Civil War Exhibition Opens in January

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1 O f f i c i a l P u b l i c at i o I This Issue Presidet s Letter...1 HISTeria...2 Charitable Doatios...2 Scout Programs...3 Blue & Gray Thursdays...3 Home School History Day...4 Book Group...4 Artifact Spotlight...5 Mosaic Foudatio Gift...5 Civil War Course...6 Elliott Drawigs...6 Voluteer Spotlight Gala...7 Florida Coversatios...8 Alvi Mago Jewelers...8 Day of Service...8 Upcomig Evets...9 A Little History...9 The 1834 Society...10 Staff...10 Board of Trustees...10 Exactly What You Did t Expect of the Ta m pa B ay H i s t o ry C e t e r F a l l 2010 Civil War Exhibitio Opes i Jauary Explore Florida s little-kow Civil War history durig Blue ad Gray i Tampa Bay: The Civil War o Florida s Gulf Coast, opeig Jauary 10, 2011 at the History Ceter. I Florida, the third state to secede from the Uio i 1861, cofrotatios betwee Cofederate ad Uio troops raged alog the Gulf Coast. Lear about stealthy Cofederate blockade ruers ad Florida s Cow Cavalry, plus fid out how the War Betwee the States affected Secessioists, Uioists, slaves ad wome i the Tampa Bay area. I additio, the History Ceter will feature the travelig exhibit Florida i the Civil War, o loa from the Orage Couty Regioal History Ceter through April 9, Mark your caledar for the members-oly preview o Tuesday, Jauary 11th, featurig a guided tour of the exhibitio with our Sauders Foudatio Curator of History, Rodey KitePowell ad a presetatio by artist Rick Reeves. O Saturday, February 12th, joi us o Presidet Licol s birthday. This family-friedly day of activities will iclude special tours of Blue ad Gray i Tampa Bay, historical reeactors, childre s activities ad more. The Cofederate militia of Fort Brooke will re-appear o the baks of Hillsborough Bay whe reeactors from Compay K, 7th Florida Ifatry set up camp i Cotachobee Park. They ll be joied by Federal soldiers represeted by reeactors of Compay A, 97th Pesylvaia, ad Federal sailors ad maries from the U.S.S. Fort Hery reeactig group. Photos courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Ceter uless otherwise oted.

2 Our Voluteers...the Heart of Your History Ceter As I walk through our galleries, observig groups of visitors, watchig childre ad adults participate i programs ad witessig excitemet ad ejoymet o the faces of our guests, almost always, at the ceter of these experieces, is oe of our museum s dedicated voluteers. I have had a opportuity to watch our voluteers i actio durig the two years sice we opeed. These geerous idividuals me ad wome ad youth from all over the Tampa Bay regio literally make what we do possible. They serve as docets, leadig tours through our exhibits, tellig stories ad brigig history to life. They assist us with special projects ad evets. They work i our collectios, admiistrative, educatio, advacemet ad marketig departmets. It is o exaggeratio to say that they make it possible for us to achieve our missio. The opportuity to voluteer at the History Ceter is ope to ayoe who has a iterest. We provide the traiig ad will work with iterested idividuals to fid a role withi the museum s operatio. Our voluteers frequetly cite that learig ew iformatio ad ew skills, iteractig with guests, givig back to the commuity, ad makig ew frieds are their top reasos for voluteerig at the History Ceter. If you or someoe you kow is iterested i learig more about voluteerig, please cotact our Curator of Educatio, Julie Hery Matus, at Sice opeig, our cadre of approximately 60 voluteers have cotributed 10,000 hours of service with a moetary value to the Ceter of roughly $208,500. They ehace our guests experieces immeasurably. As we begi the ew year, I wat to take this opportuity to say thak you to these very special people who make the History Ceter such a success. They are a critical part of our team ad I am grateful to each of them for all that they do. I closig, 2011 looks to be aother excitig year at the Ceter. I additio to cotiuig with the may popular programs we have offered over the past two years, we have added scores of ew programs, as well as some terrific temporary exhibits. The staff ad voluteers joi me i wishig all of our members a happy ad healthy New Year. We look forward to seeig you frequetly at your History Ceter. C. J. Roberts Frak E. Duckwall Presidet ad CEO 1 Tampa Bay History Ceter Voluteer Corps

