From left, Quenton Cypress, Juan Cancel, Paul Backhouse, Bobby Henry, Shannon Purvis and Willie Johns stand near the spot on Egmont Key where Seminole Indians were imprisoned during the Third Seminole War. Photo by Peter B. Gallagher. Presenter: Paul Backhouse, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Seminole Tribe of Florida Location: IMAG… Continue reading
Presenter: Heather Walsh-Haney, Associate Professor, Florida Gulf Coast University Location: Collier County Museum, 3331 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, 34112 Time: Program 7:00pm Fictitious Forensic Anthropologist Temperance Brennan from the television show, Bones, has shaped the public’s perception of how human skeletal remains may contribute to solving a case. This presentation… Continue reading
A visitor enjoys the fish tank at IMAG featured on the Animal Planet’s tv series “Tanked.” Presenter: Matthew Johnson, Director, IMAG Location: IMAG History & Science Center, 2000 Cranford Avenue, Fort Myers Time: Reception 5:00pm Program 6:00pm The study of Science and History are two lenses we use to understand… Continue reading
Presenter: Corey Malcolm, Director of Archaeology, Mel Fisher Maritime Museum Location: IMAG History & Science Center, 2000 Cranford Avenue, Fort Myers Time: Program 7:00pm South Florida was never a hub for the Transatlantic Slave Trade, but because of its location as a gateway to the Caribbean, many significant, associated events… Continue reading
Fighting over a stolen herd by Frederic Remington. The image was included in an August 1895 Harper’s magazine article entitled, “Cracker Cowboys of Florida.” Presenter: Dave Southall Location: Collier County Museum, 3331 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, 34112 With the removal of the aboriginal population and later the Seminole people, vast… Continue reading
