tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59294842688793071442024-03-06T12:00:21.435-08:00Tampa Bay History CenterTBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-71849800100878972412015-04-10T11:45:00.000-07:002015-08-21T11:52:16.747-07:00Hillsborough County History: Part Six of a Series<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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In 1898, <city w:st="on">Tampa</city> was one of three port cities selected as the port of embarkation for troops bound for <country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Cuba</place></country-region> and the Spanish - American War.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the summer months of June, July and August, <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Tampa</place></city>'s population swelled by over 40,000 temporary residents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The small city was overwhelmed, but managed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although local merchants saw increased profits in the summer of 1898, there was no direct, long term, benefit to <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Tampa</place></city>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were some indirect bonuses, not the least of which was the Army Corps of Engineers agreeing to dredge a shipping channel from <placename w:st="on">Tampa</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Bay</placetype> into <placename w:st="on">Hillsborough</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Bay</placetype> to downtown <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Tampa</place></city>.</div>
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World War I would not have as drastic affect on <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Tampa</place></city>, but World War II certainly would.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the war years of 1939 - 1945, thousands of servicemen and women, and their families, would come to <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Florida</place></state>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Tampa</place></city> sported three military bases:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MacDill Army Air Base, Drew Field and Henderson Field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, shipbuilding firms buzzed with activity 24 hours a day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two largest, Tampa Shipbuilding and Engineering Company and McCloskey Shipbuilding Company, employed hundreds and produced cargo and navy vessels for the war effort.</div>
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After the war, many of the servicemen and women would return to <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Hillsborough</placename> <placetype w:st="on">County</placetype></place>, where they once trained, to live and start families.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wartime growth continued, but in different areas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Tampa</place></city>'s port was thriving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MacDill Army Airfield would evolve to MacDill Air Force Base, home to the United States Central Command, while Drew Field became <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Tampa</placename> <placename w:st="on">International</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Airport</placetype></place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Busch</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Gardens</placetype></place> occupies much of the area formerly covered by Henderson Field.</div>
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The county's population increased dramatically after World War II, from 207,844 in 1945 to approximately 958,050 in 1999.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Growth occured in all areas, but urban sprawl would dominate some parts of the county, especially those close to the City of <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Tampa</place></city>.</div>
TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-9995444561939056332015-03-20T08:50:00.000-07:002015-08-21T11:51:39.796-07:00Artifact Spotlight: William Stork's 1767 New Map of East Florida<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Map #48 in TBHC’s map exhibition — the New Map of East
Florida — is important for several reasons. First, it’s one of only two pieces
in the entire exhibit that is actually part of TBHC’s own collection. But it’s
also unique in that there are only three known copies of this map in the world,
and the other two reside in the British Library. It was drawn in 1767 by
William Stork, one of many British surveyors and cartographers at the time of
the British era in Florida (1763-1783), and is likely a copper engraving
because the plate marks can be seen. <o:p></o:p></div>
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You might
wonder why this map’s title refers to East Florida when the west coast is plainly
visible. The reason is that soon after the British took possession of Florida
they split the territory into two colonies: East Florida, which encompassed only
the peninsula of Florida, with its capital in St. Augustine; and West Florida,
which included a Panhandle that extended all the way to the Mississippi River.</div>
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Printed
four years after the transfer of Florida to England, this broad-purpose map
would have been an early attempt by the British to conceptualize what they owned
in East Florida. The British ultimately wanted colonists to migrate to their
new possessions so this map would have served the general purpose of
illustrating the new territory. “Although there are some neat notations on the
map,” says Rodney Kite-Powell, “there really wasn’t much to highlight at that
time. Plus, it wasn’t very accurate. There’s a mountain range in the middle of
Florida, Tampa Bay is in the wrong place, and Hillsborough Bay hadn’t been
named yet; Stork labeled it ‘Spirito Santo (Holy Spirit) Bay.’ But the east
coast is well done. Stork did the best he could, and actually…it’s an
attractive map and phenomenal that he got as much right as he did”</div>
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Like most events
in history, it’s the anecdotes that pique the greatest interest. As was
mentioned, cartographer William Stork drew the map and he dedicated it to <i>The Right Honourable the Earl of
Hillsborough</i> —the first Lord Hillsborough — for whom the Hillsborough River
and Bay were later named. “But here’s the thing,” notes Rodney,” Lord
Hillsborough was never given any land in Florida, nor did he ever come to
Florida, or to <i>any</i> of the colonies.”
Why, then, was this map dedicated to the earl, and why were places named after
him? Because at that time the Earl Lord Hillsborough, who lived in Ireland, was
Secretary of State for the British colonies and mapmakers in England were
always on the lookout for ways to curry favor with their higher-ups. (Another
example is Egmont Key, named for the Earl of Egmont.)</div>
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And indeed,
Lord Hillsborough was such an important man in his day that many locations in
the U.S. were named after him (i.e. Hillsborough, N.C., Hillsborough, N.H.,
Hillsboro Inlet, an abbreviated version). “There are <i>all</i> <i>kinds</i> of
Hillsboroughs!” declares Rodney, “but remember, there was no Hillsborough
County until 1834, which was named years later after the river and the bay.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another
interesting story about Lord Hillsborough involves Benjamin Franklin who,
before the revolution in about 1762, was sent to Ireland to meet with the British
Secretary of State/earl. At that time, Franklin was on the fence about whether
or not the colonies should rise up against the British. However, after spending
just a short time with the earl, Franklin realized that if this guy was the one
in charge, there was no choice but to revolt! And that’s the message he brought
back when he returned home.<o:p></o:p></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Now the Hillsborough story takes a more
modern turn. In the 1950s, the Sixth (or Seventh) Earl of Hillsborough and his
wife visited Tampa during Gasparilla and it was then that they presented the
New Map of East Florida to Hillsborough County, in appreciation of the county being
named for their family. Then some 50 years later, in about 2000, the then-current
Earl of Hillsborough, a 45-year-old man named Nick Downshire, was planning a
trip to Florida with his family and wanted to pay a visit to Hillsborough
County. “He got in touch with us,” recounts Rodney, “and we planned to show him
the map, which he had never seen. But before he got here, his uncle the Marquis
of Downshire had died, and that title was then conferred upon Nick. And so,
Nick’s 8-year-old son became the new Earl of Hillsborough, and when the family arrived
in Florida, I got to meet the new lord …a little kid! I wonder if he even
remembers his visit to Hillsborough County.” -- Sara Baker, TBHC Volunteer</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">This article originally appeared in print in TBHC's <i>Volunteer Voice</i> newsletter, Issue 13, fall 2013.</span>TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-41713379222001337142015-02-01T11:26:00.000-08:002015-08-21T11:54:47.503-07:00Hillsborough County History: Part Four of a Series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two years after <city w:st="on">Jackson</city>'s map was complete, <city w:st="on">Tampa</city> received a city charter from the State of <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Florida</place></state>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prosperity seemed certain, but national politics held different plans for <city w:st="on">Tampa</city> and <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Hillsborough</placename> <placetype w:st="on">County</placetype></place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On January 10, 1861, <state w:st="on">Florida</state> became the third state to secede from the <place w:st="on">Union</place>.</div>
