Rick Kilby

A 1986 graduate of the University of Florida, Rick Kilby was creative director of the Church Street Station attraction in Orlando before launching his own design studio, Kilby Creative. In 2008, Kilby launched a blog about Florida history and culture, "Visual Ephemera: Musings from the State I'm In," on which he's posted over 400 articles and received more than 874,000 page views. He has also contributed articles to the Society for Commercial Archeology's Road Notes and presented papers at the Society's conferences.

His first book, "Finding the Fountain of Youth: Ponce de León and Florida's Magical Waters" was released by University Press of Florida in May 2013 and was awarded a Florida Book Award in the Visual Arts category.

His latest book, "Florida's Healing Waters: Gilded Age Mineral Springs, Seaside Resorts, and Health Spas," was released in September 2020.