Florida Humanities Council 2007 Annual Report

Sharing the stories of our state Board of Directors FHC Staff

Frank Billingsley, Chair—Orlando Janine Farver—Executive Director

B. Lester Abberger—Tallahassee Barbara Bahr—Technology Manager

John Belohlavek—Tampa Laurie Berlin—Director of Administration

Rachel Blechman, Vice-Chair—Miami Carol Dorsey—Receptionist

Elaine Brown—Jacksonville William Dudley—Radio Producer

William Carlson—Tampa Karen Jackson—Program/Fiscal Assistant

David Colburn—Gainesville Lisa Lennox—Technology Assistant

Juan Carlos Espinosa—Miami Susan Lockwood—Director of Grants

Nancy Fetterman—Pensacola Julie Henry Matus—Program Coordinator, Road Scholars

Norma Goonen—Davie Carly Meek—Membership Coordinator

Caren Lobo—Sarasota Brenda O’Hara—Fiscal Officer

Meredith Morris-Babb—Ormond Beach Barbara O’Reilley—Communications Director & Editor/FORUM

Donald Pemberton—Gainesville Patricia Putman—Associate Director

Jeffrey Sharkey—Tallahassee Monica Rowland—Program Coordinator

Brenda Simmons—Jacksonville Ann Schoenacher—Director, Florida Center for Teachers

Rowena Stewart—Jacksonville Jon Wilson—Communications Consultant

Niara Sudarkasa—Lauderhill

Ellen Vinson—Pensacola

Jon Ward, Treasurer—Fort Pierce

Joe Wisdom—Fort Myers The Florida Humanities Council, a nonprofit cultural and

educational organization, builds strong communities and

informed citizens by engaging Floridians in the heritage,

traditions, and stories of our state and its place in the world. 2007 Annual Report

Dear Friends and Supporters of the Florida Humanities Council

In a complex state that has 18 million residents and Almost every day an FHC program takes place somewhere stretches nearly 850 miles from Pensacola to Key West, it’s in Florida. In 2007, we helped to create more than 350 difficult to become recognized as a statewide organization. programs in 150 communities, reaching tens of thousands Florida’s size, diversity, and dramatic contrasts present a of people. Our public-radio programs on Florida history challenge, but, more importantly, many opportunities. Our and heritage, which air four times a month on Florida state is home to the oldest city in the United States—and public-radio stations, reach an average of 110,000 listeners to new towns that crop up every day. It is home to Cape per program. Canaveral—and to some of the largest cattle ranches in the country. It is a state of migrants and immigrants, natives FHC’s Board of Directors embraces the mission of this and newcomers, Cubans and Crackers. It is a bellwether organization: to provide citizens with the opportunity to state, a snapshot of America’s future. discuss, teach, study, reflect, debate, and analyze the events that have shaped our past and the issues that affect our The Florida Humanities Council connects all of us together future. By bringing Floridians together in communities as Floridians. FHC is one of the few statewide organizations across the state, FHC is working to create a truly statewide Frank Billingsley engaged in establishing a statewide identity by developing organization and a statewide identity for this complex and programs and resources that build bridges among our dynamic place we share and call home. state’s diverse regions and peoples. This year, alone, FHC provided more than $2.1 million to help fund and Sincerely, create community-based humanities programs, teachers’ workshops, and family-literacy programs. These funds came from the National Endowment for the Humanities, from the State of Florida through a generous allocation during the 2007 legislative session, and from an ever- increasing number of private contributors. Frank Billingsley Chair of the Board of the Florida Humanities Council Our statewide public-television documentary, The Florida Dream, was viewed by an estimated one million Floridians in 2007. It offered a compelling look at the state’s meteoric growth over the past half-century—a perspective that may help Floridians better understand how we got to where we are today and how we can deal with current issues.

FORUM–our award-winning magazine read by some 60,000 people across the state—also examined Florida’s modern transformation from “Dreamscape to Megastate.” In addition, during 2007 FORUM explored the fascinating 20th-century story of Florida’s Indians and delved into the year’s best books on Florida.

1 Broadcasting the Story of Modern Florida

The Florida Dream, our public-television documentary on Florida’s dramatic growth and change since World War II, premiered in October 2007 and was viewed by an estimated one million people across the state.

This documentary, which we produced in partnership with WEDU-TV of West Central Florida, chronicles Florida’s 60-year metamorphosis from a sleepy, southern backwater to today’s urbanized megastate, home to an international mix of more than 18 million people.

To complement The Florida Dream, we also: • Created a companion website, www.floridadream. org, which uses a multimedia approach in offering a wide range of information on the evolution of modern Our modern-Florida website (above) provides hundreds of resources about the growth and changes in Florida since World War II. The vintage postcards (at left) enticed tourists to visit. Florida—and provides detailed lesson plans designed by Florida teachers for • Awarded grants to six All of these interrelated and discussions on public- Florida teachers PBS television stations (in programs helped further radio shows, articles in Pensacola, Jacksonville, our mission of informing statewide and regional • Focused an issue Miami, Fort Myers, Cocoa Floridians about our state’s magazines, and notices of FORUM magazine and Tampa) to produce history and heritage. on websites. on some major their own programs delving themes underlying into significant local events The Florida Dream attracted More than a dozen PBS the rapid development of of the past half-century statewide media coverage, stations around the state modern Florida including prominent aired the documentary. • And hosted workshops feature stories and columns Many re-broadcast it for Florida teachers about in newspapers, interviews multiple times over the social history of our several weeks. state since World War II.

2 Local documentaries funded by FHC grants include Khaki Coast by Pensacola’s WSRE-TV, Reflections on the River by Miami’s WPBT-TV, and City of Bridges by Jacksonville’s WJCT-TV. Media coverage of The Florida Dream included numerous feature stories in newspapers and statewide magazines and on websites.

In addition, the state’s Our entry into the world Florida Knowledge Network of television broadcasts has made the program has raised our public available for use in Florida profile, enabling us schools. The six locally to further spread the produced programs were word about the many also aired multiple times programs we offer to and were made available to people across Florida. all Florida PBS stations.

3 Inspiring Teachers, Enriching Classrooms

Our stimulating professional-development seminars brought strong academic content, thought-provoking ideas, and lots of inspiration in 2007 to more than 700 teachers from 62 elementary, middle, and high schools in 51 Florida counties.

Led by distinguished Florida scholars, these active, weeklong and daylong seminars generated a treasure trove of information, materials, and lesson plans

that teachers can use to enrich their classroom teaching and advance student learning.

In 2007, for the first time we offered a seminar on Florida’s Indians, taking teachers into historic Clewiston, onto tribal reservations, and through parts of the Everglades to learn from the Indians themselves as well as from top scholars about the history and culture of the Seminoles and Miccosukees.

