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Stewards of Florida History |
Upcoming Events for Stewards of Florida History
Stewards is hosting a Sunday talk series with the Florida Museum of Natural History
for Spring Semester 2009. Please see the Events PDF
or Talks PDF for full details.
All events are free and open to the public.
- Sunday, February 15, 2009. Leslie Poole (Adjunct Professor in Environmental Studies,
Rollins College) will speak on the origins of the Florida Audubon Society and the plume trade in the Everglades. 2:30 p.m., Classroom, Florida Museum
of Natural History. Reception follows.
- Sunday, March 22, 2009. Frederick Rowe Davis (Associate Professor,
Florida State University) will speak on his book The Man who Saved Sea Turtles: Archie Carr and the Origins of Conservation Biology. 2:30 p.m., Classroom, Florida Museum
of Natural History. Reception and book signing follows.
- Sunday, April 19, 2009. Jackson Walker (Artist in Residence,
Museum of Florida Art, DeLand) will discuss how he chooses and recreates scenes from Florida's past in his award-winning Legenary
Florida series. 2:30 p.m., Classroom, Florida Museum
of Natural History. Reception and print signing follows.
The Purpose of Stewards
There
is a great need to advocate and promote interest in Florida's history.
Too often we are told that the state has no history or that the public
is not interested in state history because everyone has moved here from
someplace else. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Florida
has a rich history dating back thousands of years into prehistoric
times. Even today, it is home to several
Native American tribes. It has a long and complicated colonial history.
It was an early underground railroad for people escaping from slavery.
It was a state torn apart and divided during the Civil War. It is one
of the most environmentally sensitive regions in all of the United
States and a national vacation spot. It is home to the space program.
It has one of the fastest growing, largest, and most diverse
populations anywhere in the country. No history? It is history.
Stewards
of Florida History is a call to be an advocate for the importance of
the state's history. The mission of Stewards is to assist
the P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
in maintaining collections on Florida and, more importantly, to help promote a love for the state and its past.
Interested in getting involved? Please read Our Information Brochure and feel free to contact me,
the curator of the Florida history collection, at any time.
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