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HistoryMiami
HistoryMiami is the premier cultural institution committed to gath ering, organizing, preserving and celebrating Miami's history as a unique crossroads ot the Americas. We accomplish this through exhibitions, city tours, education, research, collections and publications. HistoryMiami advocates tor helping everyone understand the importance ot the past in shaping Miami's future. Divisions that comprise HistoryMiami include: Th Museum The Archives Research Center T he South Florida Folklife Center T he Education Center Miami Circle" Citv Tours Miami International Map Fair HistoryMiami connects people bv telling the stories ot Miami's com munities, individuals, places and events.
Membership Members are the public face ot HistoryMiami in the community. Being a HistoryMiami member gives you a wide range ot benefits and privileges at different levels. All members enjov a wide variety of benefits, including tree year-round admission to The Museum and Archives & Research Center, subscription to HM: The Magazine of HistoryMiami and Tequesta, invitations to exclusive exhibition openings, discounted admission on Citv Tours and other special events. To join HistoryMiami. please visit us online at http://historymiami.org.
Donations Private gifts to HistoryMiami help sustain our dav-to-dav operations and fund our greatest needs. Your charitable donation to HistoryMiami sustains our educational programs and exhibitions, and allows us to grow and care for our historical collections. I here are many wavs you can give to HistoryMiami. ranging from cash donations to our Annual Fund, to planned gifts, to support from your family foundation or vour business. 104 TEQUESTA
Tequesta
Tequesta, the scholarly journal ot HistorvMiami, has been published annually since 1941 It contains articles about the history ot South Florida, especially ot the Miami area, the Florida Keys and the Ever glades. While most articles are scholarly studies, many first-person accounts are also included. The breadth and depth ot the articles make Tequesta one ot the best sources tor the study ot South Florida history. The contents ot Tequesta are copyrighted, and all rights are reserved. Reprint ot material is encouraged; however, written permission from the Association is required.
Submissions The editors welcome inquiries and submissions. The Chicago Manual of Style should be consulted on matters ot style. Illustrations may be embedded in electronic manuscripts to indicate their locations; submit them also as separate, 500 ppi or higher jpegs or tills. Include credit lines in the illustration captions. Send inquiries and contributions to publica- tionsy historymiami.org or:
Editor, Tequesta HistorvMiami 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida 55150
Obtaining Issues
I he current issue and some back issues may be purchased trom the Gilt Shop. Complete sets ot the journal are in the Archives & Research Center, as well as at Floridiana collections in libraries throughout Florida. Io purchase single copies and back issues, call 50S-5’’5-14‘)2 or email museumstorey'historymiami.org. Ele ctronic versions ot out-of-print issues ot Tequesta have been pro duced bv Florida International University Libraries Digital Collections C.enter, thanks to funding from the Stare Lhiiversitv Libraries' Florida Heritage Program. Io view them and tables ot contents, visit http://historvmiami.org/research-miami/publications/tequesta/.