Seminole Freeman Parks and Trail of Tears legacy

10/08/2021

The National Park Service’s History of Equal Rights ( ) Grant Program is now accepting applications for FY2021!

Applications are due December 1, 2021.

The HER Grant Program will preserve sites related to the struggle of all Americans to achieve equal rights. HER grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), administered by the NPS, and will fund a broad range of preservation projects for historic sites including architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation to structures.

The grant opportunity number for HER is P21AS00430. To apply for funding: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335963

For more information about the HER grant program: https://go.nps.gov/her

Pictured here: Front elevation of Paulsdale, Alice Paul’s childhood home. Photo courtesy of Connelly & Hickey Historical Architects.

10/08/2021

Who wants one?

How about a 🆓FREE🆓 download of the latest online version of the Federal Historic Preservation Law book?

The Federal Historic Preservation Laws publication is an anthology of Federal laws and portions of laws related to the preservation of the United States' cultural heritage. The 5th edition is available online as a .PDF from the National Park Service. It is the definitive collection of cultural resource management and historic preservation laws in the US.

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/historicpreservation/upload/NPS-FHPL-book-revised-final-online-3.pdf

10/07/2021

10/07/2021

We are back! Come join us for a wonderful event in collaboration with the program of Creative Writing.
Tuesday October 12th, 6pm, Library Lawn of FGCU.

10/07/2021

"Betty Mae Jumper, author Zora Neale Hurston and environmentalist Marjorie Harris Carr, all inductees in the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame, have been honored with a large mural in Tallahassee titled 'Project Daring.'" Read more about it over at the Seminole Tribune: https://seminoletribune.org/tallahassee-mural-honors-betty-mae-jumper/

09/12/2021