Florida Frontiers Television

Episode Number
44
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  • Virtual Public History Forum, 50 Years of Walt Disney World

    Virtual Public History Forum, 50 Years of Walt Disney World

  • Florida Welcomes Walt Disney

    Florida Welcomes Walt Disney

  • Walt Disney World monorail construction

    Walt Disney World monorail construction

  • Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Executive Director of the Florida Historical Society

    Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Executive Director of the Florida Historical Society

  • Cher Knight

    Cher Knight author of Power and Paradise in Walt Disney World

  • Francina Boykin

    Francina Boykin, Apopka Historical Society

  • James C. Clark

    James C. Clark, A History Lover's Guide to Florida

  • Rick Foglesong

    Rick Foglesong, Married To The Mouse, Walt Disney World and Orlando

     

    Fifty Years of Walt Disney World. Opening in 1971, Walt Disney World has had a significant impact on the economy, politics, and history of Florida.

     

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    Episode Number
    43
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    • Chris Kahl, singer and songwriter

      Chris Kahl, singer and songwriter

    • Jacksonville Children's Chorus, Darren Daily Artistic Director

      Jacksonville Children's Chorus, Darren Daily Artistic Director

    • Voices of Jacksonville, Darren Daily Artistic Director

      Voices of Jacksonville, Darren Daily Artistic Director

    • Ray Charles, Childhood Home

      Ray Charles, Childhood Home

    • Jacksonville Children's Chorus, Darren Daily Artistic Director

      Jacksonville Children's Chorus, Darren Daily Artistic Director

    • Voices of Jacksonville, Darren Daily Artistic Director

      Voices of Jacksonville, Darren Daily Artistic Director

    • Jacksonville Children's Chorus, Darren Daily Artistic Director

      Jacksonville Children's Chorus, Darren Daily Artistic Director

    • Jacksonville Children's Chorus, Darren Daily Artistic Director

      Jacksonville Children's Chorus, Darren Daily Artistic Director

    • Voices of Jacksonville, Darren Daily Artistic Director

      Voices of Jacksonville, Darren Daily Artistic Director

    • Voices of Jacksonville, Darren Daily Artistic Director

      Voices of Jacksonville, Darren Daily Artistic Director

    • Jacksonville Children's Chorus, Darren Daily Artistic Director

      Jacksonville Children's Chorus, Darren Daily Artistic Director

    • Ben Brotemarkle

      Ben Brotemarkle

       

      Musical performances highlight Florida history.

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      Episode Number
      42
      Program Date
      • Panel: 100 years of the 19th Amendment: Florida Women Breaking Barriers

        Panel: 100 years of the 19th Amendment: Florida Women Breaking Barriers

      • Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Florida Historical Society Executive Director

        Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Florida Historical Society Executive Director

      • Emily Lisska, President Florida Historical Society

        Emily Lisska, President Florida Historical Society

      • Dr. Peggy MacDonald, Pubic Historian and Author, Former Director Matheson History Museum

        Dr. Peggy MacDonald, Pubic Historian and Author, Former Director Matheson History Museum

      • Dr. Gwendolyn Zoharrah Simmons, Professor of religion and Civil Righs Acvtifist, University of Florida

        Dr. Gwendolyn Zoharrah Simmons, Professor of religion and Civil Righs Acvtifist, University of Florida

      • Dr. Kimberly Wilmot Voss, Professor of Journalism and Author, University of Central Florida

        Dr. Kimberly Wilmot Voss, Professor of Journalism and Author, University of Central Florida

         

        Based on a panel discussion presented as part of the Florida Historical Society 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting and Symposium, historians and voting rights activists discuss “100 Years of the 19th Amendment: Florida Women Breaking Barriers.”

         

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        Episode Number
        41
        Program Date
        • Screenshot - FFTV41 Panel 2, Day2 introduction

          FFTV 41 - FHS-2020-Virtual-Meeting-Symposium Panel2, Day2 Introduction

        • Screenshot - Tracy Moore - Immediate Past FHS President

          FFTV 41 - FHS-2020-Virtual-Meeting-Symposium Panel2, Day2 - Tracy Moore - Immediate Past FHS President

        • Screenshot - Dr. David Jackson - Florida A&M University

          FFTV 41 - FHS-2020-Virtual-Meeting-Symposium Panel2, Day2 - Dr. David Jackson - Florida A&M University

        • Screenshot - FFTV41 Panel 2, Day2 -

          FFTV 41 - FHS-2020-Virtual-Meeting-Symposium Panel2, Day2 -

        • Screenshot - FFTV41 Panel 2, Day2 - Dr. Abel Bartley - Clemson University

          FFTV 41 - FHS-2020-Virtual-Meeting-Symposium Panel2, Day2 - Dr. Abel Bartley - Clemson University

           

          Florida historians discuss “Civil Rights, Equality, and Racial Justice in the Age of Black Lives Matter.” The panel discussion was presented as part of the Florida Historical Society Virtual Annual Meeting and Symposium.

           

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          Episode Number
          40
          Program Date
          • Going Viral, Pandemics in Florida

            Going Viral, Pandemics in Florida

          • Dr. Gary Mormino, University of South Florida St. Petersburg

            Dr. Gary Mormino, University of South Florida St. Petersburg

          • Dr. Steven Noll, University of Florida

            Dr. Steven Noll, University of Florida

          • Anddrew Kishuni, Honors Undergraduate Thesis Student, University of Central Florida

            Anddrew Kishuni, Honors Undergraduate Thesis Student, University of Central Florida

          • Dr. Connie Lester, Editor Florida Historical Quarterly

            Dr. Connie Lester, Editor Florida Historical Quarterly

             

            This panel discussion was presented as part of the Florida Historical Society Virtual Annual Meeting and Symposium. Historians compare pandemics from the state's past with COVID-19.