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The Confederate Army held <place w:st="on"><placetype w:st="on">Fort</placetype> <placename w:st="on">Brooke</placename></place> throughout most of the Civil War.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was shelled by Union warships on several occasions and was captured in May 1864.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After scouting the area for a day, the victors found nothing of use and abandoned the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They returned until after the war as occupation troops.</div>
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Floridians, during Reconstruction, struggled with a wide variety of issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most Black Floridians were experiencing freedom for the first time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Freedman from the <placename w:st="on">Hillsborough</placename> <placetype w:st="on">County</placetype> settlements of <city w:st="on">Hopewell</city>, Knights and Springhead founded Bealsville, a community south of <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Plant City</city></place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While the Homestead Act granted the land, it did not guarantee the claimants would become landowners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To retain title, applicants had to construct homes, clear land and procure farming implements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite the overwhelming odds, the community succeeded, and still exists to this day. <br />
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Freedom, too, held no guarantee. It was tainted with the continued indignities heaped upon by whites, both southern and the new northern "carpetbaggers" who came to <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Florida</place></state> to turn a quick profit at the expense of southerners, both white and black.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depression, both emotional and economic, hung over <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Hillsborough</placename> <placetype w:st="on">County</placetype></place>.</div>
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TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-55669802484959709902015-01-27T08:07:00.000-08:002015-08-21T11:54:19.317-07:00A Short History of Hillsborough County: Part 2 of a Series<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Few, if any, of <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Florida</place></state>'s indigenous people survived beyond the 1700s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once numbering in the hundreds of thousands, the native population was decimated by European-introduced diseases, slave raids and warfare with both explorers and the Creek and Yamassee Indians from present-day <country-region w:st="on">Georgia</country-region> and <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Alabama</place></state>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Handfuls of survivors were probably taken to <country-region w:st="on">Cuba</country-region> by the Spanish when <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Florida</place></state> came under English control in 1763.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Archaeological evidence discovered at the southern end of the Courtney Campbell Causeway dates from this time and suggests Cuban fishermen and their Tocobaga workers left for <country-region w:st="on">Cuba</country-region> when the Spanish government withdrew from <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Florida</place></state>.<br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span>In the mid-1700s, Native Americans from the areas north of <state w:st="on">Florida</state> began entering the <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Tampa</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Bay</placetype></place> area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These new residents had customs and traditions similar to their extinct southern neighbors, but there were also differences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The newcomers, later dubbed Seminoles, were a composite of a number of groups, including Creek, Yamassee and Apalachee, plus Africans, both freedmen and runaway slaves from colonial (later American) plantations.</div>
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Despite <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Florida</place></state> being the first site of European colonization, Americans paid it little attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When control of the territory transferred from <country-region w:st="on">Spain</country-region> to <country-region w:st="on">England</country-region> in 1763, <state w:st="on">Florida</state> was divided into East and <place w:st="on">West Florida</place>, becoming the 14th and 15th British Colonies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was during this era that <placename w:st="on">Hillsborough</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Bay</placetype> and the <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Hillsborough</placename> <placetype w:st="on">River</placetype></place> were named in honor of Lord Hillsborough, Secretary of State of the British Colonies under King George III.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These southernmost colonies remained loyal to the crown during the American Revolution and at the end of the conflict (1783) <country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Spain</place></country-region> resumed ownership.</div>
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The Second Spanish Period (1783 - 1921) was marked by the growing conflict between the Seminoles and <country-region w:st="on">U. S.</country-region> citizens living on either side of <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Florida</place></state>'s northern border.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Spain</place></country-region> was powerless to stop the agressors on either side.</div>
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TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-28686517278393248672014-02-20T08:38:00.001-08:002014-02-20T08:38:02.608-08:00Sharing Stories at the History Center<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past November, the galleries
of the History Center echoed with the question, “Where were you fifty
years ago?” It was important to mark the
50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s visit to Tampa--the first
visit of a sitting president --and it was wonderful to watch people share their
stories of seeing him that day. Those
who were not around at the time appeared equally riveted by the recollections
of this important day in our community’s history. </div>
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Of course, the euphoria of seeing
the president was eclipsed four days later when he was assassinated in
Dallas. That day also brought back vivid
memories and elicited more stories as our guests reflected on the events
surrounding November 22, 1963.<o:p></o:p></div>
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While observing interactions
between visitors as they discussed these historic events, our staff was once
again reminded of the important role the Center plays in preserving the memory,
identity and culture of our region. The
idea of documenting President Kennedy’s visit to Tampa was Lynn Marvin
Dingfelder’s. A former television
reporter, producer and writer, Lynn wanted to create a documentary film
chronicling JFK’s visit to Tampa. She
canvased the community, collecting stories and interviewing dignitaries,
average citizens, law enforcement and even members of the President’s
protection detail. Her documentary is a
wonderful piece that captures the events of the Tampa visit in a personal and
powerful way. </div>
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When Lynn approached us about
producing an exhibit to complement the film, we eagerly agreed. The film and the exhibit have served as
teaching tools for preserving this important historical moment. But perhaps more importantly, they brought
the community together to reflect and share stories…exactly what well-told history
should do. My deepest thanks go to Lynn,
her team and sponsors for their good work, and to the community for sharing
these heartfelt stories. -- <i>C.J. Roberts, Frank E. Duckwall President and CEO</i><o:p></o:p></div>
TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-80525425646154885872014-02-01T12:54:00.000-08:002014-02-20T09:03:55.880-08:00The Disappearing City: How Tampa was Voted Out of Existence<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John T. Lesley</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Though
Tampa experienced growth and prosperity during the 1850s, war clouds and
troubled times loomed on the horizon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The city endured four years of strife during the American Civil War,
including occupation by Federal troops in 1864, and by the end of the 1860s the
city faced a bleak future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Former
Confederate officer and Tampa citizen John T. Lesley ran for mayor in Tampa’s
1869 election with a simple campaign promise:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>vote for him and he would abolish the city of Tampa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>His “No Corporation People’s Ticket” won, and
the newly elected officials <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">did not take
office</i>, thereby allowing the city’s 1855 charter to lapse, effectively
eliminating the City of Tampa as a legal municipality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Four years would pass before any sort of
municipal government would take charge in Tampa, but another ten years would go
by before the economic and emotional depression that had gripped Tampa was
