Rookery Bay Hosts Florida Humanities Speaker Series

Don’t

miss the 2018 Florida Humanities Speaker Series, featuring fascinating programs about Florida’s history, culture and people. Presented by the Florida Humanities Council (FHC) in partnership with Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, this series will showcase engaging talks and performances each month through April 2018.

The series will touch on a wide range of topics, including a historical journey into Florida colonial life, a look at lighthouses along the coast and more. Presentations are from noon to 1 PM. The cost is $15 and includes lunch.

The January 9 presentation is “Marjorie Harris Carr: Defender of Florida’s Environment.” This presentation blends women’s and Florida’s environmental history into one story of conservation, with Peggy MacDonald, author and executive director of the Matheson History Museum in Gainesville.

Subsequent presentations in the series include:

Feb. 20: “Doc Anna: Swamp Doctor

of Florida” recounts the life of Dr.

Anna Darrow who, in 1909, became

only the second woman doctor

licensed in Florida, portrayed by FHC

Chautauqua Scholar Carrie Sue Ayvar.

March 20: “Lighthouses of the

Sunshine State: Sentinels of History

along Florida’s Coast” is a journey

across Florida with Brendan Burke,

Maritime Historian at the St.

Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime

Museum.

April 10: “Innovation and the

Transformation of Seminole Culture”

features Andrew Frank, Allen Morris

Associate Professor of History at

Florida State University, who explains

Seminole Indian culture from the

1700’s to today.

The Florida Humanities Council

partners with community organizations around the state. Support for the

Speaker Series is provided by the Florida

Humanities Council with funds from the

Florida Department of State, Division of

Cultural Affairs and the Friends of Rookery Bay.

Preregister at rookerybay.org/calendar. Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is located at 300 Tower Road, Naples.