Event Details

500 B.C. at Phillippi Estate Park

Time: 9:00 am til 11:00 am

Location: Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota

Description: Edson Keith Mansion to host free, family-friendly archaeology event on Saturday, June 25

This family-friendly event will showcase what the property was like in 500 B.C. to A.D. 500. Archaeologists and other experts will be on hand as visitors get a special opportunity to see how the results of January 2016 excavations at the park are analyzed and interpreted. The public will learn about artifacts used by the Manasota Indians, who lived by Phillippi Creek approximately 2,500 to 1,500 years ago, and have the chance to use replicas of Manasota artifacts, including hands-on demonstrations of atlatls, tools used to increase velocity when throwing a dart or spear.

The event will take place at the Edson Keith Mansion on the grounds of Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. All ages are welcome.

This is the latest in several archaeology-related events hosted at Phillippi Estate Park. The 60-acre site, located on the shores of the Phillippi Creek, is home to prehistoric archaeological evidence spanning thousands of years.

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FPAN is participating in this event.

Talk- Maps for Genealogists

Time: 11:00 am til 12:00 pm

Location: 701 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34232

Description: Rebecca O’Sullivan from the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) covers the ways different historical maps such as Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, Plat maps, and Coastal Survey maps can be used in your research, as well as the many digital and paper sources for these maps, how to locate the map you need, and the possible information about your ancestors it might contain.

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FPAN is participating in this event.