WEDNESDAY 5/17

6:00 PM

FHS Board of Director’s Meeting: (Private event)
FSGS Board Meeting: (Private event)

THURSDAY 5/18

8:00 am-9:00 am
Registration

Coffee and Conversation
FHS Book Store open until 1:00pm
Exhibits open until 1:00 pm

9:00 am-9:30 am

Welcome!

Ben Brotemarkle, FHS Executive Director
Maurice J. “Socky” O’Sullivan, FHS President
Marlis Humphrey. FSGS President

9:30 am-10:15 am
Opening Presentation

“The History and Historic Places of Lakeland”
Presenters:
  Emily Foster, Historic Preservationist for the City of Lakeland
  LuAnn Mims, Librarian Supervisor at the Lakeland History and Culture          Center   

10:15 am-10:30 am

BREAK

10:30 am-11:30 am
Panel Discussion

“The El Destino Papers: A Collaboration Between FHS and FSGS to Preserve and Make Accessible Unique Florida Plantation Documents”

Facilitator/Participant:
   Ben Brotemarkle, Executive Director, Florida Historical Society

Participants:
   Holly Baker, Archivist, Library of Florida History
   Marlis Humphrey, President, Florida State Genealogical Society
   Patricia Rand, Preservation Projects Chair, Florida State Genealogical Society

11:30 am-11:45 am

BREAK

11:45 am-12:45 am
Panel Discussion

“Florida Pioneer Descendant, Pat Hines Mitchell in Conversation”

Facilitator:
   Patricia Rand, Chair of the FSGS Florida Pioneer Committee

Participant:
   Pat Hines Mitchell, descendant of the formerly enslaved Christmas Hemming, the first officially recognized black Florida Pioneer

12:45 pm-1:00 pm

BREAK

1:00 pm-2:15 pm
Awards Luncheon

FHS/FSGS Awards Luncheon

2:15 pm-2:30 pm

BREAK

2:30 pm-4:30 pm
Tour

Board motorcoach at SpringHill Suites entrance for our afternoon & evening tours.

Walking Tour of Historic Frank Lloyd Wright buildings at Florida Southern College

4:30 pm-6:00 pm
Tour (continued)

Tour of the Lakeland History and Culture Center

6:00 pm-7:30 pm
Tour/Reception

Polk Museum of Art Tour and Reception
(hors d’oeuvres, and drinks)

8:00 pm-9:00 pm
Evening Performance

“Songs of the Sunshine State”

Performed live by
The Jacksonville Children’s Chorus and The Voices of Jacksonville

This program is the culmination of a collaboration between the Florida Historical Society and the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus that resulted in a special episode of Florida Frontiers Television

The Polk Theatre

Built in 1928, this beautifully decorated Renaissance Revival theater provides a show of its own, with twinkling stars and clouds on the ceiling, and an Italian village surrounding the stage.

9:30 pm

Return to SpringHill Suites

FRIDAY 5/19

8:00 am-9:00 am
Registration

FHS Book Store open until 2:00pm
Exhibits open until 2:00pm
Coffee and Conversation

9:00 am-10:00 am

Presentation

“The Intersection of History and Genealogy”
Presenter:
   Alonzo Felder, CEO and Founder, My Roots Foundation
   Author of Discovering A.S.J. Allen: A Story of Skinfolk, Kinfolk, and Village Folk

10:00 am-10:15 am

BREAK

10:15 am-11:15 am

Panel Discussion

“Archival Preservation Best Practices: From Fixing Well-Intentioned Mistakes to Digital Scans and Beyond”
Facilitator/Participant:
   Holly Baker, Archivist, Library of Florida History, Florida Historical Society
Participants:
   Michael J. Boonstra, Librarian and Archivist, Brevard Central Library
   Connie Lester, Director, RICHES Digital Archiving Project, University of    Central Florida
   Florence M. Turcotte, Literary Manuscripts Archivist, George A. Smathers Library, University of Florida

11:15 am-11:30 am

BREAK

11:30 am-1:00 pm

Panel Discussion

“Cutting Edge Genealogy and Historical Research: DNA Testing and New Technologies”
Participants:
   Allison L. Ryall, Genealogy Specialist, Orange County Library System
     “The ABCs of DNA”
  Drew Smith, Genealogy Librarian, USF Libraries
     “Keeping Up With New Technologies”

1:00 pm

Lunch on your own

2:30 pm-5:30 pm
Tour

Bus leaves from SpringHill Suites entrance for the
Polk County History Center and Genealogical Library, Bartow

6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Reception

Pre-Banquet Reception
Live music from Lakeland band Rusty Trumpet
(cash bar)

7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Banquet/Keynote

Banquet Dinner
Jillian Prescott Memorial Lecture from Amy Anderson
Project Manager, La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas

SATURDAY 5/20

8:00 am-9:00 am
Registration

FHS Book Store open until 1:00pm
Exhibits open until 1:00pm
Coffee and Conversation

9:00 am-9:15 am
Presentation

Recognition of Emancipation Day in Florida
Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, FHS Board Members

9:15 am-10:15 am
Presentation/Discussion

Florida History Day Student Showcase
Facilitator:
   KC Smith, Florida Historical Society Board of Directors

10:15 am-10:30 am

BREAK

10:30 am-11:30 am

Panel Discussion

“Modern Florida History: Music, Mayhem, and the New Millennium”
Facilitator/Participant:
     James M. Denham, author of books including Fifty Years of Justice: A    History of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Participants:
     Bob Kealing, author of books including Good Day Sunshine State: How    the Beatles Rocked Florida
     Gary R. Mormino, author of books including Dreams in the New Century: Instant Cities, Shattered Hopes, and Florida’s Turning Point

11:30 am-11:45 am

BREAK

11:45 am-12:45 pm
Presentation

“No Longer Unknown: Recovering Lost Identities in St. Augustine National Cemetery”
Presenter: 
   Amy Giroux, University of Central Florida

12:45 pm-1:00 pm

BREAK

1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Tour and Picnic

Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr. Archives Tour (arrive on your own)
Box lunch picnic outside of the archive building on the Florida Southern College campus

***Schedule is subject to change***

Vendors and Exhibitors include:

• Florida Historical Society Bookstore/Author Signing Area
• Florida State Genealogical Society exhibit
• University Press of Florida
• Florida Council for History Education