Event Details
Saturday, Oct 27, 2018
Walk Tampa: Tampa Bay Black History Tour
Time: 10:00 am til 12:00 pm
Location: Robert Saunders Public Library, 1505 N Nebraska Ave Tampa, FL 33602
Description: Led by noted local historian Fred Hearns, you’ll tour “the Harlem of the South,” Tampa’s Central Avenue district. Learn about life in Tampa’s African-American community, from the 1890s through the late 1960s. This outdoor trek begins at the new Robert Saunders Public Library and explores the social, political, musical and religious traditions of Tampa’s Black life in Tampa.
Tampa Bay History Center walking tours take place outdoors. Guests will walk approximately one mile. ***Pre-registration is required.
Tours meet at the Robert Saunders Public Library, 1505 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33602
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FPAN is posting this event as a courtesy, we will neither be hosting nor attending this event.
Plants and People - Florida Ethnobotany
Time: 10:30 am til 11:30 am
Location: Sunken Gardens, 1825 4th St N, Saint Petersburg, Fl 33704
Description: Just like other artifacts that archaeologists find, plant remains can say a lot about past people’s diet, environment, and culture. Native Peoples in Florida have used various plants as medicine, food, and other important purposes for thousands of years. Learn about some of Florida’s most useful native plants, and how archaeologists study preserved plant remains to find out how people used them in the past. Becky O’Sullivan of the Florida Public Archaeology Network - West Central Region leads this interactive program.
Free with Gardens admission. No pre-registration required. Recommended for ages 8+.
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FPAN is co-hosting this event.