replaced by optimism.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Hope did
eventually come to Tampa, and it arrived on steel rails via a steam powered
engine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Henry Plant’s decision to make
Tampa the railhead for his South Florida Railroad, and Tampa Bay a main port
for his steamships, revolutionized the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Plant’s arrival in 1883 was the first of three monumental developments
for Tampa in the 1880s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second
followed two years later when Vicente Martinez Ybor and Ignacio Haya decided to
open cigar factories just outside of Tampa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ybor City would eventually become home to hundreds of cigar factories
and tens of thousands of workers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
also around this time that phosphate was discovered in the area’s rivers,
particularly the Hillsborough and Peace, as well as in the ground in eastern
and southern Hillsborough County.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Tampa’s
population exploded, from 720 people in 1880 to over 5,500 in 1890.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>New neighborhoods blossomed with these new
arrivals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Preceding Ybor City were Tampa
Heights (originally known as North Tampa) and Hyde Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Together with Ybor City and what is now downtown
Tampa, these four areas formed the first four wards of the new City of Tampa,
which received its charter from the state on July 15, 1887.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tampa was finally realizing the success that
had been anticipated thirty years earlier.<o:p></o:p></span>TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-74769785198907005792014-01-06T12:00:00.000-08:002014-02-20T09:20:59.377-08:00A Short History of Hillsborough County: Part One of a Series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <place w:st="on"><placetype w:st="on">county</placetype> of <placename w:st="on">Hillsborough</placename></place> was created by an act of the Florida Legislature on January 25, 1834.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The original, or historic, <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Hillsborough</placename> <placetype w:st="on">County</placetype></place> covered approximately 14,600 square miles -- all or part of 24 present-day counties (an area larger than 8 states at the time).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By comparison, today's <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Hillsborough</placename> <placetype w:st="on">County</placetype></place> is 1,072 square miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its history is as varied and fascinating as any other place in this country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People have lived in this area of West Central Florida for over 11,000 years, and their story is, in effect, our story.</div>
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<state w:st="on">Florida</state>'s indigenous people flourished here thousands of years before the first explorers arrived from <place w:st="on">Europe</place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Timucua and the Calusa were two of the largest and most highly-developed groups who controlled much of the peninsula and its population.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Different Timucuan people spoke dialects of the same language and held possession of the northern third of <state w:st="on">Florida</state>, while the Calusa ruled over southwest <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Florida</place></state>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The area now known as <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Hillsborough</placename> <placetype w:st="on">County</placetype></place> was occupied by smaller groups, notably the Tocobaga, Mocoso and Ucita.</div>
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Though probably known to Europeans before, <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Florida</place></state> was "officially" located by Spaniard Juan Ponce de Leon in March of 1513.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was followed by a long line of adventurers, including Panfilo de Narvaez (April 1528) and Hernando <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">de Soto</city></place> (May 1539).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Archaeological evidence shows that Narvaez began his explorations from <placename w:st="on">Tampa</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Bay</placetype>, while debate continues as to <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">de Soto</city></place>'s actual landing place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first priest to celebrate mass in <state w:st="on">Florida</state> -- Fray Luis Cancer de Barbastro on June 20, 1549 -- celebrated it on the shores of <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Tampa</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Bay</placetype></place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This exploration and settlement of <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Florida</place></state> by Europeans dealt a catastrophic blow to the First Floridians. - <em>RKP</em></div>
TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-69679097535363576232013-04-23T07:26:00.000-07:002013-04-23T07:26:40.342-07:00Florida Wildlife Corridor Team member heads to History Center
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The History
Center welcomes Florida Wildlife Corridor team member and conservationist
Mallory Lykes Dimmitt for a free lecture and book signing on Wednesday, May 1
from 5:30 - 7pm. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Dimmitt will
share her perspective as the project coordinator for the recently-completed
<a href="http://www.floridawildlifecorridor.org/about/about-expedition/" target="_blank">Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition</a>, and as the only female member of the team
that trekked 1,000 miles in 100 days to raise awareness for protecting
Florida's natural wildlife corridors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Dimmitt, who
holds a Masters of Environmental Management (MEM) in Environmental Economics
and Policy from Duke University’s Nicholas School of Environment, currently
serves as the executive director of <a href="http://linc.us/" target="_blank">LINC</a>, whose mission is to celebrate and
protect Florida's natural and cultural heritage through art. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Her talk at
the <a href="http://tampabayhistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">History Center</a> is free and open to the public and includes a book signing
from 5:30 to 6:30 with fellow Wildlife Corridor team member <a href="http://www.carltonward.com/" target="_blank">Carlton Ward Jr</a>.
For more information, call (813) 228-0097.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u1:p></u1:p>TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0Tampa Bay History Center27.9422224 -82.4499111000000082.4201878999999984 -123.75850510000001 53.464256899999995 -41.141317100000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-66264100069448969012013-04-08T14:02:00.001-07:002013-04-08T14:02:34.654-07:00Get ready for ‘The Great Caper’<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6j4XLooa7ef07PHMETsAadWYKDRwsUD5yvDvExDhcSOC_chU8Sufkj5Lvr4nbOFaovBJvkKZWoGUZCUUqYZQzvkth_-kTR2c3dlFcs3pppjFAFl6trCJGPXI7nEhWFCJ0qdwRYubPEBM/s1600/caper.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6j4XLooa7ef07PHMETsAadWYKDRwsUD5yvDvExDhcSOC_chU8Sufkj5Lvr4nbOFaovBJvkKZWoGUZCUUqYZQzvkth_-kTR2c3dlFcs3pppjFAFl6trCJGPXI7nEhWFCJ0qdwRYubPEBM/s320/caper.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The History Center
invites you to grab your smartphone, camera, and our clues, and trek through
Tampa’s urban treasures during “The Great Caper: Photo Safari!” on Sat. April 20.
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Caper begins with a mini
photography lesson by a pro from the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
followed by a photo scavenger hunt through the History Center’s galleries, which
include two photo-themed exhibits: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Florida
Wildlife Corridor: The Photographs of Carlton Ward Jr.</i>, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Big Picture: A Selection of Cirkut
Photographs from the Burgert Brothers Collection</i>. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">After exploring the History
Center, set your own pace as you hop on and off the TECO Streetcar Line in
search of landmarks and historic treasures. Along the way, you’ll uncover
clues, test your knowledge of Tampa trivia, and photograph historic sites in
Ybor City and downtown. Upload your pics to win an Instagram challenge, and
return to the History Center for prizes, kids crafts, and other activities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="titleserif1"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Great Caper: Photo Safari!</span></i></span><span class="titleserif1"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> takes place
from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. $12 per child; $18 per adult includes streetcar fare
and History Center admission for the day. TBHC members receive a $3 discount
for adults and a $2 discount for children. Pre-registration is recommended. </span></span><span class="titleserif1"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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sponsored by the TECO Streetcar Line, Tampa Bay Times, the Tampa Downtown
Partnership.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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or, contact Assistant Curator of Education, Jennifer Tyson via email at <a href="mailto:jtyson@tampabayhistorycenter.org"><span style="color: blue;">jtyson@tampabayhistorycenter.org</span></a>