             

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            Episode Number
            39
            Program Date
            • 2020 BLM Protests

              2020 BLM Protests

            • Freedom Riders on planes

              Freedom Riders on planes

            • Freedom Riders on buses

              Freedom Riders on buses

            • Joan Mulholland - Freedom Rider, Rider Duke University/Tougaloo-College

              Joan Mulholland - Freedom Rider, Rider Duke University/Tougaloo-College

            • Kredelle Petway - Freedom Rider, Florida A&M University

              Kredelle Petway - Freedom Rider, Florida A&M University

            • Raymond Arsenault, "Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice"

              Raymond Arsenault, "Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice"

               

              The Freedom Rides of 1961 are seen as a pivotal point in the Civil Rights Movement, but it's often forgotten that two groups of Freedom Riders came to Florida.

               

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              Episode Number
              38
              Program Date
              • Craig Littauer - Silver Springs State Park

                Craig Littauer - Silver Springs State Park

              • Silver Springs State Park and Silver River Museum

                Silver Springs State Park and Silver River Museum

              • Sisco Deen - Flagler County Historical Society

                Sisco Deen - Flagler County Historical Society

              • "Reptile" Ryan - Jungle Adventures

                "Reptile" Ryan - Jungle Adventures

              • Jungle Adventures, Tourist attraction in Orange County, Florida

                Jungle Adventures, Tourist attraction in Orange County, Florida

                 

                Since the 1800s, tourist attractions have allowed visitors to encounter Florida nature in controlled settings.

                 

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                Episode Number
                37
                Program Date
                • Adonnica Toler, Museum Administrator, Ritz Theatre and Museum

                  Adonnica Toler, Museum Administrator, Ritz Theatre and Museum

                • Delius House plaque

                  Delius House plaque

                • Scott Watkins, Professor of Piano, Jacksonville University

                  Scott Watkins, Professor of Piano, Jacksonville University

                • William Schirmer, Music Professor Emeritus, Jacksonville University

                  William Schirmer, Music Professor Emeritus, Jacksonville University

                • Forrest sounds

                  Forrest sounds

                • Kimberly Beasley, Music Department Chair, Jacksonville University

                  Kimberly Beasley, Music Department Chair, Jacksonville University

                • Courtney Lewis, Music Director, Jacksonville Symphony

                  Courtney Lewis, Music Director, Jacksonville Symphony

                • Randy Noles, Author - Fiddlers Curse

                  Randy Noles, Author - Fiddlers Curse

                • Jacksonville Children's Chorus

                  Jacksonville Children's Chorus

                • The Ritz Theatre and Museum has an animatronic show tells the story of James Weldon Johnson and brother John Rosamond Johnson

                  The Ritz Theatre and Museum has an animatronic show tells the story of James Weldon Johnson and brother John Rosamond Johnson

                   

                  From "The Florida Suite" composed by Frederick Delius in the 1880s, to the present, the musical legacy of Jacksonville includes classical, jazz, bluegrass, and contemporary works.

                   

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                  Episode Number
                  36
                  Program Date
                  • Example Florida Cracker Home with Dog Trot

                    Example Florida Cracker Home with Dog Trot

                  • Dana Ste.Claire, Author: CRACKER: The Cracker Culture in Florida History

                    Dana Ste.Claire, Author: CRACKER: The Cracker Culture in Florida History

                  • Kara Hoblick, Florida Agricultural Museum

                    Kara Hoblick, Florida Agricultural Museum

                  • William Culyer Hall, Author, Florida Boy, Trouble With Panthers

                    William Culyer Hall, Author, Florida Boy, Trouble With Panthers

                  • Frank Thomas, Florida Folk Musician

                    Frank Thomas, Florida Folk Musician

                  • Sandra Wise, Forever Florida, Crescent J Ranch

                    Sandra Wise, Forever Florida, Crescent J Ranch

                  • Joseph Adams, Fort Christmas Historical Park

                    Joseph Adams, Fort Christmas Historical Park

                  • Example Florida Cracker Home

                    Example Florida Cracker Home

                     

                    Crackers are pioneer settlers who first arrived in the 1700s, and their descendants.

                     

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                    Episode Number
                    35
                    Program Date
                    • Black and White photograph Rollins College

                      Black and White photograph Rollins College

                    • Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Executive Director Florida Historical Society

                      Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Executive Director Florida Historical Society

                    • Jack C Lane, Rollins College Historian

                      Jack C Lane, Rollins College Historian

                    • Randy Noles, Author 'Rollins After Dark'

                      Randy Noles, Author 'Rollins After Dark'

                    • Marice J O'Sullivan, Professor of Literature, Historian, Autor

                      Marice J O'Sullivan, Professor of Literature, Historian, Autor

                    • N. Y. Nathiri, Zora Neal Hurston Festival

                      N. Y. Nathiri, Zora Neal Hurston Festival

                    • John V. Sinclair, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park

                      John V. Sinclair, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park

                    • Laurence Ruggiero, Morse Museum Director

                      Laurence Ruggiero, Morse Museum Director

                    • Old Sketch of Rollins College

                      Old Sketch of Rollins College

                    • Old photograph of Rollins College Building

                      Old photograph of Rollins College Building

                    • Old photograph of Rollins College Class

                      Old photograph of Rollins College Class

                    • Rollins College Entrance

                      Rollins College Entrance

                    • Black and White photograph of a Rollins College Class

                      Black and White photograph of a Rollins College Class

                       

                      In 1885, the tradition of offering a progressive, liberal arts education in Florida began in Winter Park, at Rollins College.

                       

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