Other seminars explored Florida’s diverse cultures through Florida teachers hear presentations from scholars and share ideas at our their folk traditions, delved into the historic growth and on-site seminars. changes our state has undergone since World War II, looked at critical issues in black literature and culture, and focused on other aspects of Florida and American history.

For the fourth consecutive year, we also conducted weeklong summer seminars in St. Augustine. Funded by a special Landmarks in American History and Culture grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, this exploration of the Spanish Colonial period in our nation’s oldest permanent European settlement again attracted teachers from all across the United States. Supported with $1 million in NEH grants over the past four years, this program has informed nearly 700 U.S. teachers about the important, but often overlooked, role St. Augustine

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Inspiring Teachers, Enriching Classrooms

Miccosukee elder Buffalo Tiger (left) was one of many presenters at our weeklong summer seminar on Florida’s Indians. Scenes of recent seminars show a teacher writing in a journal (top) and teachers discussing the work of renowned sculptor and arts educator Augusta Savage (bottom left).

has played in American and private funding, this history. The seminar so program has also been hired inspired a Florida teacher by some Florida school that she wrote a children’s districts to conduct their book entitled America’s professional-development REAL First Thanksgiving, seminars. But the true published in 2007. success of this program can be measured in the For 14 years, our Florida many letters we receive Center for Teachers from Florida teachers who program has provided say our seminars have intellectual stimulation rekindled their love of and professional renewal to teaching and inspired them many thousands of Florida to stay in the profession. teachers. In addition to receiving federal, state,

5 Funding Projects around the State

In 2007, we awarded more than $360,000 in federal funds to support humanities projects in nearly 100 towns and cities across Florida.

These grants leveraged an additional $500,000 in local matching funds provided by the 85 nonprofit groups that created and carried out the projects. Paintings of Marco Island historic sites accompanied scholar-led Our individual grant awards—ranging from $25,000 to tours and discussions. Shown are Marco Storter’s barn (left) and the less than $2,000—helped local nonprofit groups bring Old Marco Inn (above). in speakers for public programs; collect and share oral histories; conduct historical walking tours; hold book fairs, film festivals, lecture series, in-depth conferences, panel discussions, and analytical programs on music, art, and photography; develop websites and historical displays; Jacksonville Main Public The Studios of Key West, Flagler College, produce television and radio documentaries and cultural- Library, Jacksonville, Key West, $23,300 St. Augustine, $7,000 tourism resources; and much more. $8,540 A series of lecture programs Leading scholars in history Through our grants program, we are helping Floridians To mark the 40th anniversary explores how artists and and archaeology attend a two- explore, preserve, and celebrate local history and culture; of Jacksonville & Duval writers have been connected day conference to discuss the examine compelling topics and issues; and create County’s consolidation, to the Key West community. unique Spanish, British, and permanent resources that enrich their lives. public programs explore American history of the area. related issues. Flagler College, St. Augustine, $8,675 MEDIA GRANTS MAJOR GRANTS Pensacola Junior College, Florida Defenders of At a weekend program, Pensacola, $14,190 WJCT-TV, Jacksonville, Aequalis, Inc., Lake Worth, the Environment, Inc. writers examine the $25,000 $24,636 An interactive website Gainesville, $25,000 significant role St. Augustine documents the history of A TV documentary uses A musical theater piece A series of 18 events has in attracting and Santa Rosa County as Jacksonville’s bridges based on oral histories introduces the Natural Florida inspiring nationally- a resource for residents to tell the story of the collected in Glades County CD to potential user groups. known literary figures. and visitors. city and its environs. is created and performed Reflections of Manatee, Florida Cultural Resources, at venues in the area. Marco Island Historical Inc., Bradenton, $14,347 Gainesville, $25,000 WEDU-TV, Tampa, $9,900 Society, Marco Island, City of Gainesville, $24,800 A full-day program brings A traveling exhibition is A scholar-led panel discusses $14,067 modern-Florida history Programs that explore together historians and created and accompanies Humanities scholars are in a televised production the natural, cultural, and archaeologists with the a panel discussion about engaged to conduct public following a documentary visual history of the St. general public to explore continuity and change in programs and collaborate on that subject. Johns River accompany the history of the Manatee Florida cattle ranching. with artists commissioned to a traveling exhibit. Mineral Springs area. interpret four historic sites.

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MINI GRANTS Tale Tellers of St. Augustine, $2,000 Sarasota Reading Festival, Sarasota, $2,000 A series of stories about the Civil War era in St. Augustine The annual festival features a is researched and presented. FHC-funded panel discussion on freedom of the press. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Photos and oral histories by Cinderic Documentaries University, Fort Walton, USF-St. Petersburg, chronicled the story of Seville Public Schools. Vera $2,000 Miles and Floyd Prevatt (sister and brother, above) St. Petersburg, $900 attended when the school bus was “one horsepower, Aviators who live in the because it was pulled by a horse,” Prevatt recalls. A popular nature writer area share stories and leads a discussion, a nature personal mementos at a A poster depicting writer Jack Kerouac promoted a walk at Weedon Island, community-wide commemoration of his book On the public program and in a and a writing workshop. Road at the University of Central Florida Library. commemorative brochure. Friends of the Myakka Kissimmee Main Street River, Inc., Sarasota, $2,000 Friends of the Museum Holocaust Memorial Friends of Wild Iris, Program, Inc., Kissimmee, Three humanities programs of Florida History, Resource & Education Gainesville, $700 $1,500 are offered over a three- Tallahassee, $2,000 Center, Maitland, $2,000 Capitalizing on the recent Two humanities presentations month period near the Presentations by two scholars In conjunction with a popularity of the best seller mark the anniversary of the park’s historic buildings. accompany an exhibit on traveling exhibit from the The Secret, a panel discusses founding of Kissimmee. Florida’s Seminole Indians. National Holocaust Museum, the religious and philosophical Center for Inquiry Friends of the Bruton a scholar-led program explores traditions of the text. Community of Tallahassee, Florida Foresight, Inc., Memorial Library, Plant contemporary prejudices. $2,000 Panacea, $2,000 University of Central City, $2,000 A full-day program of Five public lectures are Creative Clay Art Studio, Florida–Library, Orlando, A film series is accompanied scholar lectures and a presented on maritime St. Petersburg, $2,000 $1,500 by scholar-led discussions. panel discussion examine history and culture in Three folk-art programs are A community-wide Darwin’s impact on our Bartow Airbase Historical the Big Bend area. offered as part of the St. commemoration of the social institutions. Museum, Bartow, $2,000 Petersburg Folk Art Fest. publication of Jack Kerouac’s Cinderic Documentaries, On the Road includes an Art Center Manatee, A walking-tour brouchure is St. Augustine Historical Inc., DeLand, $2,000 exhibit and public programs. Bradenton, $1,000 created and a public program The story of Seville Public Society, St. Augustine, features a panel of veterans. A scholar presentation Schools is told through oral $2,000 and panel discussion Peace River Center for histories and a photo exhibit. In response to the 400th explore the impact of Writers, Punta Gorda, anniversary of Jamestown, Florida’s environment Largo Public Library, $2,000 leading scholars hold on the work of artists. Largo, $2,000 a symposium on the A series of programs explores A series of programs earlier North American 20th-century poetry and on Florida history and settlements of La Florida. features visits from poets. culture is presented.