or call (813) 675-8960.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-15331636668027295432013-02-26T13:07:00.000-08:002013-02-26T14:29:39.737-08:00Spring Break Camp: Archeaology Adventure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCLbDqIQWMe2T8MjI0gKsOxgUZ6ApPU7567c-SWnNoR5uZArJWNORDVsaDfluraYKvzTza3YkstOCkdzkiV5XIWGpD8VEdCPfi_56w3-oFLcVYclXenHdwlngNHe0fcad5P0Cw71YBKY/s1600/Summer+Camp+2010+Archaeology+189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCLbDqIQWMe2T8MjI0gKsOxgUZ6ApPU7567c-SWnNoR5uZArJWNORDVsaDfluraYKvzTza3YkstOCkdzkiV5XIWGpD8VEdCPfi_56w3-oFLcVYclXenHdwlngNHe0fcad5P0Cw71YBKY/s320/Summer+Camp+2010+Archaeology+189.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Become a junior archaeologist! Experts from FPAN (Florida
Public Archaeology Network) help you uncover what life was like for Florida’
first people! Make pottery, use pre-historic tools, and start your own Indian
mound. Complete the adventure with wet n’ wild excitement in our park and
play fountains. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Children ages 7 – 11 will work with experts during the week-long camp, where they’ll
explore the History Center’s galleries, make pottery, study paleo-indian
hunting tools, and participate in outdoor activities as they learn about a time
when giant sloths and saber-toothed tigers roamed free.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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for the History Center’s spring break camp is limited and <u>pre-registration
is required.</u> Cost is $175 for the week. Members of the History Center
receive a $25 discount. Classes run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, with
extended care available for an additional fee.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the Tampa Bay History Center Education Department at <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">813-675-8960 or </span></span><a href="mailto:jtyson@tampabayhistorycenter.org"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">jtyson@tampabayhistorycenter.org</span></span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><u><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></span></span>TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-19872899058612325252013-02-18T14:58:00.001-08:002013-02-18T14:58:44.857-08:00Award-winning photographer Carlton Ward Jr. celebrates the Florida Wildlife Corridor in a new exhibition at the Tampa Bay History Center
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</b>the expedition team journeyed north from Everglades National Park, through the
Big Cypress National Preserve, up the Kissimmee River to the Lake Wales Ridge, through
the Ocala National Forest, and, finally, to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
in southern Georgia.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span><br />
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Ward Jr., documentarian Elam Stoltzfus, conservationist Mallory Lykes Dimmitt,
and bear biologist Joe Guthrie had traveled 1,000 miles in 100 days.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The ambitious trek ― the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition ― is
the focus of a new exhibition opening Saturday, February 23 at the Tampa Bay
History Center. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Florida Wildlife Corridor
Expedition: The Photographs of Carlton Ward Jr. </i>will take visitors on a
virtual expedition from the Everglades to the Okefenokee. The exhibition will feature
a collection of large-format images taken by Ward, along with maps, video
footage, audio clips, news reports, and equipment used by team members during
the expedition. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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earlier explorers and naturalists William Bartram and Mark Catesby, both of
whom traveled through Florida’s interior in the 1700s.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ward is an eighth-generation Floridian whose photographs have
appeared in such publications as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Audubon</i>,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Smithsonian</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nature Conservancy</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">National
Wildlife</i>. His 2009 photo book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Florida
Cowboys,</i> won a silver medal in the Florida Book Awards, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Popular Photography Magazine</i> featured
him as one of three photographers working to save vanishing America. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Wildlife Expedition: The Photographs of Carlton Ward Jr</span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">., is on exhibit at the Tampa Bay History
Center through May 5, and is sponsored by The Mosaic Company, The Kimmins
Family Foundation, WUSF Public Media, and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tampa Bay Times</i>.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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The History Center will also host the premiere of Elam Stoltzfus’ PBS documentary chronicling the expedition. Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition: Everglades to Okefenokee will debut in Cotanchobee Park in front of the History Center on Sunday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. before it airs on public television stations across the nation later this spring. The History Center will offer extended gallery hours until 6:30 p.m., along with family-friendly activities in Cotanchobee Park beginning at 4:30 p.m. The screening is free and open to the public. <br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lecture
and Book Signing<o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ward’s new book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Florida
Wildlife Corridor Expedition: Everglades to Okefenokee </i>(9x12”, 160 pages),
will be available at the History Center starting March 3, and he’ll sign copies
during a Florida Conversations lecture at the History Center on Thursday, March
21 at 6:30 p.m. <span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Visit </span><a href="http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">www.tampabayhistorycenter.org</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> for more information.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-44239289794158188832013-02-04T12:06:00.000-08:002013-02-04T12:25:18.275-08:00Burgert Brothers Exhibit Looks at Hillsborough County Then and Now<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The black and white landscapes that populate the <a href="http://www.thpl.org/thpl/history/burgert/">Burgert Brothers Photographic Collection </a>are simultaneously familiar and foreign. As the pre-eminent commercial photographers in Tampa during the first half of 20th century, the Burgert Brothers Studio recorded the development of modern Hillsborough County one street corner and storefront at a time. The result is a collection of almost-familiar images ― downtown Tampa bustling with pedestrians, for example ― that are barely recognizable to contemporary viewers.<br />
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Comparing and contrasting the old with the new is what makes these photographs so compelling. In the History Center’s latest exhibition, The Big Picture: A Selection of Cirkut Photographs from the Burgert Brothers Collection, we see revelers gathered in suits and ties to enjoy Gasparilla, and swimmers enjoying Sulphur Springs, but few people are able to equate the framed images before them with their own personal experiences. If you didn’t visit downtown Tampa in the 1920s, for example, your mind immediately begins to assemble the modern pieces that are missing from the static black and white image of Franklin and Cass streets in 1928. You almost recognize it, but not quite.<br />
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The Burgert Brothers Studio snapped more than 80,000 photographs for its clients between the late 1880s and the 1960s. The photographs appeared in national publications, including Life and National Geographic magazines, as well as local newspapers, advertisements, promotional brochures, and displays for offices and stores. After the studio closed, its photographs and negatives were stored in a South Tampa garage, where heat and humidity destroyed many of the negatives. In 1974, the <a href="http://www.thpl.org/thpl/friends/">Friends of the Libraryof Tampa-Hillsborough County,</a> recognizing the significance of the collection, purchased approximately 15,000 of the negatives so that the photographs would be available to the public.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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Thanks to the availability of inexpensive reprints, many of the Burgert photographs are nearly ubiquitous. They adorn the walls of cafes and restaurants, doctor’s offices, and law firms across the Tampa Bay area. Many are familiar scenes: Gasparilla, Bayshore Boulevard or Ybor’s 7th Avenue. But this only scratches the surface of the collection.<br />
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The Burgert Brothers’ cirkut prints ― perhaps the most striking and least-viewed images in the entire collection ― form the heart of the History Center’s exhibition. Of the thousands of images in the Burgert Brothers Photographic Collection, only 442 are cirkut photographs.<br />
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Introduced by Kodak in the early 1900s, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirkut">cirkut cameras</a> enabled production of panoramic photographs up to 4 feet wide by 1 foot high. These large format rotational panorama cameras are capable of photographing a 360-degree view. The Burgert Brothers Studio was the largest commercial studio in Tampa with this type of camera.<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Gathering of Florida
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">Tampa, Florida </span><span style="font-size: small;">February, 1929.<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: small;">
