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04/28/2026

A lot happened in Sarasota in 1926 - a few months ago, you might have read about the Charles and Edith Ringling House (today's College Hall at New College of Florida), Sarasota Memorial Hospital opened, and the forerunner of the Sarasota Opera House started - WEDU produced a documentary on the 100 years of the Opera House

Celebrating 100 years of the Sarasota Opera House.

04/28/2026

Interested in the world's deadliest tree, which of course is Florida? Hear about the manchineel tree and more about the archaeology of trees at

Join Craig, Chadd, and Jason Garcia from "Seeking Rents" Thursday, May 7, from 7:00-8:30 PM at Tombolo Books in St. Pete and on Saturday, May 9, from 3:00-5:00 PM at Austin's Coffee in Winter Park for our FIRST EVER LIVE PODCAST meet-and-greets!Ch...

02/22/2026

Come to the March 7th and 8th Back to Angola Festival at Manatee Mineral Springs Park! For more information, see https://www.backtoangolafestival.com/

Three events will precede the festival:
a. March 3rd at 6 pm at the Manatee County, Florida Central Library: U*i Baram presenting on the Archaeology of Angola https://manateelibrary.libcal.com/event/15771907

b. The Living Legacies of The Exiles of Florida, at the Jane Bancroft Cook Library of New College of Florida, Friday the 6th at 11 am

c. Reflections of Manatee is hosting Angola Comic Con on Friday the 6th at 5 pm

Honor the living history of the freedom-seeking peoples

02/13/2026

Credit the Florida Public Archaeology Network West Central, long ago, for these gems of archaeology and valentines day (seems part of my task is memory keeper and renewal). Enjoy and share the archaeo-love

02/02/2026

For those in/near Englewood (Florida): speaking on Paulsen Point Mound and other landmarks from the long history around Lemon Bay on the Florida Gulf Coast. Free and open to the public at a great little library

12/15/2025

Thank you St Augustine Archaeology instagram for piecing together the sherds

10/21/2025

Great interview with Jane Landers and Kathy Deagan on Fort Mose

Fort Mose roughly 1 mile north of St. Augustine has the distinction of being the first free Black settlement in what is now America. Despite that august history, the site remains little known inside or outside of Florida. Kathleen Deagan and ...

10/10/2025

Join me on October 22nd at Eckerd College, for a film screening and discussion of hurricanes

09/16/2025

Time Sifters Archaeology Society has its season opening on Wednesday the 17th, starting at 5:45 pm at the Selby Public Library. Come dive into the past!

Free and open to the public, with the hope you will like the programming so much you'll join at the reasonable volunteer membership ($25 per year)

REMINDER: Time Sifter's season opener lecture September 17th, Selby Library, 5:45pm - https://mailchi.mp/bebce1e62600/time-sifters-news-and-events-6424314

09/02/2025

Maryland started to commemorate the Underground Railroad in September to honor Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass; Florida is the other direction from the northern route and only slowly gaining popular attention. Here is the preface from a proposed book manuscript on one of the key communities in Spanish Florida for the freedom-seeking people to share

Preface: Back to Angola Festival

08/27/2025

It is the heart of summer but organizations are starting to organize programs I'll be in St. Pete in September to commemorate last year's Helene at Sacred Lands for "Sea Level Rise and Heritage Sites in Florida. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/remembering-helene-at-sacred-lands-recovery-tour-guest-speaker-uzi-baram-tickets-1625752291869 Free and open to the public thanks to

Join us for a special tour highlighting our hurricane recovery, followed by a presentation on Sea Level Rise and Cultural Heritage Sites.