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Matheson Museum, Friends of the North Venice Area Historical St. Andrew’’s Episcopal Gainesville, $700 Indian River County Society, Venice, $3,000 Church, Lake Worth, An author/scholar presents Library, Sebastian, $3,000 The historical society and $3,000 a public program on the Seven programs offer a local history students Comparative religion provides Black Seminoles and wide variety of presenters collaborate with an oral focus for four programs their connection to the on Florida topics. historian to collect video exploring questions related to Alachua County area. oral histories of retired circus recent archaeological findings Lake Wales Library performers in Venice. and early Christianity. Bonita Springs Historical Association, Inc., Lake Society, Bonita Springs, Wales, $3,000 Friends of the Mid-County National Park Service, $2,000 Scholar Rosalyn Howard Using a Chautauqua Regional Library, Port Jacksonville, $3,000 presented a program on Black Charlotte, $3,000 A series of four public Seminoles at the Matheson presentation of Mark Twain, A series of programs focuses programs focuses on the Museum in Gainesville. this community begins a year Four public programs explore on the history and heritage Florida landscape. of oral-history collection. African-American cultural of the Kingsley Plantation. PARTNERSHIP GRANTS contributions to Florida. St. Pete Beach Library, American Association Ortona Community Ormond Beach Historical St Pete Beach, $2,000 of University Women, Library, Ortona, $3,000 African American Heritage Trust, Inc., Ormond Beach, Capitalizing on the DVD Niceville, $3,000 A walk through the Society, Pensacola, $3,000 $3,000 release of the film version Four lecture programs take community cemetery with a A Chautauqua program of Local and state history of John D. MacDonald’s A place at both the Okaloosa- historian, an archaeologist, Florida novelist/folklorist is covered by this series Flash of Green, a program Walton College campus and and a naturalist begins a Zora Neale Hurston is of eight programs. offers discussions of the book at the Heritage Museum. series of discussion programs. presented, and a curator and a screening of the film. discusses an exhibit from Okeechobee County Public St. Augustine Art Brevard Library the Tuskegee Institute. Library, Okeechobee, Paragon Ladies of the Association, St. Augustine, Foundation, Cocoa, $3,000 $3,000 Dove, Inc., Florida City, $3,000 Multiple programs focus Beaches Area Historical Scholars, artists, musicians, $2,000 Society, Jacksonville, Four programs examine on the literature and and storytellers are featured $3,000 Several programs feature eras and practitioners of art cultures of the growing in five programs about the James Weldon Johnson related to St. Augustine. Hispanic community Six lectures throughout the Florida’s history and culture. Chautauqua presentation. in Brevard County. year focus on local history Winter Park Historical and its connections to the Clewiston Museum, Amelia Book Island Association, Winter Park, Dixie Theatre Foundation, broader story of Florida. Clewiston, $3,000 Festival, Inc, Amelia $3,000 Apalachicola, $3,000 Four programs feature the Island, $2,000 WQCS FM Radio 88.9, In collaboration with the Three programs feature people and history of Florida. Fort Pierce, $3,000 The annual book festival library, the Historical diverse aspects of Florida Delray Beach Historical features a panel of Florida Association presents a series heritage and culture. Four programs, entitled Society, Inc., Delray Beach, authors discussing the of monthly programs. “Seminoles to Snowbirds,” state’s changing landscape. Friends of the Caribbean, look at immigration on $3,000 Tavares Public Library, Tallahassee, $3,000 the Treasure Coast. A series of four lectures delve Tavares, $3,000 The Africana Film into Florida music, historic The Hispanic Heritage Festival uses films and gardens, city planning, and Series brings culture discussions to reach new Florida environment. bearers for programs on underserved audiences. Hispanic traditions.

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The Studio@620, Riverview High School, Blanche Ely High School, St. Petersburg, $3,000 Sarasota, $1,000 Pompano Beach, $774 In conjunction with A folklife project conducts “The Dew Breaker” is used an exhibit, four public ethnographic research, to inform students about programs explore folk art. trains teachers using a kit the Haitian culture. developed for the project, and Shepherd of the Hills designs classroom activities. Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior Episcopal, Lecanto, $3,000 High School, Miami, Four programs on Florida Booker Middle School, $1,000 history engage a variety Sarasota, $775 This project immerses of humanities scholars. A scholar and a Highwayman participants in Eastern artist train students to culture and philosophy. collect folk history of TEACHER GRANTS two traditional African- CIVIC REFLECTION West Shore Junior/Senior American communities. High School, Melbourne, GRANTS $1,000 J. M. Tate Senior High Memorial Regional A presenter from FHC’s School, Cantonment, Hospital, Hollywood, teachers’ program in St. $1,000 $1,500 Augustine combines history Using the model acquired A five-part, literature- and theater arts to teach during FHC’s teachers’ based discussion program about Florida’s past and seminar in St. Augustine, for hospital employees about monologue writing. this project introduces 10th- addresses critical issues in grade history students to the medical field today. Miami Killian Senior High Pensacola’s colonial period. School, Miami, $1,000 Memorial Hospital West, Two lectures by art historians Eagles Landing Middle Pembroke Pines, $1,500 provide analysis and School, Boca Raton, $1,000 A five-part, literature- interpretation of Hispanic art Using materials and resources based discussion program that reflects historical and developed in a weeklong FHC for hospital employees contemporary social issues. seminar, this mini seminar addresses critical issues in informs local teachers about the medical field today. Bayside High School issues of media literacy. Clearwater, $1,000 Joe DiMaggio Childrens Chautauqua actor/scholar Chaz Mena is shown in costume and character as Cuban statesman José Martí. Four trunks assembled with ALC Central Middle Hospital, Hollywood, material objects appropriate School, Fort Myers, $1,000 $1,500 for teaching St. Augustine Geographic presentations, A five-part, literature- history reflect a cross- art , music, and holiday based discussion program disciplinary approach. celebrations are assembled to for hospital employees teach lifestyles and traditions addresses critical issues in of Latin American peoples. the medical field today.

