Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a stroll through the history of local sweethearts. Our Curator of Education, Elaina Gyure, will be discussing some of the famous couples who have called Collier County home.
The nation’s first Underground Railroad was established in Florida in the late 17th century, servings as a beacon of freedom for runaway slaves from the American south. Existing before the better-known Northern Underground Railroad, enslaved Africans gained their freedom by escaping and earning asylum in Spanish Florida. This presentation focuses on Florida’s early history as […]
The Big Cypress National Preserve is partnering with the Museum of the Everglades to bring you Wilderness Wednesdays, a lecture series hosted at the museum every Wednesday from 2:00 – 3:00 PM. Join us for a series of talks from January through April presented by our National Park Service on a variety of topics. A […]
This companion lecture to the “Collier’s Cavalry” exhibit at Museum of the Everglades explores the conception, history, and influence of Barron Collier’s motorcycle police force that patrolled the Tamiami Trail in its early years. Considered the earliest incarnation of the Collier County Sheriff’s Department, the SWMP was protecting and serving on the roads of the […]
The Big Cypress National Preserve is partnering with the Museum of the Everglades to bring you Wilderness Wednesdays, a lecture series hosted at the museum every Wednesday from 2:00 – 3:00 PM. Join us for a series of talks from January through April presented by our National Park Service on a variety of topics. Hey […]
The Big Cypress National Preserve is partnering with the Museum of the Everglades to bring you Wilderness Wednesdays, a lecture series hosted at the museum every Wednesday from 2:00 – 3:00 PM. Join us for a series of talks from January through April presented by our National Park Service on a variety of topics. The […]
The Big Cypress National Preserve is partnering with the Museum of the Everglades to bring you Wilderness Wednesdays, a lecture series hosted at the museum every Wednesday from 2:00 – 3:00 PM. Join us for a series of talks from January through April presented by our National Park Service on a variety of topics. She […]
Museum Manager Stephanie Long will be exploring the history of the museum’s steam locomotive, known locally as “the Deuce.” Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, this small locomotive had a long history working for three different logging companies. Here in Collier County, Locomotive No. 2 powered the labor train for the Lee Tidewater Cypress Company […]
The Big Cypress National Preserve is partnering with the Museum of the Everglades to bring you Wilderness Wednesdays, a lecture series hosted at the museum every Wednesday from 2:00 – 3:00 PM. Join us for a series of talks from January through April presented by our National Park Service on a variety of topics. The […]
Museum of the Everglades Manager Thomas Lockyear will discuss county founder Barron Gift Collier’s lifelong involvement with public safety and law enforcement. Appointed Special Deputy Commissioner in charge of New York City’s Public Safety Bureau, Collier would expand this role to include the formation of an international police force and the introduction of painted centerlines […]