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Stewards of Florida History |
2008 Buttons, Badges, and Bumper Stickers: 160 years of Presidential Campaigns
This exhibition featured campaign objects from the extensive collection of John Owen Clark, as well as materials from various collections held in UF Special Collections.
See the exhibit brochure. Sponsored by the Stewards of Florida History and the UF Department of Political Science.
2009 Sunday Talks with the Florida Museum of Natural History
- Sunday, February 15, 2009. Leslie Poole (Adjunct Professor in Environmental Studies,
Rollins College): The Florida Audubon Society and the plume trade in the Everglades.
- Sunday, March 22, 2009. Frederick Rowe Davis (Associate Professor,
Florida State University): The Man who Saved Sea Turtles: Archie Carr and the Origins of Conservation Biology.
- Sunday, April 19, 2009. Jackson Walker (Artist in Residence,
Museum of Florida Art, DeLand): A presentation on his award-winning Legenary Florida series.
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. 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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