Join Stephanie Long, Manager of the Collier Museum at Government Center, for an exploration of the role railroads played during World War II. During the war, railroads in the United […]
![Black and White train yard with train labeled [Santa Fe] approaching the viewer](https://colliermuseums.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Abbey-03-044-03-scaled.jpg "Abbey-03-044-03; Chicago, Illinois, Dearborn Station from Roosev")
Kevin Keefe, co-writer and editor of the publication Wallace W. Abbey: A Life in Railroad Photography (Indiana University Press, 2018), celebrates the life and work of a man who devoted […]
This talk will explore the meaning behind the term "Gladesman" and the culture it defines - from the earliest frontier settlers in the Everglades region to modern-day swamp-dwellers who live, […]
Thomas Lockyear, Manager of Museum of the Everglades, began his career as a Museum Professional at the Pirate Soul Museum in Key West. Mr. Lockyear will explore our fascination with […]
This presentation explores the alligator as not just the keystone species of the Everglades, but its role in the evolution of the culture, economy, and cuisine of that region and […]
Join Stephanie Long, Manager of the Collier Museum at Government Center, for an exploration of our long battle to understand and control mosquitoes. There are over forty species of mosquitoes […]
The life and legacy of local legend Loren "Totch" Brown will be discussed in this companion talk to the museum's current "Legendary Gladesmen" exhibit. Totch's many faceted career spanning everything […]
One of the ways pioneers kept food safe to eat without refrigeration was through dehydrating. Join us for demonstration of food dehydrating techniques and sample dried foodstuffs one may have […]