Grants In Action Details
Websites
The Santa Rosa Viritual Musem is an interactive website that documents the history of Santa Rosa County through a series of photographs with descriptions, interactive maps and multimedia stories. The website includes a photo gallery of artifacts from local museums and private collections and is continuously documenting the regions’ history and heritage
In Their Own Words: Perseverance and Resilience in Two Florida Fishing Communities documents the experience of Cortez and Cedar Key residents. Faced with rapid change in their communities due to pressure from development and legal regulations in the fishing industry, residents respond in different ways. They tell their stories to maritime anthropologist Mike Jepson.
Florida History Online is an educational website developed through a grant to the University of North Florida and scholar Dr. Dan Schafer. It includes sections on British Plantations on the St. Johns, travels of John & William Bartram along the St. Johns River, Black Floridians in the Civil War, and Dr. Andrew Turnbull and Smyrnea. Click here for website. For another FHC-created website on St. Augustine, click here for Colonial St. Augustine: A Resource for Teachers.
The Zora Neale Hurston Heritage Trail was created in collaboration with St. Lucie County Library System and documents places of significance to Hurston’s life in Fort Pierce. Information about the sites of interest and markers on the trail can be found on the website.
Folkvine: Florida's Art and Artists brings humanities and folk art together on the Web. Folk artists and the connections of their work to their beliefs and communities can be found on this website created by the University of Central Florida’s Cultural Heritage Alliance.
The Traces of Our Past project supports the search for the hidden histories of the Manatee River communities. These histories include stories of pre-Columbian Indians and Seminoles, Spanish explorers and Cuban fishermen, free Blacks and enslaved Africans, and Anglo-American men, women, and children.
Radio
"Voices of Florida from Diverse Cultural Communities" is an eight part radio program that consists of sound portraits of eight distinct Florida communities. From fishing villages and cattle ranches to Cuban and Haitian neighborhoods, Florida life and culture emerge. The programs were produced by Florida Cultural Resources, Inc. and the Florida Folklife Program with funding from the Florida Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Exhibits
If your organization would like to borrow any of these exhibits for use with a public program, please contact Grants Director Susan Lockwood at slockwood@flahum.org. Grants are available to sponsor these exhibits and accompanying programs.
"White Sand, Black Gold & Sweet Water: Heartland History Through the Years" – The exhibit highlights the people, places, and events that have shaped the history of the Florida heartland counties of Highlands, Hardee, and DeSoto.
"The Last Harvest" – The final harvest from the farm land surrounding Lake Apopka is chronicled by the children of the workers. The resulting photographic exhibit created through a grant to The Crealde School of Art captures the end of an era in Florida history.
"Catfish, Moonshine, and Cattle on the Peavine: Surviving on Florida's Last Frontier" – This exhibit blends photographs, original art, video and artifacts in order to present the story of pioneer families in the Big Lake region and other areas of rural Florida. Created through a grant to the Museum of Florida Art and Culture at South Florida Community College, the exhibit is designed to travel.
"Collard Greens and Artistic Scenes: Pensacola Women's Stories" Artifacts, art and writings of 1930s Pensacola women comprise this exhibit. The University of West Florida Women’s Studies Program researched and created this exhibit which speaks to women’s lives during the Depression.
CD’s
“Winter Park Walking Tour” –This narrated walking tour provides an introduction to the community of Winter Park. There are twenty stops on the main tour that include the central business district, Rollins College, Casa Feliz, the historic Colony Theater, and nearby residential neighborhoods that feature a variety of vintage architectural styles. Click here to download Audio Tour.
Brochures
“The Mound House” – A color brochure allows the visitor to experience old Florida at the Mound House where Estero Island’s oldest standing structure sits atop an ancient Calusa Indian Mound. Situated on Estero Bay, this site is accessible by boat and motor traffic. For more information, please contact The Mound House at 239-765-0865.
“Trail of the Lost Tribes, Inc.” – A map of Florida’s ancient archaeological sites allows those interested in archaeology to experience the places and learn about the lives of Florida’s native peoples. Most sites are now located in parks and preserves. For more information, please contact The Trail of the Lost Tribes, Inc. at 941-794-8773.
Booklets
“DeLand Historic Mural Walk” –This full-color illustrated walking tour commemorates the city’s bygone days. The St. Johns River, steamboats, statesmen, wildlife, old hotels, and a Spanish sugar mill are included. The murals provide a history of the community when viewed in chronological order. For more information, please contact the MainStreet DeLand Association at 386-738-0649.
“Hidden Sagas –Stories of Florida’s African American Experience” This booklet documents the history and experiences of African Americans growing up during the 40's-60's in the segregated counties of Suwannee, Jefferson, Gadsden, and Madison. For more information, please contact the Riley House Museum at 850-681-7881.
“The La France Hotel and the Charles Patrick Family” –The La France Hotel in Delray Beach was the only hotel in the area that welcomed African Americans during the turbulent segregation era in the 1950s and 1960s. The booklet includes the stories of the hotel and the Charles Patrick Family. For information, please contact the Spady Cultural Historic Museum at 561-279-8883 or visit them online at http://www.spadymuseum.com/index.php.
Maps
“The 2nd Edition Big Water Heritage Trail” The cultural landscape of the Lake Okeechobee region is the focus of this heritage map. Sites of natural, cultural, historical, recreational, and educational interest are included. For information and to order the map, please contact Jennifer Pellichio at 239-338-2550 x218.
“Historic Downtown Winter Park – A Walking Tour” This walking tour map accompanies the narrated walking tour or can stand alone as a guide to this charming community. For information regarding this map, please call 407-647-2330.
“Zora Neale Hurston – Dust Tracks Heritage Trail” The life of author Zora Neale Hurston and her years in Fort Pierce are commemorated by this trail. Illustrated markers at each stop of the trail reveal her life’s story and her final years in this community. For more information regarding the guide map and trail, please call 772-462-2154
“Walking Tours Map – Historic Little Havana” With this bilingual, walking tour map of the old Calle Ocha (S.W. 8th St.)/ Latin Quarters, visitors discover many layers of community life that have flourished in this neighborhood. Waves of immigrants including Cubans, Conchs, and Bahamians have called it home. To order a map, please call Viernes Culturales at 305-644-9555.
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