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Marion County Time Capsule Project Marion County Time Capsule Mario stem n County Public Library Sy VIVA FLORIDA 500 Marion County Time Capsule Project VIVA FLORIDA 500 VIVAVIVA FLORIDAFLORIDA 500 500 MarionMarion County County TimeTime Capsule Capsule Project Project Marion County©2014 Marion County Time Public Library Capsule System Project ©2014 Marion County Public Library System ©2014 Marion County Public Library System On the cover: Viva Florida 500 poster created by Christopher Still (christopherstill. com). Poster commissioned by the Florida Humanities Council. On the cover: Viva Florida 500 poster created by Christopher Still (christopherstill. com). Poster commissioned by the Florida Humanities Council. On the cover: Viva Florida 500 poster created by Christopher Still (christopherstill. com). Poster commissioned by the Florida Humanities Council. IN 2013, THE STATE OF FLORIDA celebrated a significant milestone: David Cook, local resident, avid Marion County Historian, The 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de Leon’s first landing on retired editor of the Ocala Star-Banner. Florida’s east coast. Viva Florida 500 is the name given to the Morrey Deen, former City of Ocala police chief, president of year-long, statewide celebration to bring awareness to Florida’s the Fort King Heritage Association Board. rich and diverse history. Judy Johnson, local resident, attorney and former Marion In the anticipation of the commemoration and to encourage County commissioner. local activities, the Department of the State’s Division of Library Carmen Maines, local resident and president of the Friends of Services provided a Viva Florida 500 time capsule, purchased the Ocala Public Library. with Library Services and Technology Act grant funds, to each of Scott Mitchell, director of the Silver River Museum. Florida’s 67 counties. In Marion County, the Marion County Public Cindi Morrison, director of the Appleton Museum of Art, Library System was appointed to coordinate the time capsule College of Central Florida. commemorative project efforts. Honorable Hale R. Stancil, judge of the Fifth Judicial A steering committee of community leaders was selected to Circuit Court. help spearhead the project. The Marion County Public Library Hoyalene Thomas, Marion County Historical Association, System thanks the following committee members: Inc. trustee, secretary-treasurer of the Fort McCoy Civic Association and member of the Friends of the Fort McCoy Public Library. 2 3 THE TIME CAPSULE committee began to meet in December, 2012 The specific questions that were asked on the survey were: to discuss initial plans for the project and determine the necessary 1. What items should be stored in the time capsule? (Please keep in efforts to solicit community input regarding the time capsule items to mind they should be representative of our area of Florida and that be retained. An initial survey was designed and a timeline developed to the time capsule has limited capacity.) solicit community input and tabulate the results. 2. What do you believe to be the most identifiable aspect of your A community-wide survey was made available to the public community that should be included in the time capsule? between February-March 2013. The survey was available in hard copy, 3. How long do you think the time capsule should be sealed? (Please as well as and online version. Promotion of the availability of the survey circle one.) was addressed in a variety of fashions, including in-house promotion at 25 years 50 years 75 years 100 years all Marion County Public Library System locations, the library website Special Marion County/Florida milestone and advertisements in the Ocala Star-Banner, paid for by the Friends 384 people responded to question 1. of the Ocala Public Library. Media releases were generated and 352 people responded to question 2. opportunities to reach out to the public were undertaken by library 394 people responded to question 3. staff on many occasions. 4 5 Representative areas of Marion County: At this same time, the Fort King Heritage Association was undergoing Agriculture/Equine a park development effort for the Fort King historical site. After an Education initial discussion with the board of directors, the decision was made Historical to house the time capsule at the Fort King historical site at a time Sports/Recreation when provisions would enable the time capsule to be in a climate Natural Resources controlled environment. Status of the Community Cultural Life of the Community Business/Commerce The committee identified that items such as black/white photos, cotton and polyester textiles, items copied on acid free, permanent paper, pencils, wood, pottery and ceramics, glass, and nonferrous metals such as copper, brass, gold and stainless steel would be the longest lasting items to be inserted into the time capsule. From there, they set about locating and researching how many of the items could be located and secured. