Event Details

Madame Fortune Taylor Walking Tour

Time: 10:00 am til 11:30 am

Location: John F. Germany Public Library, 900 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa, FL 33602

Description: A former slave, business owner and community leader who amassed more than 30 acres of land along the eastern bank of the Hillsborough River in the 1800s, Fortune Taylor was a true Tampa pioneer.

New this fall, the Madame Fortune Taylor Walking Tour take you through original homestead of Madame Taylor, the namesake of Tampa’s Fortune Street and the recently re-named Fortune Taylor Bridge.

History Center walking tours take place outdoors. Guests will walk approximately six block on public rights of way. Pre-registration is required.

Tours meet at the John F. Germany Public Library, 900 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa, FL 33602.

COST:



$10-$20

WHEN:

10:00 AM – 11:30 PM EST

WHERE:

John F. Germany Public Library

900 N. Ashley Dr.

Tampa, FL 33602

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FPAN is posting this event as a courtesy, we will neither be hosting nor attending this event.

Archaeology Works: Hunting Tech

Time: 11:00 am til 12:00 pm

Location: Weedon Island Preserve, 1800 Weedon Dr NE, St Pete

Description: Description
How would you put dinner on the table if you were living in prehistoric Florida? Archaeologists look at how artifacts like stone tools change through time to learn about advances in ancient hunting technology. Join us for a talk with archaeologists from the Florida Public Archaeology Network to learn about these changes as well as the atlatl, a prehistoric hunting tool used in Florida.

Recommended for all ages; kids must be accompanied by an adult.

Questions or concerns? Please contact the Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center at (727) 453-6500 or weedonisland@pinellascounty.org.

Pinellas County complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this class you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Prior to two working days before the class, please contact the Office of Human Rights, 400 S. Fort Harrison Ave., Suite 500, Clearwater, FL 33756, (727) 464-4062 (Voice/TDD).

UF/IFAS Extension is an Equal Opportunity Institution.

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FPAN is hosting this event.