Event Details
Saturday, Mar 7, 2015
It's Not a Costume - Modern Seminole Patchwork
Time: 9:00 am til 5:00 pm
Location: Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum in Clewiston
Description: The making and wearing of the Seminole patchwork clothing is still regularly and proudly worn by Tribal members. Like most fashion, the cut, shape and silhouette of patchwork clothing has shifted to meet the needs and trends of Tribal members. However, a quick study shows each piece still harkens to its history. Wearing patchwork is a statement of fashion, of pride, and an acknowledgement of history.
The exhibit is co-curated by Rebecca Fell and Jessica Osceola
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FPAN is posting this event as a courtesy, we will neither be hosting nor attending this event.
Second Saturday Archaeology: Innovators of the Archaic
Time: 9:00 am til 11:00 am
Location: Koreshan State Historic Site
Description: In an era of rising sea levels, changing environments, and increasing populations, Florida\'s Archaic People test out and adapted to new technologies and new ways of life. Learn about area sites and artifacts that help archaeologists learn how these people shaped 7,000 years of prehistoric Florida culture. Hands on activity: Learn how to make cordage from plantsrn
FPAN is co-hosting this event.
26th Annual Old Florida Festival
Time: 10:00 am til 4:00 pm
Location: Colllier County Museum 3301 Tamiami Trail East Naples Florida 34112
Description: You can live in the present any old time. Why not spend a day in the past with a Calusa Indian, a Seminole family, a Civil War soldier, Cracker cattleman or Spanish Conquistador and dozens of other costumed time-travelers at the Old Florida Festival, scheduled for March 7 and 8 at the Collier County Museum. The annual family-style adventure brings together over 100 of the state’s finest historical reenactors, craftworkers and living history presenters to recreate over ten centuries of everyday life on the Southwest Florida frontier.
Continuous all-day demonstrations will be offered by the blacksmith, soap maker, telegraph operator, flintknapper, basket weaver and other craftworkers, along with 1800s-style music and entertainment, cannon and musket firing, a Seminole War skirmish, and authentic military drills by soldiers from the American Revolution to World War II. Artists, sutlers and traders will also offer handmade gifts, toys and craft items for your homestead, as well as kettle corn, old-fashioned candy, Southern barbeque, and other traditional treats from the past.
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FPAN is attending this event.
Lecture: Who made the Everglades
Time: 5:00 pm til 6:00 pm
Location: Shark Valley Visitor Center
Description: This talk will explore the geological and cultural history of the Everglades. In particular, we will look at the role of early Native Americans and initial tree island formations.
FPAN is attending this event.