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Cirkut cameras were originally built for photographing large groups such as conventions, graduating classes, and other public gatherings. Commercial photographers, like Al and Jean Burgert, quickly discovered a demand for panoramic views of landscapes such as railroads or real estate developments, farming and mining properties, manufacturing plants, and waterfronts and business districts of cities.<br />
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Two prints from the mid-1920s exemplify the near-familiar feel of the Burgert’s cirkut photographs. It’s startling to contrast the aerial view of Ybor City in 1926 ― hundreds of houses packed tightly together, almost on top of each other ― with the sparseness of today’s Ybor, its remaining wood-framed bungalows siting solitarily among dozens of empty lots. Then, there’s the image from just one year earlier, 1925, of a nascent Davis Islands literally rising from the waters of Hillsborough Bay. Knowing what would become of these two neighborhoods over the next 80 years is what makes viewing these images so engrossing − and so fun. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Elevated view of Ybor City with
homes in area known as the “Scrub Section” on the left </span><span style="font-size: small;">Tampa, Florida, </span><span style="font-size: small;">May 11,
1926. Courtesy HCPLC<span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">
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The exhibition also includes a slideshow of 80 “re-photographs” by local photographer <a href="http://www.83degreesmedia.com/features/changing010813.aspx">Bryan Weinstein</a>. A civil engineer by trade with a passion for history and photography, Weinstein was drawn to the Burgert Brothers collection, enamored with the historic architecture depicted throughout the collection, and unsettled by photographs of beautiful buildings that have long since succumbed to the wrecking ball.<br />
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Weinstein began revisiting locations where these historic photographs were taken. As a Tampa native, he wanted to see how the area had changed over the years. As a photographer, he wanted to photograph the modern scene. What was initially a quick snapshot soon turned into a methodical reproduction, with the goal of taking identical “re-photographs” of the location, from the same angle that the Burgerts took their original historic photographs. The only difference between the Burgerts’ photographs and Weinstein’s re-photographs is the elapse of nearly 100 years.<br />
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Rounding out the collection of 22 cirkut prints and other photographs is one of the Burgert Brothers Studio’s original ledgers, an original glass-plate negative, a 1904 “suitcase” camera of the type the Burgert Brothers used on many of their shoots, and other ephemera from the studio’s history.<br />
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<em>The Big Picture: A Selection of Cirkut Photographs from the Burgert Brothers Collection is on exhibit now through July 15 in the History Center’s Touchton Map Gallery</em>.TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-87704713508068088472013-01-15T14:13:00.005-08:002013-01-16T08:43:05.827-08:00Duckwall Lecture Recalls 'A Land Remembered'<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcFgitUBFK7KA7n2ug0m9cBISx1o9EkiaQ-dUTJjoc04XJ7sGqvO97MTXS_H_93EN9OMQatxI6-oTmakc1ckwP7Nv-5foJNh9y4NgZIgxVYJmEoz-qvFWDhyKTYPyL1xikYmpCaoSA90/s1600/Land+Remembered.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcFgitUBFK7KA7n2ug0m9cBISx1o9EkiaQ-dUTJjoc04XJ7sGqvO97MTXS_H_93EN9OMQatxI6-oTmakc1ckwP7Nv-5foJNh9y4NgZIgxVYJmEoz-qvFWDhyKTYPyL1xikYmpCaoSA90/s320/Land+Remembered.jpg" width="211" /></a><span style="color: #999999;">Few books have captured the spirit and colorful history of Florida as well as Patrick Smith's beloved novel, <em>A Land Remembered</em>. It has been said that people should be issued a copy when they cross the Florida state line.<br /><br /> Get to know the author and his work as Smith's son, Rick, takes the stage for the History Center's 2013 Duckwall Lecture on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m.<br /><br />Video clips, photos, paintings and music will transport you to a Florida that once was, is no more, and never will be again.<br /><br />Presented live at the Tampa Bay History Center Tuesday, January 22 at 6:30 p.m.<br /><br />Call (813) 228-0097 for more information. This event is free and open to the public.</span>
TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-44189032377746776742012-12-04T08:27:00.000-08:002012-12-04T08:28:30.534-08:00History Center Offers Visitor Parking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Gallery admission to the
Tampa Bay History Center will now include parking, the result of a partnership between the History Center and the Tampa Bay Lightning. The change went into
effect on Oct. 1.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Museum visitors paying for
gallery entry will receive a parking token that can be used to park at the Tampa
Bay Times Forum East Lot, located directly adjacent to the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">History</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>.
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Parking tokens will be issued
with paid gallery admission and are valid during the museum’s regular operating
hours, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Members of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Tampa</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bay</st1:placetype>
<st1:placename w:st="on">History</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>
will also receive an allotted quantity of parking vouchers as a member benefit depending
on their membership level.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Tampa Bay History Center,
which opened its 60,000 square-foot facility in 2009,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">includes three
floors of permanent and temporary exhibition space focusing on the history of
the Tampa Bay area. The History Center features a museum store, the Witt
Research Center <span style="color: navy;">(</span>a branch of the Hillsborough
County Public Library System<span style="color: navy;">)</span>, and the Columbia
Cafe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">For more information, visit <a href="http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/"><span style="color: windowtext;">www.tampabayhistorycenter.org</span></a>
or call (813) 228-0097.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-62657846404904570542012-10-22T13:01:00.002-07:002012-10-22T13:06:11.818-07:00The Ybor City Coffee Experience - A Walking Tour<h3>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Historian Gary Mormino to lead a
culinary-themed walking tour of Ybor City.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ncgwYu2Zl0RIUWe_GHUaZJPOjKtl8nmo8zVb7tnX2kKZDP7Sz8qQld9T6YF5VDfKe9ajrq7X3KMtJUS12sLdS7xt_X0hP6UpqKmSZSsP2a9JzjE4FVcpOSgBCmmHvrkr3G6O-GzDjNU/s1600/7th+avenue.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ncgwYu2Zl0RIUWe_GHUaZJPOjKtl8nmo8zVb7tnX2kKZDP7Sz8qQld9T6YF5VDfKe9ajrq7X3KMtJUS12sLdS7xt_X0hP6UpqKmSZSsP2a9JzjE4FVcpOSgBCmmHvrkr3G6O-GzDjNU/s1600/7th+avenue.bmp" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Patrons at the Tropicana Café on Ybor City’s 7<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> Avenue talk
politics while dunking their Cuban bread into steaming cups of café con leche.
Around the corner, Arnold Martinez sits in his casita on 19<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>
Street, using a secret blend of Cuban coffee and beer to paint scenes of the
neighborhood where he grew up. And each day around 9 a.m., the aroma of
roasting coffee beans seeps into every corner of Ybor City.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
Tampa Bay History Center invites you to take a sip of Tampa’s Latin roots with
noted historian Gary Mormino, as he leads <i>The Ybor City Coffee Experience</i>,
a walking tour highlighting Ybor City’s coffee and café culture On Saturday,
Nov. 3 from noon to 5 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The tour
begins at the History Center with a self-guided tour of their latest exhibit <i>Coffee:
The World in Your Cup</i>, before Mormino and crew board the streetcar to take
in the sights and smells of the Cigar City. The tour includes stops at the
Italian Club and the Arnold Martinez Gallery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
Ybor City Coffee Experience</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">
walking tour is part of Coffee<i>: The World in Your Cup,</i> on exhibit at the
Tampa Bay History Center now through Jan. 6.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cost is
$40 and includes admission to the History Center and streetcar fare. Space on the walking tour is limited, and participants must pre-register. For more
information, visit </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/"><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt;">www.tampabayhistorycenter.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> or call (813) 228-0097.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-88839924807706133832012-09-27T14:01:00.000-07:002012-09-27T14:02:07.532-07:00Fall/Winter 2012 Family and Children's Programs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<u5:p>The Tampa Bay History Center has recently announced the schedule of Children and Family Programs for Fall/Winter 2012 and we are happy to share it with you! We hope you can join us for one (or several!) of these exciting programs.</u5:p></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">My Doll and Me<u5:p></u5:p></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Drawing on the American Girl© book series, we’ll travel
through time with your favorite dolls! Peek into the past with crafts, games,
and snacks as well as hands-on gallery experiences. American Girl© dolls are not required for participation.
