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Official Publication of the Tampa Bay History Center CotanchobeeWHERE THE BIG WATER MEETS THE LAND SPRING 2019 HISTORY CENTER TRAVELS UNDERGROUND COTANCHOBEE • SPRING 2019 1 NOW OPEN THROUGH JULY 14 TOUCHTON MAP LIBRARY BREWERY WORKER AT SOUTHERN BREWING COMPANY, TAMPA, 1947 • COURTESY TAMPA-HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM MARCH 2 - AUGUST 11 Explore early breweries and brewing methods, Prohibition’s effects on Florida and the rise of craft breweries in Tampa Bay. MARCH 2 • ”HISTORY BY THE PINT” EXHIBIT OPENS MARCH 14, 6:30 - 7:30 P.M. • TAP TALKS 81Bay Brewing Co. • $10 per person • Registration required HISTORY PINT MARCH 28, 5 - 8 P.M. • BREWSEUM AFTER DARK Tampa Bay History Center • $12 per person • Registration required BEER AND BREWING IN TAMPA BAY APRIL 18, 6:30 - 7:30 P.M. • TAP TALKS Coppertail Brewing Co. • $10 per person • Registration required 2 TA M PA B AY HISTORY CENTER 801 Old Water Street Downtown, Tampa Table of Contents EXECUTIVE C.J. Roberts The Frank E. Duckwall President & CEO President’s Letter 4 Nicole Conner Executive Assistant ADVANCEMENT & MEMBERSHIP Grant E. Martin V.P. of Capital Campaign Membership Update 5 Lisa-Perry Richardson Director of Advancement Andrea Nalls Director of Guest Experience & Membership Colleen Crosby Advancement Associate New Staff 6-7 COLLECTIONS Rodney Kite-Powell Director, Touchton Map Library Heather Culligan Brad Massey Saunders Foundation Curator of Public History Malerie Dorman Curator of Collections Brad Massey Heather Culligan Registrar Nola Berish Assistant Curator of Exhibitions & Technology EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS Railroad Exhibit 8 Nancy Dalence Curator of Education Brian Buttafuoco Assistant Curator of Education Amanda Hoffman Youth Programs Coordinator Keshana Simmons Education Assistant History Center 9 FACILITIES Goes Underground Claus Daniel Director of Facilities Ross Lamoreaux Facilities Technician/Historical Interpreter Roland Thiboutot Facilities Technician Andrew Reymont Security Teens Take TBHC 10 FINANCE Maria Steijlen Chief Financial Officer Jenny Conn Senior Accounting Associate Community Hero 11 MARKETING Manny Leto Director of Marketing & Communications Teresa Silva Graphic Designer 10th Annual Gala 12-13 VISITOR SERVICES Nick Onesty Visitor Services Manager Colleen Fernandez Visitor Services Assistant Manager Lifetime Achievement 14 Barrie Slonim Museum Store Associate Letty Best, Jim Goeb, Susan Rimensnyder, Marilynn Simpson Visitor Services Associates Donors 15-16 EDUCATION PARTNERS USF & School Dist. of Hillsborough Co. Tampa-Hillsborough Co. Public Library System Smithsonian Institution Affliation Programs Members 17-22 CONTACT US 813.228.0097 | [email protected] tampabayhistorycenter.org @tampabayhistory Board of Trustees 23 Smithsonian Aliate Summer Camps 24 The Tampa Bay History Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and is funded in part by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, the City of Tampa, the State of Florida Office of Cultural and Historical Programs and the COTANCHOBEE • SPRING 2019 3 Tampa Bay History Center USF Program Partnership President’s Letter Happy Birthday to the Tampa Bay History Center! While it’s difficult for What used to be a quiet park and lightly trafficked most of us to believe, Riverwalk are now bustling with activity. When we January marked 10 opened our doors in 2009, our guests arrived by tour bus years since we opened or car. Today, guests arrive on bicycles, by water taxi, on our new facility. foot, and aboard the street car. It seems like just yesterday when we cut As I write this column, a new hotel, USF’s medical the ribbon and opened school and two 26-story residential towers are quickly taking shape within a stone’s throw of my office. The C.J. Roberts our doors to the public. The Frank E. Duckwall neighborhood is expanding, Tampa is changing, and the President & CEO 2018 was another History Center is growing, too. record-breaking attendance year at the History Center. With the opening This spring, our Board will adopt a new strategic plan, of the Touchton Map Library and Treasure Seekers our “road map” for the next five years. With input from our exhibit, more visitors than ever are coming to the many stakeholders, we’ve identified numerous exciting Center to explore our region and state’s rich history. objectives that, when completed, will continue to carry Our membership has reached an all-time high, and the Center on its path to becoming one of the finest attendance at our programs, like Florida Conversations regional history museums in the United States. and our in-town walking tours, continues to grow, too. The plan focuses on continuing to serve our existing Hundreds of guests, from school children to senior visitors, who have come to expect high-quality exhibits, learners, participated in lectures, workshops, seminars programs and publications, as well as innovative storytelling and tours. The ever-popular Columbia Cafe also finished techniques, while exploring ways to reach new audiences a record year. through community initiatives that will extend the History We look forward to building upon the Center’s Center experience beyond our physical location. successes in the year ahead. As we begin the second The next decade will be an exciting one. I’m delighted decade in our “new” home, we’re watching exciting that our many members, supporters and guests will be changes take place all around us. part of our journey. 