Events
A Shipwreck Through Time
DeLand Public Library
February 28, 01:00:00 PM — 02:00:00 PM
Based on the book Shipwreck: Leap through Time, this talk takes the audience through the stages of a shipwreck--from ship construction to underwater museum. The issue of piracy in archaeology is addressed, as well as expanding known submerged resources beyond maritime themes.
Archaeology Talk: Florida\'s Freedom Seekers & the Underground Railroad
Palmetto Public Library 923 6th Street West
February 28, 06:00:00 PM — 07:30:00 PM
Angola was a community of freedom seekers that in the 1810s was located between the Manatee River and Sarasota Bay. It was a place of refuge and peace until it was destroyed in a massive slave raid in 1821. What were the events that brought the freedom seekers to the Manatee River? What happened to those who were captured, and those who escaped? Sherry Svekis of Reflections of Manatee will share the story of how the evidence for Angola was compiled by historians and archaeologists, leading to its recognition as a National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom site.