Florida Frontiers Radio Program #77

Program Number: 

77

Radio Program: 

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Program Segments: 

Prehistoric Medical Practices

Bioarchaeologist Dr. Rachel Wentz discusses ancient medical practices based on an analysis of the bodies at Windover, a site near Titusville that was so well preserved that out of the 168 bodies found, ninety-one still had brain matter.

Mark-In Point: 

01:26

Length: 

11:50

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1513 Moment - Cubans in Florida

Historian Dr. James Cusick talks about one of the earliest Cubans in Florida History, Juan Jose de Estrada, governor of Spanish Florida in 1812, who defended St. Augustine from an American invasion from Georgia.

Mark-In Point: 

12:34

Length: 

01:36

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Fishing in South Florida

Ninety-one-year-old Richard Milton Jones tells fish stories from his home county of Indian River.

Mark-In Point: 

14:11

Length: 

05:36

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Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture

Dale Allen Gyure discusses his book about Frank Lloyd Wright and the architecture of Florida Southern College, which has the largest collection of Wright-designed buildings in the world.

Mark-In Point: 

19:47

Length: 

08:33

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Sponsors: 

Brevard Cultural Alliance

Brevard Cultural Alliance's mission is to build and sustain a dynamic and vibrant arts and cultural sector integral to Brevard County's quality of life.

Florida Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities

With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, FHC grants primarily respond to the needs of local communities, but they often address topics of statewide interest.  FHC is particularly interested in projects that are collaborative, attract diverse audiences, encourage active participation from the public, and explore humanities topics and disciplines in interesting and engaging ways.

Program Date: 

05 Jan 2011

Segment Summary: 

SEGMENTS | Prehistoric Medical Practices | 1513 Moment - Cubans in Florida | Fishing in South Florida | Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture