Florida Public Archaeology Network. Northwest Region.

News and Events

May 2008

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  • May 1 @ 12:00 p.m. - "History Sandwiched In" Lunch Time Lecture Series featuring the lecture "Northwest Florida Archaeology Update: Shipwrecks, Colonists, and Indians" by Dr. Judy Bense. Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida, 115 Westview Ave., Valparaiso, FL.
  • May 2-4, 2008 - Florida Anthropological Society Annual Meeting. Historic Ybor City, Florida. www.fasweb.org
  • May 7-11- North American Society for Oceanic History annual conference. The Crowne Plaza Grand Hotel, Pensacola, FL.  The conference theme is “Defining the Maritime Edge: The History and Archaeology of Inland Environments, Coastal Encounters and Blue Water Connections.” www.nasoh.org
  • May 13 - 7:00 p.m. Pensacola Archaeological Society monthly meeting, featuring the lecture "Conservation and identification of the wood posts recovered from Little Salt Springs, Florida" by Christine Mavick. FPAN Coordinating Center, 207 E. Main St., Pensacola, FL Pensacola Archaeology Society
  • May 15-17, 2008 - Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Conference. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Pensacola, FL. The conference theme is “History, Heritage, and Hurricanes.” www.floridatrust.org
  • May 28-30 - "Uneathing First America: La Florida by Land and by Sea", Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL. www.unearthingfirstamerica.org

June 2008

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  • June 2nd - First Day of University of West Florida's SUmmer Field School.

  • June 5th @ 1:00 p.m. - Leisure Learning Society class "The Emmanuel Point Ships" taught by Dr. Della Scott-Ireton. University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL. www.uwf.edu/leisurelearning
  • June 7th @ 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.- History Day and Open House. The Historic Pensacola Village, 205 E. Zaragoza St., and T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, 830 S. Jefferson St., will host their annual event which includes historic costumed interpreters, hands-on-children's activities, museum tours, and archaeological activities. www. historicpensacola.org
  • June 12 @ 1:00 p.m. - Leisure Learning Society class "Seeing Diversity in our Past using Historical Archaeology" taught by Mary Furlong. University of Wet Florida, 11000 Parkway, Pensacola, FL. www.uwf.edu/leisurelearning
  • June 23rd-27th @ 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. - History Camp at WFHPI's Historic Pensacola Village. Full information and brochures below. www. historicpensacola.org
  • June 29th-July 4th - World Archaeological Contress. University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org

History and Archaeology Camp

FPAN’s Northwest Regional Center is partnering with West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc.’s Historic Pensacola Village to sponsor two summer day camps. History Camp will be held June 23-27 and Archaeology Camp will be held July 14-18. Both camps are held from 8:30 am-12:30 pm and open to children in upcoming 4th through 7th grades. Each camp offers a unique way for children to learn about Northwest Florida’s past while have a great time! For more information about either camp, please see the brochures or contact Mary Furlong mfurlong@uwf.edu or Dena Bush dbush@uwf.edu.Download the PDF BrochureDownload the PDF Flyer

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*For More Information about any events email mfurlong@uwf.edu.