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"Broaden your perspective, share your passion.”
Florida Council for History Education (FLCHE) is pleased to present our 2nd annual conference in Tampa, FL. Please join us as we share our organization’s mission to promote history in education as a way to appreciate the progress and awareness of past and present events. Conference presentations will reflect the theme, Triumph and Tragedy in History, and may relate to Florida’s role in history. All sessions will focus on building content knowledge, promoting history education and disciplinary literacy, and the use of primary sources.
FLCHE aligned our conference theme with the 2019 National History Day theme to support teaching and learning needs for next year's contest!
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Heather Russell
Dr. Heather Russell, received her Ph.D. in Literature from Rutgers University, with a focus in African Diaspora Literatures. She is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of English at Florida International University, where she has taught since 2003. She is the author, most recently, of Rihanna: Barbados World-Gurl in Global Popular Culture, co-edited with Hilary M. Beckles (2015). Her monograph, Legba’s Crossing: Narratology in The African Atlantic (2009) is part of a general body of recent scholarship on black modernity. In keeping with her commitment to the study of the Humanities, over the past ten years she has worked with various state-based affiliates of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and more recently with the National Humanities Center. For several years she has been privileged to serve as lead scholar for the Florida Humanities Council’s flagship “Landmarks in American History” seminar: “Jump at the Sun: Zora Neale Hurston and her Eatonville Roots.” Finally, she was named one of South Florida’s Top Black Educational Leaders for 2014, and 2016 by Legacy Magazine.
Theresa Schober
Theresa Schober is currently the manager of the Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch for Collier County Museums, Florida. She holds a masters degree in anthropology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Florida. Ms. Schober specializes in collaborative planning and development of heritage sites into interactive museum and park facilities. Her efforts engaging multiple publics with community archaeology and history have been recognized with the President's Award from the Florida Anthropological Society (2014), while her historic rehabilitation and exhibit projects have garnered awards from the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation (2010 [2], 2014). Ms. Schober provides educator workshops on Florida history through the Florida Humanities Council and serves as an advisory board member to the Florida Council for History Education. She is the immediate past-president of the Florida Anthropological Society, and previously, vice president of the Trail of Florida's Indian Heritage. Presently, she is 2018 Annual Meeting executive producer of a forthcoming documentary film about the Calusa Indians of south Florida.
2018 Conference Events
Friday, July 27, 2018
Pre-conference à la carte experiences:
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Guided Tour of the Henry B. Plant Museum
401 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33606
"The Henry B. Plant Museum is housed in the 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel, the Victorian railroad resort that defined the elegant frontier, now a National Historic Landmark. Unlike most museums dedicated to lifestyles of the past, it contains the actual furnishings enjoyed by the first guests to visit here. The Museum accurately reflects the opulence of turn-of-the-century America and the vision of American transportation pioneer, Henry B. Plant."
$8.00
12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Lunch at the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City Historical District
2117 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605
- Registration for this event CLOSED on 7/23-
"The Hernandez Gonzmart family opened this landmark Columbia Restaurant in Tampa's historic Ybor City in 1905. Today, it’s Florida’s Oldest Restaurant and the world's largest Spanish restaurant. Fourth and fifth generation family members work hard to preserve the family legacy that Casimiro Hernandez, Sr. created more than 110 years ago when he opened the Columbia as a corner cafe frequented by local cigar workers. Join the celebrities, tourists and locals who flock to the Columbia and make your next meal an experience to remember."
Lunch includes Cuban Bread and Butter, 1905 Salad, 1/2 & 1/2 Combo - pressed Cuban sandwich and Spanish Bean soup, drinks (coffee, tea, soft drinks), dessert, and gratuity.
$28.00
2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Guided Walking Tour of Historic Ybor City
Gary Mormino, a long-time Ybor City observer and chronicler, will take participants on a whirlwind tour of one of America's most interesting and historic ethnic communities. We will begin at the Ybor City State Museum and visit a giant mural that helps explain the distinct labor environment of the community's cigar factories. We will also visit several of the community's magnificent mutual aid societies (The Italian Club and El Centro Asturiano). We will walk by Ybor City's biggest cigar factory (V.M. Ybor factory) and end the tour at one of the most interesting places in Florida, the José Martí Park.
$17.00
Friday, July 27, 2018
Pre-conference à la carte experiences:
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Guided Tour of the Henry B. Plant Museum
401 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33606
"The Henry B. Plant Museum is housed in the 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel, the Victorian railroad resort that defined the elegant frontier, now a National Historic Landmark. Unlike most museums dedicated to lifestyles of the past, it contains the actual furnishings enjoyed by the first guests to visit here. The Museum accurately reflects the opulence of turn-of-the-century America and the vision of American transportation pioneer, Henry B. Plant."
