Chase Family Grant for Visiting Graduate Scholars

The Chase Family in Florida The story of the Chases in Florida began in 1878 when Sydney Octavius Chase (1860-1941), having read about orange groves in Scribner’s Magazine, came to Florida from Philadelphia. His brother, Joshua Coffin Chase (1858-1948), joined him in 1884 and together they formed Chase and Company that year.  The citrus enterprise eventually … Continue reading Chase Family Grant for Visiting Graduate Scholars