“Unknown Faces, Facts and Features of Florida in the Revolution” Lecture Series

Overview

Attend the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum’s Spring Lecture Series at the Ringhaver Student Center’s Virginia Room, featuring expert speakers who explore the American Revolution through the perspectives of the diverse ethnic and cultural groups living in Florida for centuries before the conflict. "Unknown Faces, Facts and Features of Florida in the Revolution" offers a fresh look at the nation’s founding. This free lecture takes place from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Ringhaver Student Center, 50 Sevilla St., St. Augustine. www.ximenezfatiohouse.org

Schedule of Events

January 7 | “The Impact of Indigenous Peoples in Florida on the American Revolution” Speakers Dale Cox, Chief of the Creek Nation and Pedro Zapata, Seminole Nation

February 12 | “What Part Did Florida Africans Play in the American Revolution?”Speakers Jane Landers, Vanderbilt University and Gigi Best-Richardson, African Diaspora Book Store & Museum

March 26 | “We Floridians Could Have Been British If It Weren’t for the Spanish!” Speakers Tom Hand, Americana Corner and Jeff Jore, History Professor, Flagler College

April 2 | “1777 Flight To Freedom for the Minorcans of New Smyrna & Becoming American in St. Augustine” Speakers Greg Holbrook, New Smyrna History Museum, and Dr. Darien Andreu, Professor of History, Flagler College

May 21 | “British Loyalists and American Patriots in St. Augustine ”Speakers