Space is limited; pre-registration required. <u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vErwhRjQK0Sa76jeJ_jsoc3C6juZ03cAmLWsHiPYhcmEeygeFJw4kv512BjyENr0hhWnWclFpiV8jtfmzmoiNSerVLKoaTL6Li1F8218DV1fJQpqGztvHZJlFr8Fq5yOz9a3XYxkqgs/s1600/Tea+Party.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vErwhRjQK0Sa76jeJ_jsoc3C6juZ03cAmLWsHiPYhcmEeygeFJw4kv512BjyENr0hhWnWclFpiV8jtfmzmoiNSerVLKoaTL6Li1F8218DV1fJQpqGztvHZJlFr8Fq5yOz9a3XYxkqgs/s320/Tea+Party.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When: Saturday, October 6 (Rebecca)
from 10-11:30 a.m.<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Who: Ages 7-12<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cost: $13 TBHC members; $15 non-members<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Fee includes child’s admission to the galleries)<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">*This is a “drop off” program. Parents may wish to wait with
a cup of café con leche and a guava pastry in the Columbia Cafe after viewing
our newest traveling exhibit, Coffee: The World in Your Cup.<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u5:p> </u5:p></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Family Fun Day and Veg Fest<u5:p></u5:p></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Little sprouts and their families soak up the fun as we
celebrate our newest exhibit, Coffee: The World in Your Cup and Tampa Bay Veg
Fest in the park. Paint with coffee, plant seeds in your own unique recycled
pot, and enjoy tasty organic coffee samples. Explore three floors of hands-on,
interactive exhibits with guided tours throughout the day, a scavenger hunt for
prizes, and giveaways courtesy of Twigs and Leaves, Whole Foods, Chipotle, Java
Planet and more!<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When: Sat., Oct. 13 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Who: All ages. (Children must be
accompanied by an adult)<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cost: Free with gallery admission<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u5:p> </u5:p></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A Night at the Museum <u5:p></u5:p></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As the museum winds down, our exhibits come alive! Catch
pirates, explorers, pioneer women, and even the Ghostbusters sneaking around the
galleries as you trick or treat through our hands-on exhibits. Families can
also board the TECO Streetcar for a ride filled with spooky stories and more
characters of Tampa’s past. Ghoulish games, creepy crafts, and a costume
contest for fantastic prizes await you. Don’t forget your candy bags!
Appropriate for all ages.<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When: Sun., Oct. 21, 4– 7 p.m. (Tickets on sale until 5
p.m.) <u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Who: All ages<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cost: $6/child + $8/adult (TBHC members)<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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$9/child + $14/adult (Non-members)<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u5:p> </u5:p></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">*Streetcar tickets additional: Adults $5, Seniors
65+/youth age 5 to17 - $2.50, 4 and under FREE<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Spooky Story Rides depart promptly just a few steps from the
museum at 4:31, 4:51, and 5:11. Space is limited, so arrive early to secure a
seat. <u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u5:p> </u5:p></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Holiday Tea Party – My Doll
and Me <u5:p></u5:p></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Enjoy a holiday tea party with your favorite dolls! American
Girl© doll, Kirsten, will inspire some pioneer fun as we enjoy sweets, pink
lemonade, and coffee for adults. Make holiday decorations, help us deck
the halls of our pioneer cabin, and then explore our galleries with a special
scavenger hunt. Top off the morning with a stop in our museum store for
American Girl merchandise and one of a kind, Tampa themed gifts. American Girl©
dolls are not required for participation. <u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When: Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-noon<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cost: $20/child + $16/adult (TBHC members)<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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$22/child + $18/adult (Non-members)<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pre-registration required: fee includes child and adult
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u5:p> </u5:p></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kids, Coffee, and Cocoa <u5:p></u5:p></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Join us as we celebrate the season with a nip of delicious
coffee or hot cocoa. Try your hand at making whipped cream art designs, and
spend the day exploring our family friendly hands-on galleries and our newest
exhibit, Coffee: The World in Your Cup. <u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When: Dec. 27 & 28, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Who: All ages (children must be
accompanied by an adult)<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cost: Free with gallery admission<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you have any questions about any of these events, please feel free to contact Jen Tyson, Assistant Curator of
Education at (813)675-8960, or at </span><a href="mailto:jtyson@tampbayhistorycenter.org"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">jtyson@tampbayhistorycenter.org</span></a>.</div>
<u5:p></u5:p><br />TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-83644272039635011482012-09-24T07:23:00.000-07:002012-09-24T07:37:09.238-07:00History Center is Free for Museum Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The History Center will offer free admission for all visitors as part of <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/" target="_blank"><em>Smithsonian Magazine’s</em> Museum Day Live!</a> on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.<br />
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As part of Museum Day, living history reenactors representing several eras of Florida history will be on hand to talk and interact with visitors. To see photos of previous History Center events featuring living history reenactors, visit our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tampa-Bay-History-Center-Living-History-Programs/119804111380565?rf=116049108420461" target="_blank">Living History Programs Facebook page</a>.<br />
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Visitors will need to download an official <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/ticket/" target="_blank">Museum Day Live!</a> ticket from the <em>Smithsonian Magazine</em> website, which is good for two people. <br />
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The Smithsonian Institution recently selected the History Center to participate in its <a href="https://affiliations.si.edu/mainpage.asp" target="_blank">Smithsonian Affiliations Program</a>. The History Center joins a prestigious national list of affiliates and is one of only three Smithsonian Affiliates in Tampa Bay and one of 13 in Florida.<br />
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For more information, call the History Center at (813) 228-0097. <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/ticket/" target="_blank">Download a Museum Day Live ticket here.</a>TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-49739990100531637892012-09-19T12:31:00.001-07:002012-10-04T16:49:26.433-07:00Tampa Bay History Center Serves up Coffee Exhibit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did you know the coffee plant was discovered in Ethiopia at least 1,000 years ago? Or that the word “coffee” comes from the Turkish word qahwa, for a wine-like drink? From the bodegas of West Tampa to hipster hangouts in downtown St. Pete, every cup of coffee we buy and drink in Tampa Bay connects us with a web of hidden stories around the world. <br />
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A new exhibit brewing at Tampa Bay History Center uncovers the true story behind one of the world’s most widely-traded commodities. <br />
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<em>Coffee: The World in Your Cup</em> opens Oct. 6 and serves up an overview of the powerful influence of coffee on environments, human cultures, and economies worldwide. Learn about coffee’s early controversial reputation as a “revolutionary drink” and consider the culture that surrounds coffee in the twenty-first century. <br />
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“Coffee culture is big in Tampa, thanks in large part to the influence of Cuban, Spanish and Italian cigar workers in the early 20th century,” said Saunders Foundation Curator of History at the Tampa Bay History Center, Rodney Kite-Powell. “It’s a legacy that continues today in coffee shops around the city,” he said.<br />
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Highlights of <em>Coffee: The World in Your Cup</em> include:<br />
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On exhibit at the History Center Oct. 6 – Jan. 6, 2013, Coffee: The World in Your Cup has been organized by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle and is sponsored locally by <a href="https://shoponline.melitta.com/items/COFFEE?gclid=CPiBhPWxwrICFdNxMgodbUsAkg" target="_blank">Melitta Coffee</a>.<br />
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For more information, visit www.tampabayhistorycenter.org or call (813) 228-0097.<br />