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/3029 6 7 Item: Community Overview Area: Commercial passenger service is available within 100 miles at Donated by: City of Ocala six airports, including the Orlando and Tampa International airports. Area of the community represented: Status of the Community Avg. Per Capita Personal Income: $31,536 (Florida Department of Economic Opportunity) Item description: 2013 City of Ocala community profile. Local Attractions: Silver Springs, Wild Waters, Ocala National COMMUNITY PROFILE Forest, Appleton Museum, multitude of rivers, lakes, campgrounds, Population: Ocala, 56,315; Marion County, 331,298. hiking trails and golf courses. (2010 U.S. Census estimates) Education: Marion County Public School System, College of Central Ocala Area: About 44 square miles. Florida (CF), Rasmussen College, Webster University, University Center at CF where courses from a number of colleges and Location: North Central Florida. universities are available. (University of Florida is in Gainesville, 40 No more than a 90-minute drive to either the Gulf or Atlantic coasts or miles north of Ocala.) to the Orlando attractions. Climate: Avg. July high: 91.7; avg. January low: 46.1; avg. annual Transportation: rainfall: 52.59; avg. annual snowfall: 0 Highways: Interstate 75, U.S. 441, 301 and 27. Rail (freight): CSX, Florida Northern Air: Local-Charter and cargo service available at Ocala International Airport. 8 9 Item: Brochures Donated by: City of McIntosh Area of the community represented: Status of the Community Item description: Retaining the feel of an 1895 town, McIntosh and its history are described. Item: Brochures Donated by: Dunnellon Chamber of Commerce Area of the community represented: Status of the Community Item description: A directory that contains a list of current businesses in Dunnellon with descriptions of local events and history. 10 11 Item: Selected excerpts from the Item: Booklet book “Lake Weir” written by T.M. Donated by: Belleview Chamber of Commerce Shackleford, 1883. Area of the community represented: Status of the Community Donated by: Phyllis Sharpe Item description: Information about the city Area of the community of Belleview Founders Day 2012. The represented: Historical Lake Weir focus of the publication is primarily Item description: The Lake Weir on Belleview and what it has to offer area captured the interest of in the area. “Founders Review” journalist T.M. Shackleford who contains advertisements from local published the book “Lake Weir” businesses and personal stories in 1883. The book describes the and letters from the residents of area, lakes and Native American south Marion County. “Founder’s influence. The book was loaned by Review” is a supplement to the Phyllis Sharpe and excerpts were photo copied that best depicted the local newspaper, “The Voice of Lake Weir area. Two physical copies are in the library’s collection. One South Marion.” in reference and one in circulation. 12 13 Item: Commemorative City of Ocala and Marion County pins Donated by: Morrey Dean and Judy Johnson Area of the community represented: Status of the Community Item description: Marion County commemorative pin circa 2000 and Chamber of Commerce member pin circa 1990. Item: Report Donated by: Morrey Deen Area of the community represented: Status of the Community Item description: Ocala Police Department Millennium Report, 2002. 14 15 Library Services Library cardholders will find a variety of services available, including: library.marioncountyfl.org Answers to questions in person, by mail, telephone or virtually via Ask-A-Librarian. Free WiFi, computer and Web access at all library locations. Programs for children, teens and adults, including story times, movies, computer classes, speakers, workshops and class visits and tours. Library Collections Meeting rooms and study rooms available by request at many library locations. Library cardholders will find a variety of collections to use in the library, at home, work or school, including: Photocopying and computer printing services at a low cost. Cardholder Benefits Books for children, teens and adults, in print, Outgoing fax service. large print and audio. Welcome to the Marion County Public Library System, the starting point for access to a wealth of information Bookmobile service to outlying areas. Downloadable e-books, audiobooks and music. with personal service provided by knowledgeable Access to tax forms and voter registration. library staff. DVDs and music CDs. Item: Brochure Marion County Public Library System cardholders: Online reference
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