 9781597320337) telling of her life on the barrier island.[8][9] Yesteryear I Lived In Paradise was first published in 1985 in a loose-leaf binding made possible by the interest and generosity of 105 friends of Myrtle Betz. This edition was presented to Myrtle as a surprise gift for her 90th birthday.[10][5] In 1990 Honeymoon Island State Park began celebrating Myrtle Scharrer Betz Day on the island.[11][12]

Betz died in 1992,[13] and she was later profiled in Linda Taylor's book on women exploring nature.[14]

In 1994 a play based on her book about Caladesi Island, The Islander, was presented at the cultural center in Tarpon Springs, Florida.[15] Betz's descendants presented her life in period costumes to people interested in life on the island.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Betz, Myrtle Scharrer (2009) [1984]. Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise: the Story of Caladesi Island. Tampa, Florida: University of Tampa Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-159732033-7.
  2. ^ Betz 2009, p. 184.
  3. ^ Tomalin, Terry (June 21, 2002). "Beauty and the Beach". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  4. ^ Kirby, Sharon (1982-08-29). "Myrtle Betz tells of 35 years of life amid Caladesi's beauties". Tampa Bay Times; St. Petersburg, Florida. pp. [1]. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  5. ^ a b Kirby, Sharon (1985-02-24). "On her 90th birthday, woman gets a party and her manuscript published". Tampa Bay Times; St. Petersburg, Florida. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  6. ^ Washington, Ray (1984-03-25). "Outsider from the island". Fort Pierce Tribune; Fort Pierce, Florida. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  7. ^ Brenner, L.C. (1944-06-02). "American Pageant". Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Fort Worth, Texas. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  8. ^ Caladesi Island State Park official website
  9. ^ Reviews of Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise
  10. ^ "The Story Behind Yesteryear". Caladesi Memories. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  11. ^ "Author to receive honor at park". Tampa Bay Times; St. Petersburg, Florida. 1990-11-16. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  12. ^ Landry, Sue (1990-11-18). "Island living subject of celebration". Tampa Bay Times; St. Petersburg, Florida. pp. [2]. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  13. ^ Lamm, Sharon Kirby (1992-01-04). "Myrtle Scharrer Betz, 96, writer of book about Caladesi Island". Tampa Bay Times; St. Petersburg, Florida. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  14. ^ Taylor, Linda (2008). Great Women Exploring Nature. Author House.
  15. ^ Lamm, Sharon Kirby (1994-10-21). "Woman's island life comes to the stage". Tampa Bay Times; St. Petersburg, Florida. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  16. ^ Clark, Robert (2001-02-16). "A homesteader's tale of perseverance and survival". The Kingston Whig-Standard; Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-02.


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