The Southeast Volusia Historical Society was recently awarded a grant from the
Florida Humanities Council to help provide events and content related to African American History Month in February 2017 and Florida Archaeology Month in March 2017.
For
African American History Month we will be bringing in speakers like Mary Fears to discuss Harriet Tubman,
Dr. Michael Butler from
Flagler College to discuss Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his role in St. Augustine during the Civil Rights marches, and Dr. Len Lempel will be discussing Dr. John Milton Hawks and the founding of Freemanville. We are also working on plans for a tour of the
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune home in Daytona Beach and will also be developing a small exhibit in coordination with the Bethune home.
Florida Public Archaeology Network will be a key component of our Florida Archaeology Month events. They will be providing four presentations including a Saturday event aimed directly at children. In addition Sarah Bennett will be our speaker during the March Community Museum Meeting. For those not familiar, Sarah has worked closely with Dot and Roger in our lab and has recently earned her M.A. from the
University of West Florida. She is involved with the
Florida Anthropological Society and FPAN and participates in many digs throughout the state. Dot and Roger will also be putting together a display in our north room.
Please be sure to check our January newsletter to confirm dates, times, and locations of these events. All events will be free and open to the public courtesy of the Florida Humanities Council.
"Funding for this program was provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities Council with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the Florida Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities."
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