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Oct. 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. <em>Coffee: the World in Your Cup</em> opening day<br />
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Oct. 11, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Premium Blend: Evening coffee tasting and members event<br />
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Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Family Fun Day at Veg Fest <br />
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Wednesdays, Oct. 17-31 Cafe con Comida: Food and Coffee in Tampa Bay and Beyond<br />
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Nov. 3, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Ybor City Coffee Experience, a walking tour of Ybor City<br />
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Dec. 27 & 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Kids, Cocoa and Coffee<br />
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TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-65461765843925706932012-09-10T08:27:00.003-07:002012-09-10T08:27:31.527-07:00Tampa Bay History Center Presents ‘My Doll and Me’ Series<br />
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Drawing from the popular American Girl© book series, the Tampa Bay History Center invites girls ages 7-12 to travel through time with their favorite dolls. <br />
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Tumble into the winning stories of McKenna and learn about female Olympians from Tampa, and delve into Ybor City's immigrant world with Rebecca. Peek into the past with crafts, games and snacks, as well as hands-on gallery experiences and all activities reflect the time period or theme presented each week. American Girl© dolls are not required for participation. Space is limited; pre-registration required. <br />
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When: Sept. 22 and Oct. 6, 10-11:30 a.m.<br />
Who: Ages 7-12<br />
Cost: $13 per session for TBHC members; $15 non-members (Includes child's admission to galleries) <br />
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<em>Pre-registration required; fee includes child's admission to galleries. This is a "drop-off" program. Parents are not required to attend. For more information about the History Center's Children's programs, visit www.tampabayhistorycenter.org or call (813) 228-0097.</em><br />
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TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-5375112011487858122012-08-30T07:25:00.000-07:002012-08-30T07:34:23.799-07:00Korean War Veterans Medal Given to Tampa Bay History Center in Honor of Lt. Baldomero Lopez<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWQGGUTXpjTJ0PlWOu9SjYf6BJRWcPukEiVpSImbx1GWWI87sPgdbYLHFaWYXR_3W2bq6R9LueGxC_fCKW74c6BR2lUmornF7sfeK1_0W36rk8KLcVoCLH8Cod7Z_3yb5BhwFA-2p07Q/s1600/Medal2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" fea="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWQGGUTXpjTJ0PlWOu9SjYf6BJRWcPukEiVpSImbx1GWWI87sPgdbYLHFaWYXR_3W2bq6R9LueGxC_fCKW74c6BR2lUmornF7sfeK1_0W36rk8KLcVoCLH8Cod7Z_3yb5BhwFA-2p07Q/s200/Medal2.JPG" width="150" /></a>On August 29, 2012, the Tampa Bay History Center was presented with a Korean War Veterans Medal on behalf of Medal of Honor recipient Baldomero Lopez. The medal was presented by Jong-Hoon Kim, a member of the 19th National Assembly and Chair of the International Relations Committee, Saenuri Party. Mr. Kim was accompanied by Choi Young-Jin, the Korean Ambassador to the United Nations and other Korean Dignitaries.</div>
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The medal is of particular importance to the Tampa Bay History Center since Lt. Lopez was born and raised in Ybor City, the bustling neighborhood outside of downtown Tampa that served as the center of the cigar-making industry. The son of Spanish and Italian immigrants, he attended Hillsborough High School where he was a star basketball player and a regimental commander in the Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corp - a federal program intended to instill in participants the “values of citizenship, service to the United States, and personal responsibility and a sense of accomplishment.” Having been told as a young man that he was too small to make the grade in the military, Lopez used the JROTC and his own homemade workout regimen to bulk up. His efforts paid off and Lopez enlisted in the Navy in July of 1943, shortly before his eighteenth birthday. </div>
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A year after enlisting Lopez was selected to attend the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. In the midst of World War II, Lopez and his classmates endured an accelerated program that pushed them through in three years rather than the usual four. Lopez was commissioned as second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps upon graduation and served in Shanghai, China before returning to the US. </div>
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<em>For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a marine platoon commander of Company A, in action against enemy aggressor forces. With his platoon 1st Lt. Lopez was engaged in the reduction of immediate enemy beach defenses after landing with the assault waves. Exposing himself to hostile fire, he moved forward alongside a bunker and prepared to throw a hand grenade into the next pillbox whose fire was pinning down that sector of the beach. Taken under fire by an enemy automatic weapon and hit in the right shoulder and chest as he lifted his arm to throw, he fell backward and dropped the deadly missile. After a moment, he turned and dragged his body forward in an effort to retrieve the grenade and throw it. In critical condition from pain and loss of blood, and unable to grasp the hand grenade firmly enough to hurl it, he chose to sacrifice himself rather than endanger the lives of his men and, with a sweeping motion of his wounded right arm, cradled the grenade under him and absorbed the full impact of the explosion. His exceptional courage, fortitude, and devotion to duty reflect the highest credit upon 1st Lt. Lopez and the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.</em></div>
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Lopez was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on August 30th, 1951, sixty-one years ago this week. He was the first Marine to receive the honor during the Korean War (41 others would follow before the conflict ended), and the first of only two Medal of Honor recipients from Tampa Bay. Today he is honored all over Tampa with a state veteran’s nursing home, a Korean War Veterans post, a public elementary school, and a Sealift Command ship all named in his honor. He is buried outside of downtown Tampa at the Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery, where there is also a memorial dedicated to his bravery.</div>
TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-88086754130796151472012-07-06T07:17:00.003-07:002012-07-06T07:38:42.796-07:00Volunteer at the History Center<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do you have a passion for history? Do you want to learn more about the Tampa Bay region, and share your knowledge and enthusiasm with others? If so, apply to become a docent at the History Center. <br />
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Docents help fulfill the museum’s educational mission by leading tours for groups of children and adults. No previous history knowledge or education is required. The only prerequisites are a willingness to learn, ability to interact comfortably with groups of visitors, and availability one weekday morning per week. The History Center provides extensive training and on-going learning opportunities.<br />
Join us for our next training class in September 2012. For more information, contact Julie Henry Matus at 813-675-8981 or matus@tampabayhistorycenter.org. <br />
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<br />TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-59890865446223875062012-06-28T10:56:00.003-07:002012-07-02T13:14:42.955-07:00Tampa Bay History Center is Free for the 4th of July<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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The History Center is celebrating Independence Day by offering free admission on the 4th of July courtesy of Bank of America. <br />
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For the third year in a row, the History Center will feature costumed reenactors representing several eras of American military history throughout their exhibit galleries. Costumed historical interpreters will depict Civil-War, Seminole War, Spanish American War, and WWII,-era soldiers, sailors and citizens. Interpreters will share hands-on displays of artifacts, uniforms, crafts and music.<br />
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4th of July Free Admission Day, Presented by Bank of America, will allow all visitors to enjoy free admission to the History Center's exhibit galleries, with extended hours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.<br />
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Enjoy a cool beverage at the <a href="http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/columbia.html" target="_blank">Columbia Cafe</a>, explore the downtown Riverwalk, or bring a blanket and spread out in Cotanchobee Park to enjoy the Channelside fireworks, scheduled to begin at 9 p.m.<br />
For more information, visit our website, <a href="http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/">http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/</a> or call (813) 228-0097 ext.0<br />
