Amber Grafft-Weiss, Florida Public Archaeology Network Outreach Coordinator, has invited Historic City News readers in St Augustine to attend a free workshop introducing a new book of teacher’s lesson plans; focusing on the people who were living in northeast Florida when the Spanish arrived in the 1500’s.
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Historic City News will be watching Monday evening when the St Augustine City Commission presents Citizenship Awards to a graduating senior from each of St Johns County’s high schools; recognizing them for leadership to their school, community and other students.
Sea Oats Chapter Vice President George Waters, a member unit of the Florida Native Plant Society, told Historic City News local reporters in St Augustine that June meeting attendees will learn about the impact of invasive moth control on our native prickly pear cactus.
Historic City News has learned that, in a three-way contest where the Colonial Spanish Quarter museum property was the “brass ring”, former Philadelphia 76ers President Pat Croce has been given the nod from a panel selected by the University of Florida to turn around a ship that lost money and was subsidized by City taxpayers for years.
Early artifacts from raid of Sir Francis Drake
By Raphael Cosme
As part of the commemoration of the 426th anniversary of the attack on the City of St Augustine by Sir Francis Drake, the St Augustine Art Association opened a new permanent exhibit at the Marguerite Phillips Collection Gallery that includes pieces discovered underneath the Association building.
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Summary Statement (14 May 2012: Revised 29 May 2012)
Using objective, non-partisan research methods, we identified dominant public opinion regarding future use of the Willie Galimore Center and Pool located at 33 Riberia Street.
When St Augustine plays host to the 2012 National Underground Railroad Conference later this month, the National Park Service tells Historic City News reporters that there will be many opportunities for local residents to participate in the five-days of cultural activities.
