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Program Number
17
Program Date
5-4-2009
Segment Summary
Castillo De San Marcos and Spanish Colonial Homes
Doyle Sapp, chief of interpretation, discusses the history of Castillo de San Marcos. Dr. Susan Parker, president of the St. Augustine Historical Society, talks about preserving historic buildings.
Mark-In Point: 01:18 Length: 11:00
Red Snapper Fishing
Charles Gibson remembers snapper fishing off the east coast of Florida in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Mark-In Point: 12:34 Length: 05:00
Manipulating the Kissimmee River
Chris Tindall, a biologist with the University of South Florida, and environmental scientist Lou Toth, explore the changing public attitudes toward the environment in relation to the Kissimmee River restoration.
Mark-In Point: 17:42 Length: 9:44
Keywords
Florida Frontiers; Historic Preservation; St. Augustine; Fishing; Folklife; Environment; Development
Sponsors
Brevard Cultural Alliance's mission is to build and sustain a dynamic and vibrant arts and cultural sector integral to Brevard County's quality of life.
Florida Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities
With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, FHC grants primarily respond to the needs of local communities, but they often address topics of statewide interest. FHC is particularly interested in projects that are collaborative, attract diverse audiences, encourage active participation from the public, and explore humanities topics and disciplines in interesting and engaging ways.
This project is sponsored in part by The Jessie Ball duPont Fund.
STARS Citation
Brotemarkle, Dr. Ben and Florida Historical Society, "Florida Frontiers Radio Show #17" (2009). Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society. 16.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-radio/16
Transcript - Radio Program #17