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Florida Council for History Education (FLCHE) is pleased to present our 3rd annual conference in St. Augustine, Florida. 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, Breaking Barriers 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 2020 National History Day theme to support teaching and learning needs for next year's contest!
Keynote Speakers
Dr. David R. Colburn
Dr. David R. Colburn was provost and senior vice president at the University of Florida from 1999-2005, and has been a member of the University of Florida history faculty since 1972. He served as chairman of the Department of History from 1981-1989 and vice provost and dean of the International Center at the University of Florida from 1997-1999. Colburn’s teaching and research have focused on politics, race and ethnicity in twentieth century America. He was named teacher of the year on three occasions and has authored or edited 14 books, including, most recently, From Yellow Dog Democrats to Red State Republicans (2007) and Florida’s Megatrends with Lance deHaven-Smith (2010).
He has served as a distinguished lecturer for the Organization of American Historians, a professional organization of more than 8,000 members, and as a Road Scholar for the Florida Humanities Council, speaking internationally, nationally and statewide on history and politics. He has appeared on many news programs to discuss civil rights, race relations, state and national politics, and international political developments.
Colburn is past president of the Florida Historical Society, past chair of the Florida Humanities Council and past chair of the Federation of State Humanities Council. Colburn served as a regular contributor to the Orlando Sentinel for 20 years and more recently has written for the Miami Herald, the St. Petersburg Times, the Florida Times Union, the Gainesville Sun and the Ocala Star-Banner.
He has written more than 200 essays on state, national and international politics. He is a Vietnam Veteran and also served as a Fellow in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1997, where he worked on national and international issues. He is also the founder and director of the Reubin O’D. Askew Institute on Politics and Society at the University of Florida. The Institute provides public programs to civic leaders and citizens on critical issues confronting Florida and the nation. In 1999, the Askew Institute received the Distinguished Community Service Award from the Florida Board of Regents for its service to the State of Florida and the nation. The Askew Institute worked with communities in Florida to help them plan and prepare for a post-recession economy. The Institute addressed critical issues facing the state and region, from aging, to children and families, health care, ethnicity, race and the environment. Though the institute merged into the Graham Center in 2013, the Askew mission lives on at the Graham Center through the Askew Scholarship program.
He has served as a distinguished lecturer for the Organization of American Historians, a professional organization of more than 8,000 members, and as a Road Scholar for the Florida Humanities Council, speaking internationally, nationally and statewide on history and politics. He has appeared on many news programs to discuss civil rights, race relations, state and national politics, and international political developments.
Colburn is past president of the Florida Historical Society, past chair of the Florida Humanities Council and past chair of the Federation of State Humanities Council. Colburn served as a regular contributor to the Orlando Sentinel for 20 years and more recently has written for the Miami Herald, the St. Petersburg Times, the Florida Times Union, the Gainesville Sun and the Ocala Star-Banner.
He has written more than 200 essays on state, national and international politics. He is a Vietnam Veteran and also served as a Fellow in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1997, where he worked on national and international issues. He is also the founder and director of the Reubin O’D. Askew Institute on Politics and Society at the University of Florida. The Institute provides public programs to civic leaders and citizens on critical issues confronting Florida and the nation. In 1999, the Askew Institute received the Distinguished Community Service Award from the Florida Board of Regents for its service to the State of Florida and the nation. The Askew Institute worked with communities in Florida to help them plan and prepare for a post-recession economy. The Institute addressed critical issues facing the state and region, from aging, to children and families, health care, ethnicity, race and the environment. Though the institute merged into the Graham Center in 2013, the Askew mission lives on at the Graham Center through the Askew Scholarship program.
Dr. Kathleen Deagan
Kathleen Deagan is Distinguished Research Curator of Archaeology and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at the University of Florida's Florida Museum of Natural History. She received her Ph.D. in 1974 from the University of Florida, and after teaching at Florida State University Anthropology Department for eight years, she joined the University of Florida faculty in 1982.
