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Program Number
38
Program Date
10-28-2009
Segment Summary
SEGMENTS | de Luna Excavation | Eastern Airlines and the Broklyn Dodgers | Betty Mae Jumper
Keywords
Florida Frontiers; Colonial History; Archaeology; Baseball; Transportation; Native American; Women's History
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 #38" (2009). Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society. 34.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-radio/34
Program Segments
de Luna Excavation
Historian Dr. Gregory Cook discusses Tristán de Luna's disastrous 1559 attempt to found a permanent colony in what is now Pensacola.
Mark-In Point: 01:08 Length: 13:39
Eastern Airlines and the Brooklyn Dodgers
Bump Holman remembers his father Bud Holman's role in bringing Eastern Airlines and spring baseball training to Vero Beach after World War II.
Mark-In Point: 15:03 Length: 06:43
Betty Mae Jumper
Bill Dudley interviews anthropologist Patsy West and Betty Mae Jumper, co-authors of A Seminole Legend: The Life of Betty Mae Tiger Jumper. The late Betty Mae Jumper was the first female chief of the Seminoles.
Mark-In Point: 21:47