Museum of the Everglades

In observance of Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate the rich cultures of the Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes and their continuing stewardship of the biologically diverse and environmentally sensitive region known as the Everglades. In this talk given by renowned environmental educator and member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Betty Osceola, guests will learn […]

On December 6th, 1947, President Harry Truman arrived at the Everglades City airport and addressed an audience assembled on bleachers borrowed from the Ringling Brothers Circus in Sarasota. The occasion was the dedication of Everglades National Park.While the enabling legislation to create the Park had been enacted in 1924 under Franklin Roosevelt, it had taken […]