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Florida Frontiers TV - Rollins College

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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    Florida Frontiers TV - Free Black Settlements in Spanish Colonial Florida

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    34
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    • Militia Reenactment Fort Mose

      Militia Reenactment Fort Mose

    • Anthony Dixon, Bethune-Cookman University

      Anthony Dixon, Bethune-Cookman University

    • Thomas Jackson, Fort Mose Historical Society

      Thomas Jackson, Fort Mose Historical Society

    • Uzi Baram, New College Public Archaeology Lab

      Uzi Baram, New College Public Archaeology Lab

    • Peggy Colebrook, Sharona Woodside Barr, Angola Descendants

      Peggy Colebrook, Sharona Woodside Barr, Angola Descendants

    • Rhonda Kimbrough, National Forests in Florida

      Rhonda Kimbrough, National Forests in Florida

    • Andrew Wise, Southeast Archaeological Center

      Andrew Wise, Southeast Archaeological Center

    • Arthur Hayes, Sumter County Historical Society

      Arthur Hayes, Sumter County Historical Society

    • Dale Cox, Florida Historian

      Dale Cox, Florida Historian

    • Map Southern British Colonies

      Map Southern British Colonies

    • Daphney Towns, Back to Angola Festival

      Daphney Towns, Back to Angola Festival

    • Wilton Russell, Angola Descendant

      Wilton Russell, Angola Descendant

       

      Free black communities were established in Spanish Colonial Florida as enslaved people escaped from British colonies to the north.

       

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      Florida Frontiers TV - Harriet Beecher Stowe in Florida

      Episode Number
      33
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      • Marker, Harriet Beecher Stowe home

        Marker, Harriet Beecher Stowe home

      • Emily Lisska, President, Mandarin community Club

        Emily Lisska, President, Mandarin community Club

      • Book - Uncle Tom's Cabin

        Book - Uncle Tom's Cabin

      • John T. Foster, Author

        John T. Foster, Author

      • Sandy Arpen - President, Madarin Museum and Historical Society

        Sandy Arpen - President, Madarin Museum and Historical Society

         

        In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe was the most famous writer in America. By 1867, she was living and working in Florida

         

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        Florida Frontiers TV - The Indigenous People of Florida

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        32
        Program Date
        • FFTV32 The Indigenous People of Florida

          The Indigenous People of Florida

        • FFTV32 Jerald T. Milanich Anthropologist and Archaeologist

          Jerald T. Milanich Anthropologist and Archaeologist

        • FFTV32, Glen Doran, Anthropologist and Archaeologist

          Glen Doran, Anthropologist and Archaeologist

        • FFTV32, James Dunbar, Aucilla Research Institute

          James Dunbar, Aucilla Research Institute

        • FFTV32, Keith Ashley, Archaeologist, University of North-Florida

          Keith Ashley, Archaeologist, University of North-Florida

        • FFTV32, Robert-Carr, Archaeological and Historical Conservancy

          Robert-Carr, Archaeological and Historical Conservancy

        • FFTV32, Austin Bell, Marco Island Historical Society

          Austin Bell, Marco Island Historical Society

        • FFTV32, Pedro Zepeda, Seminole Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum

          Pedro Zepeda, Seminole Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum

           

          At the time of European contact, dozens of indigenous groups with sophisticated cultures occupied Florida.

           

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          Florida Frontiers TV - Florida in World War I

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          31
          Program Date

          • WW1 example of uniform

          • Barbara Gannon, Associate Professior of History, University of Central Florida

          • WW1 Naval Air Stations in Florida

          • Private Marion Joseph Losco

          • Sandy Arpen, Mandarin Museum and Historical Society

          • Marie Ovry, UCF Graduate Student, Verterans Legacy Program

          • Scroll of Florida's Fallen saved and restored

          • Paul Ghiotto, Great Nephew U.S. Army Pvt Marion Joseph Losco

          • Amelia-Lyons, Associate Professor of History, University of Central Florida

          • Walter Napier, U.S. Army Veteran, UCF Graduate Student, Veterans Legacy Program

          • Jim Stoddard, Marine Corp Veteran, UCF Graduate Student, Veterans Legacy Program

             

            When the United States joined World War I in 1917, Florida was still a relatively small state but it was significantly impacted by the conflict.

             

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            Florida Frontiers TV - One Giant Leap

            Episode Number
            30
            Program Date

            • JFK on Television

            • Bill Giffen, Space Program Worker, starting 1962

            • Bill Heink, Space Program Worker, starting 1962

            • Al Koller, Space Program Worker, starting 1959

            • John Tribe, Space Program Worker, starting 1954

            • Lori Walters, Historian, University of Central Florida

            • Saturn Rocket Assembly

            • Winston Scott, NASA Astronaut

            • Ben Dibiase, Libaray of Florida History

            • Ben Brotemarkle, Florida Historical Society

               

              In July 1969, the USA sent three men to the moon and returned them safely to the earth. Florida's Space Coast played a vital role in making this historic milestone happen.

               

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              Florida Frontiers TV - The Greatest Show in Florida

              Episode Number
              29
              Program Date

              • Ringling Circus Museum - Big Show Main Entrance

              • Karen Bell, Professional Clown, 30 years with Ringling Brothers Circus

              • Jennifer Lemmer Posey, Curator of Circus, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

              • Laura Steefel-Moore, Head of Education, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

                 

                We explore the legacy of John and Mable Ringling in Sarasota including an art museum, circus museum, and the Ca' d'Zan mansion.

                 

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                Florida Frontiers TV - Film in Florida

                Episode Number
                28
                Program Date

                • Film in Florida, exhibit at the Brevard Museum

                • Film in Florida

                • Flipper, movie filmed in Florida

                • Bruce O'Donoghue, owner Shamrock Studios building

                • Susan Doll, Author 'Florida on Film'

                • Philip Simpson, Popular Culture Association / American Cultural Association

                • Devan Stuart Lesley, Norman Studios Silent Film Museum

                • Florence Turcotte, University of Florida

                • Ricou Browning, Creature from the Black Lagoon

                   

                  Hundreds of filmmakers have followed their dreams to Florida. Films are part of the history of Florida, going all the way back to the silent era.

                   

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                  Beaches, Creatures and Cowboys: Florida Film Posters

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                  Florida Frontiers TV - The Conch Republic

                  Episode Number
                  27
                  Program Date

                  • The Conch Republic, Southern most point

                  • Tom Hambright, Key West Historian

                  • Cori Convertito, Key West Art and Historical Society

                  • Robert Kerstein, Author - Key West on the edge

                  • The Little White House

                  • Sloppy Joe's Bar, frequented by Ernest Hemmingway

                  • Audubon House and Tropical Gardens

                  • Key West Museum of Art and History at the Custom House

                     

                    Key West has a diverse history that includes "wreckers," writers, hippies, homosexuals, and U.S. Presidents. In 1982, the island seceded from the Union to form the Conch Republic.

                     

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                    Florida Frontiers TV - The Highwaymen Artists

                    Episode Number
                    26
                    Program Date

                    • Highway Men Paintings exhibited at the Brevard Museum

                    • Gary Moore - author of 'The Highwaymen: Florida's African American Landscape Painters'

                    • Mary Ann Carroll - Original Highwayman Artist

                    • Willie Reagan - Original Highwayman Artist

                    • Isaac Knight - Original Highwayman Artist

                    • Al Black - Original Highwayman Artist

                    • R. L. Lewis - Original Highwayman Artist

                       

                      The Highwaymen Artists. The Highwaymen are a group of mostly self-taught African American landscape painters who used their skills to create a profitable business model beginning in the 1950s.

                       

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