Wentz, Rachel

Dr. Rachel Wentz is director of the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) East Central Region, which includes the Windover site. As a Bioarchaeologist she has spent many years studying the Windover skeletons.

 

Recently published by FHS:

Life and Death at Windover - Cover

 

Florida Frontiers 112

Florida Frontiers 112

Florida Frontiers 111

Florida Frontiers 111

Florida's Folk Singer Bobby Hicks.

Episode Number: 
001
Mark-In Point: 
20:36
Length: 
05:15

Florida Folk Show host Pete Gallagher and folk musician Ernie Williams remember Bobby Hicks, a Florida folk singer who championed environmental protection and cultural preservation.

Subject 1: 
Music
Subject 2: 
Environment

Florida's Role in the Cuban Missile Crisis

Episode Number: 
001
Mark-In Point: 
13:30
Length: 
07:00

Duke Nelson, a retired Army officer, discusses his experiences in Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Subject 1: 
Cuban American
Subject 2: 
Politics

Patrick Smith and Dr. Maurice O'Sullivan on A Land Remembered

Episode Number: 
001
Mark-In Point: 
01:15
Length: 
12:05

Patrick Smith discusses his novel, A Land Remembered, which is considered the great epic Florida novel.

Subject 1: 
Cracker Culture
Subject 2: 
Florida Authors

Moonshine Whiskey in Florida

Episode Number: 
002
Mark-In Point: 
21:55
Length: 
06:00

Bill Dudley talks to several former moonshiners about how, from the 1920s to 1950s, many people in Florida supplemented their income by operating illegal stills and running moonshine.

Subject 1: 
Florida Industry
Subject 2: 
Folklife

Florida's Frog Leg Industry

Episode Number: 
002
Mark-In Point: 
15:55
Length: 
05:55

Judge William Hendry discusses his father's frog businss during the Depression.

Subject 1: 
Florida Industry
Subject 2: 
Folklife

Judy Lindquist and Monica Rowland Kyle on Saving Home

Episode Number: 
002
Mark-In Point: 
01:21
Length: 
13:50

Judy Lindquist discusses her children's novel, Saving Home. The books tells the story of the British seige of Spanish St. Augustine in 1702 through the eyes of children.  Monica Kyle discusses St. Augustine's teaching seminars.

Subject 1: 
St. Augustine
Subject 2: 
Colonial History

Eatonville Quilters

Episode Number: 
003
Mark-In Point: 
22:47
Length: 
05:37

Quilters from Eatonville talk about learning the art from older family members. Eatonville was the first African American town in the U.S., and the quilts these women make reflect that heritage.

Subject 1: 
African American
Subject 2: 
Folklife