4 TA M PA B AY HISTORY CENTER Membership Update New for 2019, Valet Parking and Updated Reciprocals. The History Center is the Pirate Water Taxi from Davis Islands, Harbour Island excited to announce or Tampa Heights, or use ride-sharing services such as a partnership with Uber or Lyft. parking management company The Car Valet service is being offered by The Car Park, a Park to offer valet nationwide company who manages the 4,000-space parking for visitors to Channelside Parking garage located .2 miles northeast of the History Center. the History Center. Andrea Nalls New Reciprocals Director of Guest Experience Valet parking services Each year, the History Center’s membership department & Membership are now available for works to add a new institution to our reciprocity offerings, all History Center and and we’re excited to announce not one, but two new Columbia Cafe guests daily, from 9:45 a.m. until 5:15 reciprocals for 2019! p.m., for $10 per car, with a $2 discount for History Center members. Members will now receive $2 off the daily ticket price for the Pirate Water Taxi, as well as $2 off daily admission to Valet services will be in place for a limited trial run as the the American Victory Ship. History Center determines the viability of the program. If successful, it will be implemented permanently. The Water Taxi and American Victory Ship join an already robust list of reciprocals that includes the Dali Museum We want to provide museum guests with as many transit (free admission in December), Tampa Museum of Art and parking options as possible when they visit, and (free admission in June and July), Tampa Theatre ($3 off valet is now one of several ways guests can access the film tickets in March) and many more. History Center. For a complete list of the History Center’s membership Visitors and members can also park on their own at one reciprocals, visit tampabayhistorycenter.org/membership, of several lots and garages that surround the History or call the membership department at 813.675.8988. Center, take the streetcar, which is now fare-free, use COTANCHOBEE • SPRING 2019 5 Meet Heather Culligan Heather Culligan The History Center’s New Registrar By: Sara Baker “When I learned that TBHC was looking for a new registrar, I was immediately interested because it After working for reminded me so much of the career I had in Atlanta. two-and-a-half years Plus, when visiting TBHC as a guest, I was very at Heritage Village impressed and wanted to be part of this organization.” in Largo — first as curator of collections, Heather’s journey toward a museum career began then a year later as at the University of Georgia, where she received an director — Heather undergraduate degree in history before continuing on Heather Culligan Registrar Culligan crossed the to the University of West Georgia, where she earned bay to join the History a master’s in history, a certificate in museum studies Center in May as its new registrar. and an additional certificate in public history. Three years earlier, Heather and her husband, Tommy, Heather says her biggest challenge as the new (plus her dog and two cats) relocated from Atlanta, registrar is to figure out exactly how things were done where she had spent most of her life, to Tampa for prior to her arrival. “I find that understanding that her husband’s job. They bought a 1928 bungalow in process, and putting my own stamp on it, is the best Seminole Heights, a neighborhood they love. way to care for the collection. At the moment, I’m also playing catch up, getting things organized so I’m able “Heritage Village is a wonderful living-history to process items as they come in, instead of putting museum,” says Culligan, “but I wanted to return to them on a shelf. But I will say in terms of organization, what I consider a traditional history museum, similar to this is one of the best collections I’ve worked with.” the Atlanta History Center (AHC), where I had worked as their collections manager.” One of the biggest projects she’s undertaken since joining the curatorial team at the History Center is During her tenure at the AHC, Heather oversaw the working on the Touchton Map Collection. “I haven’t museum’s collection, archives and library, co-authored worked with maps to this extent before,” she admits.