Florida’s Female Pioneers
Join the Historical Society of Avon Park for Peggy Macdonald’s Florida Female Pioneers. Florida’s Female Pioneers explores some of the founding women who have shaped Florida, including Esther Hill Hawks, a physician who ran the first racially integrated school in Florida. Harriet Beecher Stowe kick-started Florida’s tourism industry with her 1873 book, Palmetto Leaves. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, the first in her family to be born into freedom, became one
Community Talks: The Afro-Caribbean Migration to Central Florida
This program will examine the migration and settlement patterns of the various Afro-Caribbean peoples who made Florida their home and their contributions to its history and culture, with a special emphasis on the islands of Jamaica and Haiti. This program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and the Historical Society of Avon Park. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by the State of
Stories of Florida
Carrie Sue Ayvar will share stories of Florida. Flowing seamlessly between Spanish and English, these personal, historical and traditional Florida tales takes the audience on a journey into the imagination that connects the people and cultures of Florida, con un poco de sabor Latino with a bit of Latino flavor! This program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and DeSoto County Library. Funding for this program was provided by Florida
