Florida Public Archaeology Network - Northeast & East Central Regions

06/15/2026

Kicking off kids' summer library programs with controlled chaos in Sanford last Friday! We had 54 kids participate and over 80 people, including parents, attended. Thanks to the last-minute volunteers who jumped in to assist!

06/12/2026

06/10/2026

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡… 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚’𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞.

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐤 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦 and 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 in the fight for freedom long before emancipation reached Texas in 1865. From alliances forged in the Seminole Wars to the rise of Black communities during Reconstruction, this lecture uncovers the stories too often left out of history books.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟏 | 𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌

🎟️ $5 Members | $18 Non-Members

𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄:
https://bit.ly/juneteenth-a-legacy-of-freedom-a-future-of-justice

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲.

06/10/2026

University of North Florida students are pulling pieces of history from the banks of the St. Johns River — unearthing pottery from indigenous people who lived in the Jacksonville area more than 1,000 to 2,000 years ago.

06/03/2026

Join us next Friday as we team up with the Seminole County Library in Sanford for this fun and yummy kids program! This event is free and open to the public.

06/01/2026

If you live in Duval County, Florida, you have colonial history and outdoor activities right in your own backyard!

Pictured is Round Marsh off of the Willie Brown trail, just one stellar example of the roughly 46,000 acres of salt marsh protected by the preserve.

Timucuan Preserve offers two visitor centers, roughly 15 miles of hiking trails, and 10,000 years of human history! Stop by this summer for a lovely Jacksonville stay-cation!

05/28/2026

A hot then very wet field day! GPR in Yulee with our friends at the GGCCT, a pop in at Kingsley Plantation, and escaped the worst of the incoming storm by taking the ferry to Mayport.

05/27/2026

Don't miss the next amazing Virtual Cafecito Lecture happening TOMORROW! To register for the zoom link, go to: fpan.us/fpan-events.

Join Dra. Margarita Hernandez who will share her project investigating whether immigration-related stress and access to structural and social support are associated with mental health and biological aging among recently-arrived Latiné immigrants across one year. This lecture will discuss preliminary results and insights, as well as valuable next steps at the recommendation of the community members involved in the study. Overall, this research identifies modifiable social factors and protective resources that can enhance wellbeing among marginalized peoples in the U.S.

Unete a la Dra. Margarita Hernandez, en el cual compartira sobre su proyecto donde investiga si el estrés relacionado con la inmigración y el acceso a apoyos estructurales y sociales están asociados con la salud mental y el envejecimiento biológico entre personas inmigrantes Latiné recién llegadas, a lo largo de un año. Esta charla presentará resultados preliminares y reflexiones, así como próximos pasos valiosos basados en las recomendaciones de les miembres de la comunidad involucrades en el estudio. En general, esta investigación identifica factores sociales modificables y recursos protectores que pueden mejorar el bienestar de comunidades marginadas en los Estados Unidos.