Augustus Mayhew

As much a cultural explorer as a social historian and historic preservationist, Augustus Mayhew's essays and photographs appear regularly at the New York Social Diary. He has been a guest lecturer at The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, Historical Society of Palm Beach County, Colonial Dames, and the Coastal Georgia-Sea Island Historical Society. Along with appointments to local, regional and state historic preservation organizations, he served as archivist and chairman of archives and collections for the Historical Society of Palm Beach County. Born in Camaguey, Cuba, he grew up in Delray Beach, Florida, and received a bachelor's degree in English Literature and History from Florida State University, having also studied at the International Study Center, Florence, Italy.