3 History Ceter Experieces Mass HISTeria O October 16th, thieves, villais ad ghosts roamed the History Ceter durig HISTeria, our first-ever Hallowee fudraiser. While D.J. Bleda played the Moster Mash, the creatively-costumed crowd ejoyed treats from local restaurats icludig Columbia Cafe, SideBer s, Datz, Fly Bar & Restaurat, Splitsville, Cafe Hey, Ella s Folk Cafe ad Square Oe Burgers, alog with libatios courtesy of Yueglig Brewery ad Costellatio Wies. The iaugural HISTeria evet, proceeds from which beefited the History Ceter s educatio programs, was ope to both members ad o-members ad was a memorable lauch of what will become dowtow Tampa s must-atted Hallowee evet. You ca check out pictures from HISTeria o our Flickr page at com/tbhc. The History Ceter would like to thak the HISTeria Plaig Committee members, whose hard work ad dedicatio made this evet possible. We would also like to thak this year s HISTeria sposors icludig: St. Petersburg Times, tbt, Tampa Dowtow Partership, HDR, Video Light ad Soud, MamaRazzi Foto, Metaforma ad Waemacher Jese Architects Plaig Committee Members Christe Chittede Travis Claytor Jeremy Fairley Missy Hurley Toy LaColla Noah Rollis Aisha Sachez Amber Smith Darrah Tumber Jeifer Tyso Rebekah Wilkis News Flash: IRA Charitable Doatios to No-Profits The recet tax bill siged ito law allows a door 70 ½ years of age or older to make a IRA distributio i a amout up to $100,000 directly to qualified o-profit orgaizatios i 2010 ad i A door is ecouraged to cosult with his or her ow tax advisor regardig the rules relatig to IRA distributios, but this tax law provisio permits a distributio to be made eve if a Required Miimum Distributio (RMD) to the IRA ower already has occurred i A distributio (i.e., gift) directly to a qualified o-profit ca be made i lieu of a RMD ad is ot cosidered taxable icome to the door. A charitable deductio caot be take because of the prior treatmet of these fuds. Because the tax bill was passed by Cogress so late i 2010, this provisio which beefits may doors as well as o-profits like the Tampa Bay History Ceter further allows taxpayers to make a IRA distributio i Jauary of 2011 ad have it treated as if it had bee made durig A additioal distributio ca the be made i 2011 for that caledar year sice the tax bill exteded this IRA gift provisio for two years. The Tampa Bay History Ceter is a 501(c)(3) charitable istitutio ad ca accept a trasfer of fuds directly from a IRA accout. Please provide your IRA Admiistrator with the History Ceter s Federal Employer Idetificatio Number which is eeded i order to process your request. Please call or Grat Marti, Vice Presidet for Advacemet, or gmarti@tampabayhistoryceter.org for more iformatio about the IRA gift distributio opportuity ad/or to lear how you ca make a differet type of year-ed doatio to the History Ceter. 2

4 Scout Programs Cub Scouts ad Girl Scouts ca fulfill various rak requiremets by explorig the Tampa Bay History Ceter s hads-o galleries. Live the life of a Florida pioeer i our Cracker Cabi, jump ito the culture of Florida s first people, or avigate up the Hillsborough River i a rowig scull. Scouts ca ear badges, pis, ad more by sigig up for oe of these egagig workshops: Browies Listeig to the Past Try-It Badge Explore oe of Tampa s oldest cemeteries right i our museum as you recreate tombstoes of the most ifluetial or usavory characters of our past. Lear about the first female Semiole Chief, dress up as a pioeer, ad play the most popular games of Florida s earliest settlers. Tigers, Wolves, Bears, Webelos Heritage ad Commuity Ear your Go See It bead, Heritages Academic pi or Citizeship pi simply by takig a tour of the History Ceter. All groups will lear how Semiole ad Cracker families lived i Florida durig a scaveger hut ad make your ow pioeer games. Juior Girl Scouts Local Lore Badge Ear part of your badge requiremet simply by comig to the History Ceter. Ear eve more i our workshop where you ll hear the creepy legeds of Tampa, play old-timey games ad go o a scaveger hut through our galleries. Tigers, Wolves, Bears, Webelos Collectig Ear your collectig belt loop or pi! Lear how to keep our collectios i ship-shape as you get hads-o experiece with artifacts. Lear about careers i the History Ceter ad eve get a behid-the-scees look where we keep our hidde treasures. Each workshop is approximately oe hour i legth ad icludes activities i our classroom ad galleries. Advace registratio is required. For more iformatio about scout workshops, or to reserve a tour for your scout group, cotact our Assistat Curator of Educatio, Jeifer Tyso at jtyso@tampabayhistoryceter.org or call her at (813) Blue ad Gray Thursdays Ca t make a morig class? Begiig i February, the History Ceter will preset Eveig Civil War Buffs, a special course for workig adults. Topics will iclude reviews of the latest Civil War scholarship, presetatios from local re-eactors ad lectures from local historias. The class will also iclude a tour of our ewest temporary exhibit Blue ad Gray i Tampa Bay: The Civil War o Florida s Gulf Coast with the History Ceter s Sauders Foudatio Curator of History, Rodey Kite-Powell. Eveig Civil War Buffs will be held each Thursday for three weeks from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the History Ceter, begiig February 24th. Space is limited, pre-registratio is required. Cost is $30 ad icludes parkig i the TBHC garage. To register, cotact Visitor Services at (813) ext. 0, or for further iformatio, cotact Adult Programs Coordiator Lee Leavegood at (813) or lleavegood@tampabayhistoryceter.org. 3