9 Extracted Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2007 Revenues BALANCE SHEET Contributions, NEH General Memberships, Assets Support Grant and Fees Cash and Investments 711,950 44% 21% Grants Receivable 1,053,643 Prepaid Expenses 28,394 Contributions Receivable 299,452 Other Assets 261,653 Total Assets $ 2,355,092

Liabilities & Fund Balance

Accounts payable and accrued expenses 47,742 State of Florida Grants Payable 368,871 19% Deferred Revenues 19,715 Net Assets NEH Competitive Grants unrestricted 712,074 16% Temporarily Restricted 1,192,855 Permanently Restricted 13,835 TOTAL $ 2,355,092 Expenditures Statement of Revenue and Expenses Program services Revenue & Released Assets 75%

NEH General Support 952,642 Management 20% NEH Competitive Grants 345,830 State of Florida 410,885 Contributions, Memberships, and Fees 456,551 TOTAL $ 2,165,908

Expenditures Program Services 1,603,038 Management 418,940 Fundraising Fundraising 104,221 5% TOTAL $ 2,126,199

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Chipley Niceville Fernandina Beach Pensacola Valparaiso Madison Blountstown Tallahassee

Jacksonville Jacksonville Beach Crawfordville Panama City St. Marks

St. Augustine Apalachicola Melrose Gainesville Chiefland Cross Creek Palm Coast Archer Ocala Seville Ormond Beach Williston

Dunnellon Lady Lake Port Orange Yankeetown Beverly Hills Altoona Ta vares Deltona Crystal River Inverness Geneva Leesburg Mount Dora Mims Winter Park Maitland Orlando Cape Canaveral Kissimmee Cocoa Hudson Merritt Island Contributing Statewide Holiday Land O‘ Lakes Satellite Beach Ta rpon Springs Melbourne From Apalachicola to Arcadia, from Miami to Madison, Winter Haven Melbourne Beach Dunedin Plant City from Sanibel to St. Augustine, our programs touched every Tampa Lake Wales Palm Bay Clearwater Beach Largo Valrico corner of Florida in 2007. Clearwater Bartow St Petersburg Sebastian St Pete Beach Avon Park Vero Beach This map shows the communities that received our grant Ruskin Bradenton awards and hosted Road Scholar presentations, teacher Fort Pierce seminars, Gathering heritage tours, and family reading Okeechobee Port St. Lucie programs. In addition, our reach extended statewide with Sarasota Arcadia our weekly public-radio programs, FORUM magazine, and Stuart Venice Palm City our public-television documentary, The Florida Dream. North Port Port Charlotte Moore Haven Hobe Sound Palm Beach Gardens Lake Park North Fort Myers Clewiston West Palm Beach Bokeelia Fort Myers Lake Worth Cape Coral Boynton Beach Sanibel Delray Beach Parkland Bonita Springs Coconut Creek Tamarac Naples Fort Lauderdale Davie Goodland North Miami Marco Island Miami Everglades City Kendall

Homestead

11 Key West Bringing Ideas to Communities

Our Road Scholars crisscrossed the state in 2007, bringing thought-provoking, entertaining public programs to thousands of Floridians at community centers, libraries, theaters, school buildings, and other public venues in 105 towns and cities.

Our roster of authors, experts, actors, and photographers shared stories and information about Florida’s history, culture, literature, and environment; sang songs of our state; discussed ideas relevant to our lives; showed artful images of natural Florida; and brought history to life through dramatic portrayals.

Their topics ranged from politics and civil rights to movies and mermaids. They delved into such issues as immigration, suburban sprawl, and the environment. They portrayed such historical figures as civil rights leader Harry T. Moore, Everglades champion Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and Cuban statesman José Martí. And they enlightened and entertained with talks about such areas as Florida art, photography, food, roadside attractions, and music.

Some of the current FHC Road Scholars (left to right starting at top): author/ photographer Gary Monroe, author Sudye Cauthen, historian David Colburn, historians Susan Fernandez and Robert Ingalls, food expert Andrew Huse, Chautauqua performer Bob Devin Jones as Harry T. Moore, singer/songwriter Chris Kahl, Florida nature photographer John Moran, historian Gary Mormino, urban planner Bruce Stephenson, author Lu Vickers, and historian Carolyn Williams.

12 Exploring Local Heritage

Our 2007 cultural-heritage tours explored three distinctive areas of the state: Madison County, in the heart of the original cotton belt in North Florida; St. Augustine, the nation’s oldest permanent European settlement, located on the East Coast; and Everglades City, entryway to the “river of grass” at the southern tip.

These weekend outings helped introduce 150 Floridians to what makes Florida special. Guided by pre-eminent scholars, local cultural and civic leaders, and longtime community residents, these journeys into Florida build connections and understanding among people from different areas of the state.

This revenue-generating program also helps the host communities. It generates patronage of their hotels, restaurants, stores, and events; but more importantly it encourages them to celebrate their unique heritage. Like Madison this year, many host communities go on to use our grant awards to develop their own cultural-tourism materials, programs, and infrastructure.

Since 1996, we have introduced hundreds of Floridians to communities around our state. From Okeechobee to Homosassa, from Mount Dora to Fernandina, and from Cedar Key to Fort Pierce—our Gathering program is getting to the heart of Florida.

Gathering participants are shown (at top) embarking on a tour of the Fakahatchee Strand; (center, from left) eating local fare in Madison, listening to scholar Dana Ste. Claire discuss Florida Crackers, enjoying a historic walking tour; and (bottom, from left) examining artifacts in St. Augustine, and playing folk music in Madison.

13 Informing Folks about Florida

FORUM magazine FORUM, our award-winning statewide magazine, provided in- depth looks in 2007 at the growth of Florida since World War II, at the 20th-century journey of Florida’s Seminole and Miccosukee tribes, and at the winners of the new Florida Book Awards competition. The Florida Magazine Association recognized FORUM with four awards for in-depth reporting, exceptional writing, and general excellence in 2007.

Each beautifully illustrated issue of FORUM delves into one topic, providing cultural insight and historical perspective on Florida people, places, events, and ideas. In addition to entertaining and informing longtime Floridians, our magazine fills an important informational niche in a state with so many newcomers and so much growth and transience.

FORUM’’s readers are a cross-section of the state’s leaders, its teachers and scholars, and its longtime, as well as new, residents. Published three or four times annually, FORUM is sent to some 15,000 people around the state; each issue has an estimated pass-along readership of 60,000.

