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2016 Our Year in Numbers Statewide:
$470,500 awarded in funding for 68 local cultural and heritage projects
105,750 people attended public programs
350,000 people viewed our documentary film about Tampa Bay area veterans
71,750 visitors to Smithsonian Institution Museum on Main Street exhibits in 8 small towns
30,000 FORUM magazines reached more than 75,000 readers
11,640 students statewide participated in Poetry Out Loud competition
446 underserved children and families participated in PrimeTime Family Reading Time
263 teachers attended multi-day seminars on topics ranging from Florida agriculture to colonial St. Augustine
The programs of the Florida Humanities Council annually touch Floridians in every region of the state. From our family reading and discussion programs and engaging Speakers Series, to our exhibition partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, and summer seminars for teachers and high school students, we are dedicated to convening Floridians in community conversations that bring us together and deepen our understanding of Florida.
Museum on Main StreetMuseum on Main Street is a partnership program that brings Smithsonian Institution exhibitions, resources, and programming to small towns across the state. Exhibitions are designed to engage communities and become a catalyst for conversation about life in small-town America.
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PrimeTime Family Reading TimePrimeTime is a six-week reading and discussion program for families with young children. Held in public libraries and community centers, this program demonstrates how literature can enrich one’s life, models strategies for continued family bonding through award-winning children’s books, and provides families with critical information on library resources.
Florida Stories Walking Tour appOur downloadable walking tour app allows users to delve behind the scenes of Florida towns with an emphasis on their respective history, culture and architecture. Connected via a statewide platform, the tours create sustainable cultural tourism products that increase knowledge about and appreciation of local history.
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Florida Stories Walking Tour App Downloadable walking tours featuring the history and culture of unique Florida communities. Connected via a statewide platform, the tours provide sustainable cultural tourism products for community partners. Program partners:
Polk County History Center – tour launched fall 2016
Lake Wales Museum and Cultural Center – tour launched fall 2016 Programs for Educators FHC’s “Teaching Florida” program provides K‐12 teachers with continuing education seminars that focus on humanities topics relevant to various disciplines and grade levels. Participants leave with strategies and tools for taking new content and ideas back to their classrooms and districts. Seminars offered:
Spring 2014, Bartow – “Bartow: City of Ancient Oaks and Azaleas”
Spring 2015, Bartow – “Exploring Florida Agriculture”
Spring 2016, Bartow – “Florida Foodways” More than 90 teachers from across the state attended these seminars which focused on the social, cultural, and environmental effects of the agricultural industry on the local area and the state. Speakers Series Informative and lively lectures and community conversations about Florida’s rich history and culture presented by noted scholars, authors and historians. More than 6,800 people attended 63 free public programs in 2014‐2016 with additional programs scheduled to occur in 2017. Program partners:
Englewood Charlotte Public Library, Wauchula Historic City Hall Auditorium, The Circle Theatre, Highlands Hammock Park, Highlands Art League, Bonita Springs Historical Society, Bailey‐Matthew National Shell Museum, Ding Darling Wildlife Society, Southwest Florida Museum of History, Estero Island Historic Society, Fort Myers Library, Boca Grande Historical Society, Venice Area Historical Society, Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation, Lake Wales Library, Harrison School for the Arts, Winter Haven Library, Polk County History Center, Venice Area Historical Society, Sarasota County History Center, Elsie Quirk Library, Venice Art Center, Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center, Jacaranda Public Library, North Port Public Library
Grants FHC annually provides federal funding for local humanities projects through its grants program. Over $111,000 in grants awarded 2014‐2016:
$15,000 – New College of Florida – “Bicentennial of the Southwest Movement of Black Seminoles on the Gulf Coast,” a series of public programs that explore the history of Florida's Black Seminoles and the archaeology of their settlements.
$15,000 – WGCU Public Media – “Preserving Our Waters,” a 30‐minute documentary about the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve.
$15,000 – WGCU Public Media – “Reading, Writing and Civil Rights,” a documentary film about the desegregation of public schools in Southwest Florida.
$13,000 – Polk County History Center – “The Heart of Central Florida,” exhibit enhancements to the Polk County Heritage Trail including an interactive museum touch screen with over 300 local heritage sites.
$10,000 – Koreshan State Historic Site – “Mound Key: Where the New and Old Worlds Collide,” a documentary film on the history and importance of Mound Key and the Calusa Indians.
$5,000 – Lee Trust for Historic Preservation – “Southeastern Indians and Spanish Missions,” an educational symposium that combines presentations on the Spanish mission period and its impact on American Indian populations in La Florida, with a discussion of how we study history and translate it for the public at historic sites.
$5,000 – Friends of Sarasota County Parks – “Phillippi Estate Park Heritage Signage,” design and installation of four archaeological interpretive panels to enhance self‐guided walking tours.
$5,000 – New College of Florida – “Cubano‐Americans Community Project,” a year‐long series of public programs and an exhibit focusing on the rich history and heritage of Cubans in West Central Florida.
$5,000 – Highlands Art League –“Florida Wildlife Corridor,” an exhibition of photographic works by Carlton Ward and complementary public programming.
$5,000 – Ghostbird Theatre Company – “Koreshanity,” a theatrical play developed in partnership with FGCU that details the history of the Koreshan Unity Settlement founded in 1894 in Estero.
$5,000 – Bok Tower Gardens – “Building an Icon,” a traveling historical exhibition about the people who built the architectural masterpiece that would become the iconic Bok Singing Tower.
$5,000 – City of Sanibel – “City of Sanibel Heritage Trail,” printing of a 21‐stop heritage trail of historic sites in Sanibel Island.
$5,000 – Florida Southwestern State College – “2016 Education for a New Humanity Colloquium”
$2,850 – Temple Emanuel – “Growing Up Jewish in Polk County,” development of a publicly‐accessible archive of the oral histories of Jewish residents of Polk County.
$350 – Ramon Theater – “Frostproof Heritage Trail,” printing of a 50‐stop heritage trail map of historic structures in downtown Frostproof.