The Florida Historical Society and the Library of Florida History

will be closed
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 through Monday, June 4, 2012
for our Annual Meeting and Symposium
and vacation.

Please join us in Tampa for this exciting event!

We will reopen Tuesday, June 5, 2012.

Researchers: 
Please contact our archivist in advance
ben.dibiase@myfloridahistory.org or (321) 690-1971 ext. 211

 

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Spring 2009 Discover Florida Lecture Series

As the Friends of the Florida Historical Society begin 2009, we also begin a new lecture series with a new name:

'DISCOVER FLORIDA SERIES'

We are extremely excited to present our lineup of speakers for Spring, 2009:


Lectures are free to the public and begin at 2 p.m. at the

LIBRARY OF FLORIDA HISTORY

435 BREVARD AVE.

COCOA VILLAGE

 
February 21, 2009
Stu Ferguson
Touring with the Rossetter Sisters
Go back in time with Carrie and Ella Rossetter as they traveled through the Sunshine state 
and the mountains of North Carolina..


 


March 7, 2009
Neal Hurley
Florida's Lighthouses in the Civil War
"After more than 140 years, the true story of Florida's lighthouses 
in the Civil War deserve to be told."
 


 


March 21, 2009
Judy Lindquist
Saving Home  


Lindquist, a fourth-grade teacher in Orange County for over 15 years, discusses 
her novel Saving Home, an historical novel set during the English siege of 
St. Augustine in 1702.  The story is told through the eyes of nine-year-old 
Luissa de Cueva and her friends, ten-year-old Diego de las Alas, 
and a Timucuan Indian girl named Junco.




April 18, 2009
Tim Brock
American Florida: Pioneers of the Peninsula 
A look at the independent spirit of American Florida. From Andrew Jackson's acquisition 
of Florida and the early pioneer cracker culture through Reconstruction and America's first 
incorporated black community we'll explore the state's coming of age. 


 


Refreshments will be served. Courtesy of the Friends of the 
Florida Historical Society.


 


 


About the Discover Florida Series


The Discover Florida Series is produced by the Friends of the Florida Historical Society 
under the direction of Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Executive Director of the Florida Historical Society.  
The program brings speakers to the Florida Historical Society who approach the issue of  
“Florida Life and Culture” from a wide range of disciplines, including history, public affairs, 
law, sociology, criminology, anthropology, literature, music and art.  Its overall objective 
is to create an opportunity for members of the community to listen to, interact with and learn 
from leading scholars and specialists in the state’s history and culture.



 


For more information call (321) 690-1971.