Event Details
Thursday, Sep 19, 2013
Relive Florida’s History: Cuban Fishing Ranchos in Tampa Bay
Time: 6:00 pm til 8:00 pm
Location: Safety Harbor Library 101 2nd Street North Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Description: Jeff Moates with Florida Public Archaeology Network will discuss how important the early Spanish/Cuban fishing camps were to the development of Tampa Bay. Includes demonstrations and artifacts.
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FPAN is hosting this event.
Archaeology Lecture: Archaeology of Old St. Joseph
Time: 7:00 pm til 8:00 pm
Location: Weedon Island Preserve 1800 Weedon Dr NE St. Petersburg, 33702
Description: Christopher Hunt, MA Candidate, University of South Florida
A Forgotten Community: Archaeology of Old St. Joseph, Gulf County, Florida
The tragic story of the town of old St. Joseph is known from history. The town was founded in
1836 by rival speculators in the antebellum cotton trade and became politically important. Later yellow fever and a subsequent hurricane combined to devastate the community and by 1842 it had disappeared. St. Joseph was influential in early Florida, hosting the state’s first constitutional convention and establishing new shipping routes. Analysis of a newly identified collection of artifacts has made possible an archaeological assessment of the town and its history. My research specifically uses material culture to examine questions of early nineteenth century capitalism and consumer behavior.
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FPAN is posting this event as a courtesy, we will neither be hosting nor attending this event.
