Bonnie Georgiadis at an Archeological dig at Weeki Wachee Springs, July, 1970.
Weeki Wachee Springs (Fla.)
Tourism--Florida
Photograph albums--1960-1970
tourism & museum
Tourism--1960-1980
Mermaids--Florida--Weeki Wachee--History
Theater--20th century
Burial--United States--History
Native American art and culture
Archeological investigations
University of Florida
Bonnie Georgiadis assisting an archeological dig of a Native American burial mound at Weeki Wachee Springs in July of 1970. She is using archeological tools to uncover a vase. The dig was conducted by the University of Florida.<br /><br /> Along with a group of investors, Newton Perry opened Weeki Wachee Springs to the public in October of 1947. At the time, roadside attractions were becoming popular stops along Florida roadways. The attraction consisted of an amalgamation of vendors, an orchid garden, a river boat tour, as well as the star attraction: a mermaid show that took place in an underwater theater. Eventually, the May Museum of the Tropics, an "abandoned Seminole village", a show called “Birds of Prey”, and a petting zoo were added. After peaking in the 1950s and 1960s, attendance began to decline as theme parks and highways changed the dynamics of Florida's tourism. The State of Florida took over the attraction as a state park in 2008. Since then, the park has focused on appealing to a modern audience while preserving its history.
Schumacher, Sparky
Original color photograph by Sparky Schumacher, July,1970: Private Collection of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park.
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Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Spring Hill, Florida
A History of Central Florida, Episode 5: Hontoon Owl Totem
Hontoon Island (Fla.)
DeLand (Fla.)
St. Johns River (Fla.)
Archaeology--Florida
Native Americans--Florida
Timucua Indians--Florida
Totems
Episode 5 of the second season of A Hisory of Central Florida: Hontoon Owl Totem. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners.<br /><br />Episode 5 features the Hontoon Owl Totem at Hontoon Island State Park, located between the St. Johns River and the Hontoon Dead River in Volusia County, Florida. This podcast also includes interviews with Craig Morris of the Fort Caroline and the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Dr. Neill J. Wallis of the University of Florida and the Florida Museum of Natural History, Dr. Jerald T. Milanich of the University of Florida, and Donna Ruhl of the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Ford, Chip
Original 12-minute and 16-second podcast by Chip Ford, November 19, 2013: "A History of Central Florida, Episode 5: Hontoon Owl Totem." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
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Cassanello, Robert
Milanich, Jerald T.
Clarke, Bob
Gibson, Ella
Kelley, Katie
Morris, Craig
Wallis, Neill J.
Milanich, Jerald T.
Ruhl, Donna
<a href="http://www.nps.gov/foca/index.htm" target="_blank">Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve</a>
<a href="www.fasweb.org/publications.htm" target="_blank"><em>The Florida Anthropologist</em></a><a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a>
<a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/" target="_blank">Florida Memory Project</a>
<a href="http://thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a>
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Hontoon Island State Park, DeLand, Florida
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Jacksonville, Florida
A History of Central Florida, Episode 4: Celts
Ocala (Fla.)
Archaeology--Florida
Native Americans--Florida
Woodworking tools
Episode 4 of the second season of A History of Central Florida: Celts. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. Episode 4 features a discussion of celts, a pre-Columbian tool used by Native Americans in Central Florida. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Jon Endonino of the University of Florida, George Long of the University of Central Florida, and Dr. Jerald T. Milanich of the University of Florida.
Cassanello, Robert
Original 10-minute and 56-second podcast by Robert Cassanello, November 19, 2013: "A History of Central Florida, Episode 4: Celts." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>
Dickens, Bethany
Ford, Chip
Milanich, Jerald T.
Clarke, Bob
Gibson, Ella
Kelley, Katie
Rowe, Heironymous
Endonino, Jon
Long, George
Milanich, Jerald T.
<a href="http://www.marion.k12.fl.us/district/srm/index.cfm" target="_blank">Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center</a>
<a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/" target="_blank">Florida Memory Project</a>
<a href="http://thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a>
video/mp4
eng
Moving Image
Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center, Ocala, Florida
Tennessee
Great Lakes
A History of Central Florida, Episode 2: Ceramic Pots
St. Johns River (Fla.)
Archaeology--Florida
Ceramics--United States
Pottery--United States
Native Americans--Florida
Episode 2 of the second season of A History of Central Florida: Ceramic Pots. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. <br /><br />Episode 2 features a discussion of the ceramic pots displayed at the New Smyrna Museum of History, located at 120 Sams Avenue in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Neill J. Wallis of the University of Florida and the Florida Museum of Natural History and Dr. Jerald T. Milanich of the University of Florida.
Kelley, Katie
Original 11-minute and 30-second podcast by Katie Kelley, November 19, 2013: "A History of Central Florida, Episode 2: Ceramic Pots." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
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Cassanello, Robert
Ford, Chip
Milanich, Jerald T.
Wallis, Neill J.
Clarke, Bob
Gibson, Ella
<a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/" target="_blank">Florida Museum of Natural History</a>
<a href="http://thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a>
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eng
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New Smyrna Museum of History, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 23: Hontoon Island State Park
Podcasts
Documentaries
Hontoon Island (Fla.)
Archaeology--Florida
Mounds--Florida
State parks
DeLand (Fla.)
Episode 23 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: Hontoon Island State Park. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. <br /><br />Episode 23 explores the history of the area that is now Hontoon Island State Park, located between the St. Johns River and the Hontoon Dead River in Volusia County, Florida. Archaeologists date inhabitation of Hontoon Island to 7,000 years ago. This podcast includes interviews with two archaeologists and two park rangers about what the archaeology tells us about the society and culture on the island in the last 7,000 years. In 1967, the island was purchased by the state and converted into a state park.
Hasbrouck, Kim
Original 21-minute and 34-second podcast by Kim Hasbrouck, January 28, 2012: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 23: Hontoon Island State Park." <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries</a>, Orlando, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>
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eng
Sound/Podcast
Hontoon Island State Park, DeLand, Florida
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Jacksonville, Florida