History Center Welcomes Jerald Milanich to Florida Conversations

Discover the “hidden lives” of Florida’s Seminoles when the History Center welcomes renowned author and anthropologist Jerald Milanich to Florida Conversations, this Thursday, December 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Milanich will discuss his new book, co-authored with Nina J. Root, Hidden Seminoles: Julian Dimock’s Historic Florida Photographs, which chronicles Dimock’s exploration of the Florida Everglades in 1905. The book features photographs culled from Dimock’s more than 6,000 glass negatives, which are housed at the American Museum of Natural History. These rare images document the lives of Seminoles in the Everglades and the Big Cypress Swamp at a time when the tribe was largely unknown to the outside world.

Jerald Milanich is curator emeritus of the Florida Museum of Natural History and the author of many books and articles on Florida anthropology including Laboring in the Fields of the Lord: Spanish Missions and Southeastern Indians.

Florida Conversations is co-sponsored by the USF Libraries Florida Studies Center and supported by WUSF Public Media and features authors and presenters covering a variety of Florida topics, from politics to fiction, history to environmental issues.

Public parking is available at St. Pete Times Forum East Lot, the Channelside garage and other city-owned lots. For more information, contact the Tampa Bay Center at (813) 228-0097 or online at www.tampabayhistorycenter.org.

History Center Re-creates WWII Radio Broadcast

Step back in time and tune in to December 8, 1941, a Studio@620/WMNF Radio Theater Project production written and directed by Emmy Award winning PBS documentary film director Larry Elliston and performed live at the Tampa Bay History Center on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m.

The classic 1940s-era syndicated radio show Lum & Abner sets the stage, preceding the live broadcast of MacDill Field Radio News, as it might have been heard on WDAE in 1941. Staged 70 years and one day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 8, 1941 recreates the tension and anxiety that gripped Tampa on that dark day in American history.

Dr. Gary Mormino will introduce the program, leading a short panel discussion featuring Tampa residents who grew up in Tampa during WWII.

December 8, 1941 is presented by Tampa Bay History Center, the Frank E. Duckwall Foundation, Studio@620, WMNF 88.5 FM and the Florida Humanities Council. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.tampabayhistorycenter.org or call (813) 228-0097.

Out of This World: Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television

Cydi Edwards and our friends at WFLA Channel 8 visit the Tampa Bay History Center to check out Out of This World: Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television. 

History Center Leads Kids on a Great Caper

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's super family! On Saturday, November 19, you can experience the History Center’s newest exhibit, Out of This World: Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television, by dressing your family team in your craziest hero or villain outfits and exploring Tampa’s historic neighborhoods.

This caper takes your crew on a scavenger hunt through our galleries, then on to some of Tampa's historic urban treasures. We provide the clues as you hop on and off the TECO streetcar line through Channelside and Ybor City in search of storied landmarks. Return to the History Center to create a scrapbook of your adventure!

The Great Caper takes place from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. and is recommended for ages 4 and up with an adult companion. $12 per child; $18 per adult. Price includes streetcar fare and TBHC admission for the day. TBHC members $10/child, $15/adult. Pre-registration is required.

For more information, contact Assistant Curator of Education, Jennifer Tyson, at (813) 675-8960 or jtyson@tampabayhistorycenter.org.

History Center Welcomes Veterans

Col. Lenny J. Richoux

All veterans and active-duty service members will receive buy-one-get-one-free admission to the Tampa Bay History Center on Veteran’s Day weekend, beginning Friday, November 11 through Sunday, November 13.

To mark the weekend-long celebration, the History Center will welcome Col. Lenny J. Richoux, Commander of the 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, who will discuss the history of Veteran’s Day. Richoux’s talk, “Veteran's Day-Honoring a Legacy of Service,” is scheduled for Saturday, November 12 at 2 p.m.

Veteran’s Day weekend at the History Center is sponsored by the TECO Energy Foundation. All veterans and active-duty service members with military I.D. will receive buy-one-get-one-free admission.

The History Center is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Public parking is available at the St. Pete Times Forum East Lot, the Channelside garage and other city-owned lots. For more information, contact the Tampa Bay Center at (813) 228-0097 or online at www.tampabayhistorycenter.org.