Images from 2007 FORUMs show Everglades champion Marjory Stoneman Douglas and former Seminole Chief Jim Billie (at top), an underwater photo at Fanning Springs (center) by Stefan Cracium in collaboration with artist Margaret Ross Tolbert, and (bottom, from left) a portrait of award-winning author Daina Chaviano, and a painting of historic Margood Bar in Goodland by artist Paul Aresault.

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A young girl pauses near a mural The mermaids of Weeki Wachee are a famous Florida attraction and a depicting Little Havana’s Domino topic for one of our many radio broadcasts. Park, a common scene for Cuban- Americans “living on the hyphen” between two cultures, discussed in a radio program.

2007Broadcasts

Marjory’s Cottage: Efforts to Preserve Archaeology at Little Salt Springs A 1920s plan for Venice reflects principles echoed in today’s New Marjory Stoneman Douglas’s home Urbanism, the subject of one of our radio programs. Florida’s First Major Leaguers Letter from the Great Depression Saving South Beach RADIO PROGRAMS José Martí: Cuban Revolutionary LeRoy Collins: A New Look Emancipation Betrayed Our lively broadcasts, aired by public- World War II: Wings Over Florida Mary MacLeod Bethune: Demanding Democracy World War II: New Jobs for Florida Women radio stations across the state, are heard New Urbanism: Florida’s New Towns World War II: Training in Paradise by more than 100,000 listeners each The Quilters of Eatonville World War II: The Invasion of Florida week. These five-minute features explore Collecting Weird Florida The Mermaids of Weeki Wachee the people, places, and events—both New Urbanists Go to Mississippi Florida Politics: From Blue to Red in 60 Years past and present—that have shaped Florida’s Seminoles in the 21st Century Florida’s Space Program: From Florida’s history and heritage. The Oral Historians: Listening to Stories of the People Sputnik to Apollo The New Florida Book Awards Florida’s Award-Winning Poets Historical Archaeology in Florida The Man Who Made Miami Modern Scott and Zelda in Florida Florida’s Space Program: The Shuttle Story Fort Jefferson: America’s Fortress Florida’s Unexpected Wildlife Preserving Florida’s “Special Places” Mark Twain in Florida Michael Gannon’s Florida History in 40 Minutes Doyle Rigdon: Florida Cowboy Poet Graveyard on Atsena Otie Key Florida’s Fusion Foods Mirage: Florida’s Vanishing Waters Coming of Age in Florida Carrie Sue Ayvar: Telling Tales in Two Languages Floridians Living on the Hyphen Jackie Cochran: Florida Aviation Pioneer The Freedom Riders: An Update A Question of Honor Carl Hiaasen in the Ten Thousand Islands Florida in the Movies Cracker Moonshine Harold Newton: An Original Highwayman Lighthouse at Cape Florida

15 Celebrating our Growing Support

The Florida Humanities Council would like to acknowledge Memberships & Sarah Bailey Paul & Polly Doughty the generous support of the National Endowment for the Individual Donors Roy & Jean Baither John & Susan Dunn Charles Balkcom Deborah Eadie Humanities; the Florida Department of State, Division of $1,000+ Cultural Affairs; and the many individuals, corporations, Nancy Barber Dorothy Ebersbach Margaret Bates and foundations that made contributions during our 2007 Andrew & Marion Barnes Betty Ellis Judi & David Bludworth Fiscal Year (11/1/06 – 10/31/07). Thank you! Lis Bech-Larsen Sue Emerson Bill & Stacy Carlson Peter Belmont Jo Ann Engelhardt James Clark John Belohlavek EPOCH - Spady Cultural David & Marion Colburn Lois Benson Heritage Museum Lynne DeWolf Richard & Joyce Bizot Jean Faloon Jeanne Godwin Bunnye Bomar Havert Fenn Ann Henderson Bonita Springs Historical Robert Flick Caren & Dick Lobo Corporate & Foundation Donors Society Florida Center for the Book $300 - $600 John Booth Sarah Fogle $15,000 Lester Abberger Pauline Braman Helen Franta Frank E. Duckwall Foundation Rachel Blechman Jack & Maggie Bregger Sinclair Franz Minnesota Humanities Commission in cooperation Collier County Faye & Edwin Browning Marcia Frey with the Ford Foundation Headquarters Branch Nancy & Ken Buchanan Friends of the Bruton Library John Burke Memorial Library $5,000 - $10,000 Edward & Kate Curley Flossie Byrd Friends of the Coastal Region Library New York Times Company Foundation / Janine Farver Ian & Linda Caddie The Gainesville Sun Nancy Fetterman Friends of the Flagler Davron & Carlos Cardenas County Library The Saunders Foundation Jon Fishbane Joan Carver Friends of the Lakeland Tampa Bay History Center & the Florida Studies Center Friends of the Blake Library at the University of South Florida Libraries Central Brevard Public Library Frank & Roberta Helsom Library & Reference Center Thomas M. & Irene B. Kirbo Charitable Trust Friends of the New Smyrna Sonny & Lani Holtzman Centro Asturiano de Tampa Beach Regional Library University Press of Florida Allen & Delores Lastinger Charlotte County Historical Friends of the Port Orange $1,000 - $2,000 Lee County Library System Center Regional Library Don & Joanne Chase Friends of the Seminole Alachua County Public Schools Foundation Sheila McDevitt Gary & Lynne Mormino City of Panama City - St. Library Illinois Humanities Council Andrews Waterfront Project Meredith Morris-Babb Linda Fussell Madison County Tourist Development Council Maxine Clayton Peter & Yvonne Pav Bill Gauldin Greater Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention Paul Corzatt Timothy Glover and Visitors Bureau Charles & Lydia Pierce Lois Cowles Harrison Ruth Goldstine Pasco Education Foundation Ellen Vinson Beverly Coyle Bert & Rosemary Greenwald Polk Education Foundation Jon Ward Crane & Company William & Inez Hall Seminole Tribe of Florida Bart & Shirley Weitz Brian Dassler Lee Hanna St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches Visitors and $125 - $250 Convention Bureau Kathleen Deagan Cary & Patsy Hardee Hank & Virginia Abbott Sisco & Gloria Deen Mary Lou Harkness $500 Lance Abney DeLand Branch Library Diana Harris Brevard Schools Foundation Harry & Marie Adams Lou DeLaney Bob & Linda Hawkins Educational Foundation of Lake County Louis & Mary Adcock Michael DeLoye Lee Hayden Highlands County Education Foundation Virginia Adler Daniel Denton Highlands County School Leon County Schools Foundation Kay Aiken Celeste DeRoche District Levy County Convention and Visitors Bureau Merle Allshouse Mercy Diaz Miranda Connie Hines National Trust for Historic Preservation Karen & Fred Amundrud Marian Dickson Norman & Jane Holland North Central Florida Regional Planning Council— Valerie Arena Cameron Dilley & Mary Susan How Original Florida Ray & Kathy Arsenault Mulhern Susan Howard Orlando Magazine Lois Bailey Shaun Donahoe Deborah Howell