Her research has focused on the archaeology of the Spanish colonial period in Florida and the Caribbean. She has conducted excavations in St. Augustine, Florida since 1972, and has worked in Haiti and the Dominican Republic since 1979. She has directed excavations at Colombus's first towns in America, the search for la Navidad, Columbus's first fort, in Haiti; Ft. Mose, America's first free black community and Florida's first Spanish fort (1565-66) in St. Augustine. She been a consultant on historic preservation and archaeology in Spain, Venezuela, Panama, Peru, Jamaica, and Honduras.
Deagan is the author of eight books and more than 65 scientific papers. She was named an Alumna of Outstanding Distinction by the University of Florida in 1998, is a recipient of the Society for Historical Archaeology's J.C. Harrington Award for Lifetime Distinction in Historical Archaeology, and in 1997 received the City of St. Augustine's Order of La Florida.
Her research has focused on the archaeology of the Spanish colonial period in Florida and the Caribbean. She has conducted excavations in St. Augustine, Florida since 1972, and has worked in Haiti and the Dominican Republic since 1979. She has directed excavations at Colombus's first towns in America, the search for la Navidad, Columbus's first fort, in Haiti; Ft. Mose, America's first free black community and Florida's first Spanish fort (1565-66) in St. Augustine. She been a consultant on historic preservation and archaeology in Spain, Venezuela, Panama, Peru, Jamaica, and Honduras.
Deagan is the author of eight books and more than 65 scientific papers. She was named an Alumna of Outstanding Distinction by the University of Florida in 1998, is a recipient of the Society for Historical Archaeology's J.C. Harrington Award for Lifetime Distinction in Historical Archaeology, and in 1997 received the City of St. Augustine's Order of La Florida.
2019 Conference Events
Friday, August 2, 2019
Pre-conference à la carte experiences:
Friday, August 2, 2019
Pre-conference à la carte experiences:
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Civil Rights Walking Tour of St. Augustine
$10.00
This Civil Rights Walking Tour allows you the opportunity to follow in the footsteps – literally – of Martin Luther King, Andrew Young, and many others who put their lives on the line by peacefully walking from Lincolnville to the St. Augustine Plaza. It was a walk that was marred by violence and mayhem on the part of the St. Augustine police department and the Ku Klux Klan. You will see the site of the Woolworth’s lunch counter where four black teens risked physical harm and incarceration simply because they tried to order lunch. Today, that location is a Wells Fargo Bank that has dedicated a portion of its lobby as an exhibit that revisits the event and even supports a mock-up of the lunch counter itself.
Across the street, in the Plaza de la Constitución, you will visit monuments that honor the four young students who were arrested on that day, as well as the footsteps of Andrew Young that have been permanently implanted into the pavement where he was beaten nearly to death by Klansmen during this peaceful march. You will hear about the iconic moments of the peaceful demonstrations in St. Augustine – swimming at a “Whites Only” beach, swimming in a motel pool – that brought riot police with dogs and chemical attacks upon those involved. The brutality against African-Americans who marched in St. Augustine in the summer of 1963, was the final straw that broke the back of Jim Crow-era legistlation in the United States as the nation could no longer turn a blind-eye to institutional racism.
Civil Rights Walking Tour of St. Augustine
$10.00
This Civil Rights Walking Tour allows you the opportunity to follow in the footsteps – literally – of Martin Luther King, Andrew Young, and many others who put their lives on the line by peacefully walking from Lincolnville to the St. Augustine Plaza. It was a walk that was marred by violence and mayhem on the part of the St. Augustine police department and the Ku Klux Klan. You will see the site of the Woolworth’s lunch counter where four black teens risked physical harm and incarceration simply because they tried to order lunch. Today, that location is a Wells Fargo Bank that has dedicated a portion of its lobby as an exhibit that revisits the event and even supports a mock-up of the lunch counter itself.
Across the street, in the Plaza de la Constitución, you will visit monuments that honor the four young students who were arrested on that day, as well as the footsteps of Andrew Young that have been permanently implanted into the pavement where he was beaten nearly to death by Klansmen during this peaceful march. You will hear about the iconic moments of the peaceful demonstrations in St. Augustine – swimming at a “Whites Only” beach, swimming in a motel pool – that brought riot police with dogs and chemical attacks upon those involved. The brutality against African-Americans who marched in St. Augustine in the summer of 1963, was the final straw that broke the back of Jim Crow-era legistlation in the United States as the nation could no longer turn a blind-eye to institutional racism.
10:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. or 1:15 p.m.-3:15pm
Self-guided Tour of the ACCORD Civil Rights Museum
79 Bridge Street, St. Augustine, Florida
$5.00
ACCORD Civil Rights Museum officially opened on July 2, 2014, marking the 50th Anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Doctor Rudolph N. Gordon, one of the first black dentist and maxillofacial surgeons in the State of Florida, had his practice here, and it was the first medical office in Saint Augustine that did not have racially segregated waiting rooms. After Gordon’s death in 1959, the building became the dental office of Doctor Robert B. Hayling, who was the leader of the local Civil Rights Movement. Hayling held many strategic meetings and planning sessions at his office with such notables as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in attendance. The ACCORD Civil Rights Museum houses displays, articles, stories, and artifacts all set up to share the stories of the Unsung “heroes” and “sheroes” of the local 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
Self-guided Tour of the ACCORD Civil Rights Museum
79 Bridge Street, St. Augustine, Florida
$5.00
ACCORD Civil Rights Museum officially opened on July 2, 2014, marking the 50th Anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Doctor Rudolph N. Gordon, one of the first black dentist and maxillofacial surgeons in the State of Florida, had his practice here, and it was the first medical office in Saint Augustine that did not have racially segregated waiting rooms. After Gordon’s death in 1959, the building became the dental office of Doctor Robert B. Hayling, who was the leader of the local Civil Rights Movement. Hayling held many strategic meetings and planning sessions at his office with such notables as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in attendance. The ACCORD Civil Rights Museum houses displays, articles, stories, and artifacts all set up to share the stories of the Unsung “heroes” and “sheroes” of the local 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Lunch at Prohibition Kitchen
119 St George St, St. Augustine, FL 32084
$25.00
- Registration for this event closes on 7/19-
Deep in the heart of America's oldest city, a vintage gastropub and lounge is being born. Invoking the spirit of Bartolo, who on this very spot created "Genovar Theater", the social epicenter of Flagler's prohibition era... we offer you an escape into the clandestine, mysterious, and yes, illegal world of flapper dresses, speakeasies, moonshine, and swing. Sashay in and let your senses be seduced. Let chef Bradford's seasonally inspired techniques, using local ingredients, put the exclamation point on your rendezvous back in time... experience the Prohibition Kitchen.
Cost includes one of the sandwich options, side of fries, non-alcoholic beverages, and a tip.
Please see click the button to see the menu. You will make your selection when you complete the registration form.
SPACE FOR THIS EVENT IS LIMITED!
**Please note: If you register for this event, you must arrive at the restaurant promptly at 12 noon.**
Lunch at Prohibition Kitchen
119 St George St, St. Augustine, FL 32084
$25.00
- Registration for this event closes on 7/19-
Deep in the heart of America's oldest city, a vintage gastropub and lounge is being born. Invoking the spirit of Bartolo, who on this very spot created "Genovar Theater", the social epicenter of Flagler's prohibition era... we offer you an escape into the clandestine, mysterious, and yes, illegal world of flapper dresses, speakeasies, moonshine, and swing. Sashay in and let your senses be seduced. Let chef Bradford's seasonally inspired techniques, using local ingredients, put the exclamation point on your rendezvous back in time... experience the Prohibition Kitchen.
Cost includes one of the sandwich options, side of fries, non-alcoholic beverages, and a tip.
Please see click the button to see the menu. You will make your selection when you complete the registration form.
SPACE FOR THIS EVENT IS LIMITED!
**Please note: If you register for this event, you must arrive at the restaurant promptly at 12 noon.**
A note about the menu: All ingredients are Gluten-Free except for French's Crispy Onions and the bread. The Garden Guru would be Vegan if the Aioli is omitted and the Brioche Bun is replaced with Sourdough. Please let us know if you have any food allergies or sensitivities when you make your meal selection.
