Seminole Freeman Parks and Trails Foundation

11/26/2025

11/06/2025

Seminole Wars Historians Convocation. Gene Tinnie and Lee Young

03/11/2024

1st Seminole War and the Negro Fort is acknowledged by Seminole Tribal leadership as 1st battle of Seminole War. For Seminole Nation.

06/10/2023

Today in Seminole War History:
20 September 1852 - After meeting with President Fillmore in Washington, Billy Bowlegs signs a treaty with three other Florida Seminole delegates whom agree to emigrate west. The Indians change their mind after harsh treatment from the whites and hearing about living conditions from their relatives out west.
Image: Billy Bowlegs, photo taken in 1852 during his travels from Washington, D.C. Probably the first photograph taken of a Florida Seminole/Miccosukee.

02/17/2023

Let's make it.

We’re back at Bradfordville Blues Club in Tallahassee one last time before they close it down - Thu March 9th! Come join us and let’s say goodbye the right way to one of the BEST music venues in America!
(it's even on the Mississippi Blues Trail!)

Info/Tix: http://bradfordvilleblues.com

11/26/2022

Today in Seminole War History:
Image: Osceola executes Chief Charley Emathla and throws down the money collected by the chief when he sold his cattle at Fort King.

26 November 1835 - Assassination of Chief Charlie Emathla. General Thompson holds a sale for Indians to sell their cattle before emigrating west. After selling his cattle, Charlie Emathla is executed by Osceola, who scatters the money on the ground next to the body. It is said that the body remained untouched for years as a warning to all Seminoles who wanted to emigrate. A previous Seminole council had declared a death sentence on anyone who sold their cattle to the white man.

26 November 1857 - Indians retaliate for the attack on their towns and kill several army horses at Punta Rassa.

11/26/2022

America is a vast land with many cultures dating back thousands of years to the original inhabitants of the land. The history and heritage of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Island communities are part of all national parks today. Throughout the year, and especially during November during Native American Heritage Month, the National Park Service and our partners celebrate together the rich traditions, languages, and contributions of Indigenous people.

Join the conversation by using , , or . Explore the stories in honor of Native American Heritage Month, but also find resources to learn about Indigenous history and heritage in national parks year-round at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/native-american-heritage-month.htm

Image: Sunset view of tipi at the North Entrance of Yellowstone National Park. NPS/Jacob W. Frank

11/24/2022

The Seminole people have a long and storied history that spans more than 10,000 years and the entire southeastern United States. To learn more about them and about the Castillo's involvement in the U.S. Army's war against the Seminole, visit https://www.nps.gov/casa/learn/historyculture/seminole.htm
An engraving of Seminole warrior Coacoochee from 1858 book The Exiles of Florida, by Joshua Giddings. He wears a feathered turban and large coat and carries a musket.