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Lynn & Frank Huber Lilla & Anson Moye Minter & Jeffrey Schenck Winter Haven Public Robert Batey Susanne Hunt Museum of Science & David & Winifred Library Michelle Baxter Neal & Kathryn History - Jacksonville Schmeling WQCS FM Radio 88.9 Monica Bayer Hutchinson Mark Mustian Carol Schmidt Robert Zeller Susan Bayley Indian River County Main Theodore Nelson School District of $50 - $100 Marcia Beasley Library Matina Nimphie Hillsborough County AAUW - Niceville Chris & Beth Becht Joy Jackson Lesley Northup John & Lynn Scott Helgrit Addison George & Elizabeth Bedell Ed & Carole Johnson Mallory O’Connor Sarah See Richard & Mildred Adicks Sue Belford Robert & Patricia Johnson Okeechobee County Public Selby Gallery Russ & Sharon Adkins Kathleen Bell Butch Jones Library Christine Sensenig Loida Aguilar Charles & Ann Belmont Lena Juarez Maurice O’Sullivan Bettye Sessions Diane Ahlgrim Irene Bembry Rose Junno Judith Overcash Martha Shannon Joe Akerman Shelby Bender Gladys Kashdin Harvey Oyer Jeffrey Sharkey Anita Alemanne Norma Benisch Arthur Keeble Patsy Palmer & Talbot Voncile Smith Dale Allen Stanley & Doris Berg Sandra Kellaher D’Alemberte Barbara Sphar Panhandle Pioneer Helen Ames Gerald & Virginia Linda & Jack Kendall Archie & Phyllis St. John Bergstrom Settlement Amos P. Godby Linda & William Kenefick St. Pete Beach Library Howard & Carolyn Pardue High School T.N. & Phyllis Berlage Anne & John Kimmey Jerry & Mary Standifer Michael Pender Althea Andersen Lorraine Berry Ruth & Larry Kinsolving Fred & Jayne Standley Pensacola Historical Society Anne Anderson Kathleen Betancourt Susan & Klingbeil Stuart & Rita Stauss James Peoples Dorothy Anderson Gale Biela Todd Kocourek Rowena Stewart Gregory & Barbara Phillips John Anderson Andrea Billings Koreshan State Diane Stuart Pinellas Public Library Susan Anderson William Birdsong Historical Site Suncoast Medical Center Cooperative John Andrews Janina Birtolo Lynn & Tom LaFrance Tallahassee Area James & Patricia Poitras Archaeological Society of Fred & Ruth Bisson Lake Park Public Library Convention & Polk County Historical Southern Florida John Bistline Karl Larsen Visitors Bureau Museum Archer Branch Library Blake Library Hazel Lee Ling A. Bronson Thayer Susan Ponder-Stansel Martha Ardren Bonnie & Paul Blatt Leesburg Public Library Frank Thompson Charlotte Porter Carla Armstrong Jerald & Betty Blizin Jack Levine Pierre & Shirley Thompson Ann Prochaska Cherie Arnette Helen Board Lightner Museum Linda Thweatt Christina Purinton Lois Arntzen Jackie Boring Noah Lindsay J. Thomas & Lee Touchton Jim Reagan Roma Aronoff Patricia Bowker Blucher Lines Averil Jane Townsley Kelly & Reda Reynolds Around the Bend Hamilton & Susan Alice Boylston Elizabeth Mann Nature Tours Mary & Hugh Richardson Upchurch Boynton Beach Hugh Martin Peter Arroyo Frank Rief Sam & MaryAnn Upchurch Historical Society Gerald & Maureen James & Gloria Rinaman Anne Arsenault Bradford County Public Matheson Lillian Vachon Arts Ballet Theatre Library William & Audrey Ring Sharon & Richard Vick Bill Maxwell of Florida Martha Bradshaw Robert M. Levy & Volusia County Library Marianne McEuen Carol Asher Associates Center at City Island Calvin & Nola Branche Gwen McLin Linda Baer E.J. Robinson Bill & Ruth Wagner Ginger Braune Margaret McPherson Diane Bainter Treva & William Robinson Ann & Carlton Ward Brevard County Parks Jay & Elizabeth Mechling Susan Baker & Recreation Patricia Rohtla Nancy Watters Melrose Library Association Ann Ballas Pat & Ernie Briel Judith Rosenkranz Curtis Weaver Anne Miller Jacqua Ballas Jean & Walter Brinkman Nancy Ruiz Weedon Island Preserve Doug & Nora Milne Saint Augustine Historical Cultural & Natural Uzi Baram Joseph Brinton Trudy Miner Society History Center Nadeen & Rick Barnett Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Ginger Moore Saint Vincent’s Jon & Roberta Whipple Eunice & Jim Baros Education Center Aaron & Anna Morris Medical Center Judith Whitbeck James & Geraldine Barr Sharyn Brookins Samuel Morrison John & Margaret Sanders Gayle Williams John & Joan Barrett Virginia Gay Broome Brian & Agnes Morrissey Anita Sandler Sidney Wilson Tom & Laura Baskett Bertrand & Elizabeth Brown