<br />TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-33302808662668874922012-06-27T07:00:00.000-07:002012-06-27T07:12:54.763-07:00Tampa Bay History Center Secures Fox News Channel as its Tenant for the Republican National Convention<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/" target="_blank">Fox News</a> has agreed to rent portions of the 60,000-square-foot <a href="http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">History Center</a>, which is located directly across the street from the <a href="http://www.tampabaytimesforum.com/" target="_blank">Tampa Bay Times Forum</a> in downtown Tampa’s Channelside District.<br />
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The network will broadcast live from the History Center during the four-day convention and the museum will be closed to the general public from Aug. 21st through Sept. 1st. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">“This is a great opportunity for the History Center and a great way to highlight the history of our city and our region,” said C.J. Roberts, the Frank E. Duckwall President and CEO of the History Center.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1811670257"></span>The Republican National Convention</a> <span id="goog_1811670258"></span>is scheduled for Aug. 27-30.<br />
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A report in <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tourism/downtown-tampa-attractions-prepare-for-republican-national-convention/1236747" target="_blank">Sunday's Tampa Bay Times</a> listed several of downtown Tampa's cultural attractions and their plans for the RNC. The Tampa Museum Art <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2012/05/18/google-to-host-rnc-party-at-tampa.html" target="_blank">announced last month</a> they would be hosting a party for Google, while the Straz Center for the Performing Arts will welcome <a href="http://www.colbertnewshub.com/2012/05/10/the-daily-show-broadcast-tampa-fl-republican-nation-convention/" target="_blank">The Daily Show With John Stewart</a>.<br />
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The Tampa Bay History Center includes three floors of permanent and temporary exhibition space focusing on 12,000 years of <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Florida</place></state> history. The <placename w:st="on">LEED-certified</placename> <placename w:st="on">History</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Center</placetype> also features a Museum Store, the <place w:st="on"><a href="http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/library.html" target="_blank"><placename w:st="on">Witt</placename> <placename w:st="on">Research</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Center</placetype></a></place> <span style="color: navy;">(</span>a branch of the Hillsborough County Public Library System<span style="color: navy;">)</span>, a map gallery, an event hall and the <personname w:st="on"><a href="http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/columbia.html" target="_blank">Columbia Cafe</a></personname>. <br />
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For more information, contact the Tampa Bay History Center at (813) 228-0097. or <a href="mailto:info@tampabayhistorycenter.org">info@tampabayhistorycenter.org</a>.</div>
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<strong><br /></strong>TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0801 Old Water St, Tampa, FL 33602, USA27.9422224 -82.449911127.9404689 -82.452378599999989 27.943975899999998 -82.4474436tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-35628540979150617962012-06-19T09:15:00.000-07:002012-06-19T09:15:55.565-07:00Tampa Bay History Center Receives Silver LEED® Certification<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">The Tampa Bay History Center</a> has achieved LEED® Silver certification through the <a href="http://www.usgbc.org/" target="_blank">U.S. Green Building Council’s </a>Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. It is the first Hillsborough County-owned building to attain the designation.<br />
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The 60,000 square-foot Tampa Bay History Center opened in 2009 at 801 Old Water Street in downtown Tampa. Constructed through a public-private partnership with Hillsborough County, the City of Tampa, and the Tampa Bay History Center Board of Trustees, it is situated along the two-mile <a href="http://www.thetampariverwalk.com/" target="_blank">Cotanchobee-Ft. Brooke Riverwalk</a>, which connects several museums and cultural facilities. <br />
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The Tampa Bay History Center was built with regional and renewable materials, and more than 95 percent of construction debris was diverted from Florida landfills. Low-flow fixtures, water-efficient landscaping, low volatile organic compound (VOC) materials, efficient lighting, and a highly efficient heating ventilation and cooling system are among a host of environmentally-conscious features that helped to achieve the LEED® Silver rating.<br />
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“We want to be stewards of not only our community’s past, but also our future,” said C.J. Roberts, the Frank E. Duckwall President and CEO of the Tampa Bay History Center. “The benefits have a positive environmental impact and have also resulted in significant savings in the building’s operating costs,” he said.<br />
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LEED is a third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council in 2000, LEED is a point-based system that allows building projects to earn LEED points for satisfying specific green building criteria.<br />
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“The LEED ® Silver certification is a tremendous accomplishment that reflects the hard work and great partnerships that have made the Tampa Bay History Center such a wonderful asset for our community” said Mike Merrill, Hillsborough County Administrator. <br />
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LEED points were awarded for: <br />
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• Use of designated recycling containers during construction, which diverted approx. 840 tons of construction refuse to recycling facilities.<br />
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• Proximity to public transportation, urban housing & other activity centers. <br />
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• Use of natural lighting. <br />
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• Targeted use of low VOC materials, especially paint, sealants, carpet and vinyl. <br />
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• 18% of construction materials were manufactured or produced within a 500 mile radius of the construction site.<br />
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• Office spaces are equipped with lighting motion-sensor switches.<br />
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• TBHC recycles all refuse by categories of food waste, cardboard and consolidated rubbish; i.e. glass / plastic / mixed metals.<br />
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LEED is a third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design,<br />
construction and operation of high performance green buildings. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council in 2000, LEED is a point-based system that allows building projects to earn LEED points for satisfying specific green building criteria.<br />
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More information about the History Center’s LEED® certification can be found at <a href="http://www.tampabayhistorycenter/green.html.">www.tampabayhistorycenter/green.html.</a><br />
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<br />TBHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769258204256914328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929484268879307144.post-85001723121444743802012-06-13T09:04:00.000-07:002012-06-13T09:04:12.148-07:00History Center offers discounted admission for dad, begins final week for traveling exhibit Spies, Traitors and Saboteurs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The History Center will celebrate Father’s Day with free admission for dad with one paid admission on Sun., June 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. <br />
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Father’s Day marks the final week of <em><a href="http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/temporary.html" target="_blank">Spies, Traitors and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America</a></em>, on loan to the History Center from the International Spy Museum in Washington D.C. The exhibition, which highlights the history of espionage and domestic terrorism in America from 1776 to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, closes on June 24.<br />
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As part of the Father’s Day festivities, the History Center will welcome author John Cinchett, who will sign copies of his new book, <em>Vintage Tampa Storefronts and Scenes</em>, in the Museum Store from 2 to 5 p.m. The book is Cinchett’s second collection featuring photos of landmark Tampa storefronts and the neon signage created by his father’s Cinchett Neon Sign Company from the 1940s through the 1960s. <br />
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Arts and crafts for children will also be available throughout the day.<br />
<em>Spies, Traitors and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America</em> is recommended for visitors 12 and older.<br />
Call (813) 228-0097 or visit <a href="http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/">http://www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/</a> for more information. <br />
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