$8.00
12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Lunch at the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City Historical District
2117 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605
- Registration for this event CLOSED on 7/23-
"The Hernandez Gonzmart family opened this landmark Columbia Restaurant in Tampa's historic Ybor City in 1905. Today, it’s Florida’s Oldest Restaurant and the world's largest Spanish restaurant. Fourth and fifth generation family members work hard to preserve the family legacy that Casimiro Hernandez, Sr. created more than 110 years ago when he opened the Columbia as a corner cafe frequented by local cigar workers. Join the celebrities, tourists and locals who flock to the Columbia and make your next meal an experience to remember."
Lunch includes Cuban Bread and Butter, 1905 Salad, 1/2 & 1/2 Combo - pressed Cuban sandwich and Spanish Bean soup, drinks (coffee, tea, soft drinks), dessert, and gratuity.
$28.00
2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Guided Walking Tour of Historic Ybor City
Gary Mormino, a long-time Ybor City observer and chronicler, will take participants on a whirlwind tour of one of America's most interesting and historic ethnic communities. We will begin at the Ybor City State Museum and visit a giant mural that helps explain the distinct labor environment of the community's cigar factories. We will also visit several of the community's magnificent mutual aid societies (The Italian Club and El Centro Asturiano). We will walk by Ybor City's biggest cigar factory (V.M. Ybor factory) and end the tour at one of the most interesting places in Florida, the José Martí Park.
$17.00
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Conference Sessions:
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
The Italian Club of Tampa - L'Unione Italiana
1731 E. 7th Ave Tampa, FL 33605
Join us as we share our mission and celebrate 100 years of the historic L’Unione Italiana!
Conference registration includes: Continental breakfast, conference materials, attendance at all conference keynotes and sessions, and lunch.
FLCHE Member - $90.00
Non-member (includes 1-year membership; reciprocal membership to NCHE) - $150.00
Spouse (does not include membership) - $100.00
Full-time Student (does not include membership) - $75.00
Conference Sessions:
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
The Italian Club of Tampa - L'Unione Italiana
1731 E. 7th Ave Tampa, FL 33605
Join us as we share our mission and celebrate 100 years of the historic L’Unione Italiana!
Conference registration includes: Continental breakfast, conference materials, attendance at all conference keynotes and sessions, and lunch.
FLCHE Member - $90.00
Non-member (includes 1-year membership; reciprocal membership to NCHE) - $150.00
Spouse (does not include membership) - $100.00
Full-time Student (does not include membership) - $75.00
Documentation for In-Service credit will be provided!
**Please note: You are not registered for the conference until you have submitted payment. Registration fee is non-refundable.
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FLCHE Conference Raffle
We are excited to announce that our popular raffle will take place once again at this year's conference! As a conference attendee, you have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for the chance to win some amazing gifts.
Raffle items include Gift Baskets, Books, Collectible Items, a Complimentary Registration to FLCHE's, NCHE's, and FCSS's 2019 Conferences, and more!
For a limited time, we are offering “Early Bird” raffle tickets.
Purchase 30 tickets for $25 before July 22!
Raffle items include Gift Baskets, Books, Collectible Items, a Complimentary Registration to FLCHE's, NCHE's, and FCSS's 2019 Conferences, and more!
For a limited time, we are offering “Early Bird” raffle tickets.
Purchase 30 tickets for $25 before July 22!
Not to Worry...
If you wait until you get there we will still have them available for only $1.00 each!
If you wait until you get there we will still have them available for only $1.00 each!
Hotel Accommodations
The FLCHE Conference preferred hotel is:
Hilton Garden Inn, 1700 E 9th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605
To reserve your room at the FLCHE rate, click on the hotel of your choice below.
*If you are a state employee or you are a member of an organization that is tax exempt, don't forget to bring a copy of your tax exempt certificate. All of our preferred hotels will accept these at check-in.
The FLCHE Conference preferred hotel is:
Hilton Garden Inn, 1700 E 9th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605
To reserve your room at the FLCHE rate, click on the hotel of your choice below.
*If you are a state employee or you are a member of an organization that is tax exempt, don't forget to bring a copy of your tax exempt certificate. All of our preferred hotels will accept these at check-in.
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Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Ybor Historic District
*0.3 miles (1 minute drive, 3 minute walk) from conference venue *Rate: $129.00 *FLCHE Block available 7/26-7/29 *Reserve your room by June 26, 2018 *Call 813-769-9267 and use the group code FLCHE, or book online using the link to the left. |
2018 Conference Exhibition Hall
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2018 Conference Sponsors
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