Today at the Mandarin post office, a group with the annual Miss Aggie Day event celebrated the life of Susan Ford, one of the Mandarin Historical Society members and lover of all things Mandarin.

Karen Roumillat, Susan Ford, Sandy Arpen

Agnes Jones was the postmistress in Mandarin for many years (1928-1963). She was known to give of herself to many in Mandarin, those with need and those who simply needed a kind word. An award was set up which is given every year in May. Susan Ford was honoured.

Susan has recently published, with the cooperation of the Historical Society a book called “Images of America: Mandarin which is a photolog of many facets of Mandarin, Florida.

Once, Mandarin was a sleepy, country area made up of hard working people living the wooded, life.  Today, it  is growing in leaps and bounds such that many in the community are saying “enough!”.

Susan Ford has loved Mandarin for many years and said that putting this book together was simply a “labor of love”.  

Karen Roumillat, Susan Ford, Sandy Arpen

I was able to catch up with Susan for the first time in many years. Pleasure.

See you tomorrow,

Nan

Sources: Mandarin Newsline, Sandy Arpen, Mandarin Historical Society Facebook. Personal visit to the Mandarin Post Office. 

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