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Cynthia Brown Pamela Coleman Lila Dawson Ruth Ferguson Francis Gibbs David & Ellen Brown Susan Collopy Alma Dean Lucy Ann Ferran Michelle & Darren Gideon Elizabeth Brown Columbia County Nancy Decker Edward & Terry Ferrarone Jenese Giles Ellen Brown Historical Society Walter & Roberta Deemer John Fersner Margaret Gillen K. Scott Brown Columbia County Main Deltona Library Association Patricia Fesci Rebecca Giusti Branch Library Louise & Myron Brown Doris Denison Sandra Finn Tom Glaser Jane Comer R. Warner & Lois Brown Claire Deroche Eloise Fisher Sumner & Shayna Gochberg Richard & Sue Comerford Mardi & Blaine Brownell Desoto County Gail Fishman Molly Godley John Cone James Bruen School District Valerie & Judi Flanigan Arthur & Viola Goldberg Kristin & David Congdon Ann Bryan Destin Library Patrice Fletcher Goodwood Museum Diane Conley Elizabeth Bryan Kathryn Dishroon Jean Fliess & Gardens Susan Conner Judith Bryant Kathleen DiTullio Florida Center for Elsbeth Gordon Richard Conway Shirley Bryce Sharon Doerr Environmental Studies Mary Gordon Betty Cook at FAU Mary Burt Lora Doncsecz-Horton Sally Goshen Faye Cook Florida Sunshine Properties Jay Bushnell Robert Donly Angus & Wylene Graham Thomas Cook Molly Folken Cecily Cain Karen Donn Susan Graham Trudy Cook Steffany Forr Doris Cain Edith Donohue Jim Graves Alison Cooper Fort Pierce Branch Library Calhoun County Celestine Dorsey Frances Gray Public Library Susan Cooper Lula Dovi Carolyn Frances Carla Green Margaret Callahan Kent & Suzann Corral Laura Drake Betty Francis George & Virginia Green Marion Cannon Patricia & Edward Corwin Gerald Dratch Andrew Frank Jonathan Green Canterbury School James & Darlene Couper Lonnie & Marcia Drayer Franklin T. Degroodt Cathryn Gregory Public Library Pamela Carlson David Courtwright & Jeff Driggers Priscilla Griffith Shelby Miller Timothy Franta Dora Carter Sara & Peter Dubbeld Blythe Grossmann Diane Craig Alice Friedman Sudye Cauthen Phillip Dunbar Barbara Gubbin Norma Craig Friends of the Bartow John Cech Barbara Duncan Bill & Judy Guyn Crealde School of Art Public Library Centennial Park Dunedin Historical Society Vicky Hagedorn William Crews Friends of the Branch Library Dunedin Public Library Bloomingdale Jerry & Marsha Hall Jim & Laura Crooks Dan & Barbara Center Bonnie Dyson Regional Library Barbara & Walter Hanck Cross Creek Volunteer Central Florida Community Verna Echols Friends of the Ocala Emma Hanna College Foundation Fire Department Eckerd College Public Library Joyce & Malcolm Hanson Central Florida Community Louise Crowley Ann Eifert Friends of the Ponte Vedra Karen Hardin College - Levy County Stephen Crowley Beach Branch Library Kelly Ellis Elizabeth Harrer Campus Jean Crowther Friends of the Southeast Central Ridge Library Cultural Council of Indian Lawrence Ellis Branch Library John Harrison Chapel-by-the-Sea River County Rick & Sarah Elmasian Friends of the Harry T. & Harriette V. Terry Lyn Cherry David & June Cussen Gerard & Antoinette Emch Tamarac Library Moore Cultural Complex Gail Childs Jacklyn Daffner Frank & Martha Emerson Friends of the Peggy Harter Citrus County Judith D’Agostino David & Helena Eschrich Willowbranch Library Sharon & Bruce Hartmann School Board Ila Jo Dame Doris Etelson & Allan Stephen Fry Brenda Harvey City of Clearwater Tammie Davenport Barnes Nancy Frye Kathleen Haughey Cultural Affairs Becky Davis Helen Euston Lucy Fuchs Jeanie & Chad Hautmann Mary Ann Clark Debra Davis James Everett Danny Fullwood Betsy Hawkins William Clark Don Davis Katherine Ewel Kathy Futch Hilda Hawkins McCarter Tim Clemmons Elizabeth Davis Bonnie Exner Michael & Nancy Galyean William Hayes Dale Clifford Fern Davis William Fackler Shirley & Roger Gamble Jessie Heasley Adrian Cline Jack Davis Jeff Farley Edwin Geers Dorothy Hegarty Jan & Philip Colcord Maureen Davis Jane Faysash Geneva Historical & Thomas & Louisa Hegarty Eloise Cole Genealogical Society Sylvan Davis Joan Feil Clancey Cheryl Heggemeier William & Helen Cole V. Fred & Sue George Judith Davis Prier Mike Ferger Edith Hempel

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Ann Hendry Kelly Johnson-Smith Larry Levey Petal McNelly Susanne Nielsen Henry B. Plant Museum Beth Jones Joyce Levi Yvonne Meadows Fran Norcia Lois Hensel Janice Jones Elizabeth Lewis Jane Mealy Karen Nordbeck Heritage Museum of Lois Jones Marsha Lewis Carol Mele Karin Nordlander Northwest Florida Sara Jones Mary Lou Lewis Valerie Merwin North Indian River Heritage Village Walter Judd Miriam Lewis Gene Kay Meurlott County Library Margaret Hether Sallye Jude Lewis, Longman, & Miami Dade College - North Port Public Library Annie Heupel Marcia & Robert Judson Walker, PA North Campus NSCDAFL - Ximenez - Fatio House Museum Beverly Hill Marusa Judy Lois Linwick Mid-County Regional Library Shannon O’Bryan Mildred Hill-Lubin Catherine Kalinowski Judy Lipofsky Jerald Milanich Jenny Ohayon Historical Association of Carla Kappmeyer Norma Lockwood Southern Florida Arthur Miller Okaloosa-Walton College Teresa Karcich Patricia Loughan Historical Society of Jean Luoma Barbara Miller Walter O’Kon Bay County Joan & Carter Karins David Lykins Bridget Miller Old Davie School Historical Society of Roger Kaufman Historical Museum Andrew & Ruth Maass Connie Miller Palm Beach County Debbie Keller Joyce O’Neill Darcie MacMahon Marie Millett Barbara Hodges William & Ruth Kellow Orange Audubon Society Susan MacManus Lora Mills Andrea Hoffman Samuel Kendall Orlando Public Library Ginger Maddox Faye Milner Sue Hofstrand Harry Kersey Ormond Beach Library Maitland Public Library Mims/Scottsmoor Terry Hoft Patricia Kiesylis Public Library Dennis Osseck Dennis Maloney Charles H. Holloway Jonathan Kile Rhoda Miner Oviedo Historical Society Gloria Holloway Stephanie King Manatee Village Historical Park Kelly Minor Judy Owens Herta Holly Kingsley Plantation Dorothy Mann Jessie Mitchell Michael & Tracy Owens Ira Holmes Guy Kinney Doris Manuel Nancy Mitts Mary Pace Margaret Holsenbeck Richard & Nancy Kirby James & Deborah Manuel Arva Moore Parks McCabe Peter Palin Richard & Elizabeth Reid Knight Robert Moran Kathleen Pancoast Hooton Mark & Angie Manuel William & Eugenia Glenda Morgan Alma Parker Vada Horner Kolodney William & Rebecca Manuel Patrick Morgan Nancy Parker Mark Howard & Katrina Dorothy Korwek Marco Island Historical Society Diane Morosky Susan Parker Winfield-Howard Regina & John Kramel Joanne Markey Kathleen Morrison Jean Parrish Elizabeth Howe Linda Kranc Linda Markley Ruth & Robert Morrison Elia Parsons Mrs. John D. Hucabee Mildred Krause Hudson Regional Library Charles & Florence Maria Mosley Darryl Paulson Lynn Krieger Marquardt Marylou Hughes Sue Mullane Helene Peddle Robin Krivanek Lynn Marshall Richard Hull Keely Murphy Marilynn Pedek Caroline Krombach Carmen Marshall-Claude Roy Hunt Michael & Mary Anna Vernon Peeples Mary Kross Marty Miller Murphy Anna Hutcheson Randee Pellegrino H. William & Irene Kruse Ron Marx Kristen Murtaugh Mary Hyde Florencia Pereira Anita & Ed Kubasiewicz Matheson Museum Museum of Florida History Peter Ilchuk Kaethe Perez Elizabeth Kuhnle Letha Maxey Museum of the Everglades Germain Irvin Carol Pierce Lady Lake Public Library Juanita Maxwell Robert Nash Antoinette Jackson Debra Piner Lake Wales Public Library Kathleen Mayo National League of Jacksonville Adlai & Margaret Platt Lakes Region Library Kevin McCarthy American Pen Women - Historical Society Clearwater Poinciana Branch Library Lakeview Terrace Jackie McCorkle Ruth Jacobs Retirement Center Neighborhood Peg Post Maureen McCormick George Jacobson Ann Lampman Improvement Corp. Maria Powell Phyllis McCormick Richard Janaro Marc Lapham of Bartow Nancy Pratt Beverlene McDonald Christine Janks Largo Public Library New Tampa Dana Preu Maria McKenna Regional Library Jelks Family Foundation Marilyn Latus Peter Price & Julie Whitney Miriam McKinley Alex Nichols Lisa Johnson Morris & Meredeth Legg Wilma Pyle Barbara & Art McLellan Bob Nichols Norman Johnson Jean Lepley Catherine & Emiliano Jo-Ann McMillan Robert & Thelma Nied 19 FHC Donors November 2006 – October 2007

