Florida Frontiers Radio Show #4

Program Number: 

4

Radio Program: 

Program Segments: 

Rossetter House Museum

This program is about Carrie Rossetter and her remembrances of life at the turn of the century when she was a child in Florida. Today, her family home is a museum dedicated to life in the late nineteeth century and early twentieth century in Florida.

Mark-In Point: 

01:11

Length: 

13:55

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German POWs in Florida

Rupert Methrot, a former German prisoner of war, discusses what it was like to live in a POW camp in Florida during World War II. 

Mark-In Point: 

15:25

Length: 

05:55

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Cape Florida Lighthouse

Miami historian Dr. Paul George and author Dr. Kevin McCarthy discuss the Cape Florida Lighthouse, which is located on Biscayne Bay near Miami and is Florida's oldest lighthouse and the oldest structure in south Florida.

Mark-In Point: 

21:26

Length: 

06:37

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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: 

26 Jan 2009

Segment Summary: 

SEGMENTS | Rossetter House Museum | German POWs in Florida | Cape Florida Lighthouse