2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Guided Tour of Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth
$15.00
What You Didn’t Learn in Class About the Fountain of Youth!
Thousands of years ago, the property now known as the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park was home to a large Timucua village where the fresh, clean waters and plentiful sources of food offered those living there a healthy home. Over the centuries, the land has changed hands many times, by subjects and citizens of many peoples, empires, and nations. As always, the land has remained constant – only the people have changed. It’s still thriving and healthy, and it’s still one of the most historically important pieces of property in the United States. It was here that America’s story begins. It was here that the people of the land and Europeans first celebrated a feast of Thanksgiving. It was here that the oldest city in the United States was born.
And today? The historical and archaeological significance of this property continues to dominate its story. As Dr. Kathleen Deagan of the University of Florida noted in a Field Report in 2016, “The Fountain of Youth Park site (8SJ31) in St. Augustine, Florida, is one of the nation’s richest archaeological resources for understanding the earliest years of European colonial presence in North America.” Come join us at the Fountain of Youth to experience the most beautiful – most historic – site in all of St. Augustine.
Guided Tour of Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth
$15.00
What You Didn’t Learn in Class About the Fountain of Youth!
Thousands of years ago, the property now known as the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park was home to a large Timucua village where the fresh, clean waters and plentiful sources of food offered those living there a healthy home. Over the centuries, the land has changed hands many times, by subjects and citizens of many peoples, empires, and nations. As always, the land has remained constant – only the people have changed. It’s still thriving and healthy, and it’s still one of the most historically important pieces of property in the United States. It was here that America’s story begins. It was here that the people of the land and Europeans first celebrated a feast of Thanksgiving. It was here that the oldest city in the United States was born.
And today? The historical and archaeological significance of this property continues to dominate its story. As Dr. Kathleen Deagan of the University of Florida noted in a Field Report in 2016, “The Fountain of Youth Park site (8SJ31) in St. Augustine, Florida, is one of the nation’s richest archaeological resources for understanding the earliest years of European colonial presence in North America.” Come join us at the Fountain of Youth to experience the most beautiful – most historic – site in all of St. Augustine.
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Conference Sessions:
7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Linconville Museum
102 M L King Avenue, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Conference Sessions:
7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Linconville Museum
102 M L King Avenue, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Conference registration includes: Guided tour of the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, continental breakfast, conference materials, attendance at all conference keynotes and sessions, and lunch.
FLCHE Member - $80.00
Non-member (includes 1-year membership; reciprocal membership to NCHE) - $140.00
Spouse (does not include membership) - $100.00
Full-time Student (does not include membership) - $65.00
FLCHE Member - $80.00
Non-member (includes 1-year membership; reciprocal membership to NCHE) - $140.00
Spouse (does not include membership) - $100.00
Full-time Student (does not include membership) - $65.00
Documentation for In-Service Credit will be provided upon request!
Don't miss out on EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION!
The discounted price for registration ends May 10!
The discounted price for registration ends May 10!
**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 and NCHE's, Annual Conferences, and more!
For a limited time, we are offering “Early Bird” raffle tickets.
Purchase 30 tickets for $25 before July 29!
Raffle items include Gift Baskets, Books, Collectible Items, a Complimentary Registration to FLCHE's and NCHE's, Annual Conferences, and more!
For a limited time, we are offering “Early Bird” raffle tickets.
Purchase 30 tickets for $25 before July 29!
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:
Jaybird's Inn, 2700 N Ponce De Leon Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32084
*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. The hotel will accept these at check-in.
The FLCHE Conference preferred hotel is:
Jaybird's Inn, 2700 N Ponce De Leon Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32084
*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. The hotel will accept these at check-in.
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Jaybird's Inn
*2.5 miles (7 minute drive) from conference venue *Rate: $99.00 *FLCHE Block available 8/1-8/3 *Reserve your room by July 1, 2019 *Call (904) 342-7938 and use the group code FLCHE, or book online using the link to the left. |
2019 Conference Exhibition Hall
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