Quindiagan Katie Schlotterbeck Cynthia Starrett - Sarasota-Manatee Campus Robert & Erika Whitt Grant Raulerson Judith Schmidt Nancy Starrett Frank & Elizabeth Usina John Whitton Kathleen Raykowski James Schnur Barry & Jean Steiger Patricia Vail Wayne Wiegand Elizabeth Read Ann Schoenacher Margie Stevens Joyce Vandermeer William Wilbur Cynthia Reardon Patricia Schoene Anne Stinnett Venice Archives & Area Rhys Williams Michael Reed Sharon Scholl Sandra Stitt Historical Collection Martha Williamson Keith Reeves Regina Scott D’Ann Stone Venice Area Carol Willis Historical Society Barry & Jimmi Reichard Debra Self Frank Stone Williston Public Library Venice Public Library Barbara Reider Sally Settle Barrow Fred Stone Douglas Windham Steven Vergote Suzy Reiser Nancy Sever Nancy Stone Winter Park Public Library Elizabeth Vickers Kristana Reitz Phyllis Sharpe Linda Storrs-Morton Winter Park Towers & Visit Florida Richard & Elisabeth Renner Deborah Shepard Margo Stringfield Village Vizcaya Museum Marya Repko Alice Sheridan Strobel Design Building Willard & Carol Wisler & Gardens Responsible Growth Robert Sherman Sundae Stubbs Sandy & Suzanne Wismer W. T. Bland Public Library Management Coalition Cliff Sherry Joyce Sturgill Dorothy & George Witwer Eleanor Wachs Kathleen Rhodes Harriet Shouldice Maureen Sullivan-Hartung Robert & Fay Witz Howard Wade Yvonne Rice Morton & Carol Siegler Glenda Sumner Barbra Wolf Melanie Waite Carol Richardson Roy Silberstein Suncoast Sierra Club Teresa Wood Diane Wakeman Lucille Rights Ellen Simmons Joan Taddie Gareth Wright Wakulla County Susan Roark Dorothy Wurzelbacher Gary & Eleanor Simons Deborah Talbot Public Library Jean Robertson Helen Young Arthur Simpson Tale Tellers of Saint Douglas Walker JoAnne Roby Augustine Mary Zabin Robert Sinibaldi Geraldine Walker Jeanne Roche Tallahassee Michael Zaidman Eva Sirmons Boyd Barbara Walling Isela Rodriguez Community College Mary Zellner Barbara Sirpilla Anne Walmsley Roland Rodriguez Betty Taylor Peter & Leonor Zies Ruth Sisung David & Linda Ward Mary Rogers Linda & William Taylor Emily Ann & Gene Alice Smith Washington County Victoria Taylor Zimmerman Kathleen & Kermit Rose Amy Jo Smith Arts Council Warren & Susan Tedder Billy & Joanne Ross Delmont & Jeannette Smith Ruth Webb The International Osprey FHC would also like to Robin Rowan Dorothy Wedge Pam Smith Foundation recognize the contributions Claudia Rowe Bonnie Welch Patrick Smith The Villages Lifelong of our numerous donors Mary Alice Rucks Robert & Diana Smith Learning College Daryl Wells who gave $49 or less as well as the generous in- Patricia Sadler Thomas Smith Lynn Thierry Kathy & Steve Werthman Edna Saffy kind support of our board Karen & Albert Smoczynski Eric Thomas June Wessel members and other friends Saint Johns Dinner Club Ann Sofia Emerson Thompson Rae Ann Wessel of the Council. Saint Johns Riverkeeper Jean Soltau Sarah Thompson Patsy West Eino & Mary Salo South Florida Sandra Thurlow West Boynton Beach Branch Library Michelle & Chris Community College Marjorie Tick Sammartino Judy Westbrook Southeast Branch Library Betsy Tighe Tim Sanders Westminster Oaks Active Rhonda Southerland Sue Tihansky Sanibel Public Library Living Community Patricia Southward Lucy Tobias Evelyn Sasser Westminster Towers A. H. Speairs Terry Tomalin Satellite Beach Elmer Spear Westminster Wood - We have attempted to Public Library Tots ‘n’ Teens Theatre Julington Creek Barbara Speisman ensure the accuracy of Mike Saunders June True Dianne Wheatley Anita & John Spellman this report. If we have Rebecca Saunders Florence & Helen Turcotte Corinne White misrepresented or omitted Elsie Spoeneman Jane Scanlan Alice Tyler Nancy White a contribution, please Eric Stallworth contact our office at Eugene Schiller Unitarian Universalist Cynthia White Penny Stamps Fellowship of Vero Beach (727) 873-2001 or via email Verena Schillmoller W. Richard Stark University of South Florida at [email protected]. Kathryn Schirmacher

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