5 Home School History Day The History Ceter belogs to home school families durig our ew Home School History Days, where childre (ages 4 to 17) ad parets ca ejoy hads-o activities, iteractive demostratios, tours of the exhibits, ad educatioal resources to take home. Our November program, Florida s Idia Heritage: From Paleo-Idias to Semioles, icluded hads-o activities, gallery tours ad demostratios by the Florida Public Archaeology Network, Cetral Gulf Coast Archeological Society ad the Semiole Tribe of Florida. Be sure to joi us o April 14th for Mystery Artifacts, Maps ad More! Our collectios iclude more tha 40,000 artifacts ot to metio thousads of maps ad books. Participats will take a peek behid the scees ad fid out how we care for them. They ll lear how to aalyze artifacts like a historia, read maps like a geographer, ad hadle documets like a archivist. Youger childre will ejoy a gallery hut ad other fu, age-appropriate activities. Home School History Day is $10 per perso (ages 4 to adult) ad $7 for History Ceter members. Childre ages 3 ad uder are always free. For more iformatio ad to RSVP, call Julie Matus at or matus@ tampabayhistoryceter.org. History Ceter Book Group Wat to dig deeper ito Florida history? Wat to debate the importace of Florida s evirometal regulatios or delve ito wome s roles durig the Civil War? The the History Ceter Book Group is for you. Each moth, the Book Group covees for egagig discussios o a variety of Florida-themed books. Topics rage from politics to history, Florida fictio to evirometal issues, ad titles ofte follow those selected for Florida Coversatios. These iformal meetigs are held the third Thursday of the moth from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. i the History Ceter s Publix Supermarkets Classroom o the 2d floor ad are free ad ope to the public Book Group Schedule: Jauary 20 Florida ad the Civil War by Robert Taylor February 17 Uderstadig ad Appreciatig Historic Maps with Tom Touchto March 17 Grader i Her Daughters: Florida s Wome Durig the Civil War by Tracy Jea Revels May 19 A Lad Remembered by Patrick Smith Jue 16 Florida: A Target-Rich Eviromet for Writers with Tim Dorsey July 21 Hammock Readig: Reviews of several books for light summer readig April 21 Maatee Isaity: The War over Florida s Most Famous Edagered Species by Craig Pittma Book Group Members receive a 20% discout o book group selectios purchased from the Museum Store. For more iformatio about the Book Group, visit or call (813)

6 Artifact Spotlight Tampa Bay Rowdies artifacts, ca L , Courtesy of Mike Coell This summer, the Tampa Bay Rowdies retured to play as members of the U.S. Soccer Federatio Divisio-2 Pro League. The origial Rowdies fouded i 1975 ad dissolved i 1993 were the first local sports team to wi a professioal champioship, defeatig the Portlad Timbers 2-0 to capture the 1975 Soccer Bowl title. Mike Coell, a origial member of the Rowdies, recetly doated ad loaed to the Tampa Bay History Ceter hudreds of artifacts from his playig career. Coell joied the squad as a 18-year-old from South Africa i 1975, ad played his etire career as a Tampa Bay Rowdie before retirig i Nickamed Iro Mike, he is widely regarded as oe of the most popular players i frachise history. The accompayig photograph highlights a few of the items from his collectio: Commemorative Pepsi-Cola bottle hoorig the 1975 NASL Champio Tampa Bay Rowdies Kick game program from NASL Quarter-Fial game at Tampa Stadium o August 13, 1975 Declaratio issued by Tampa Mayor William F. Poe bestowig Hoorary Citize status to members of the 1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies Official NASL game-used soccer ball Mosaic Foudatio Gift Mosaic, a Fortue 250 compay ad leadig employer i Cetral Florida, surprised the maagemet ad trustees of the Tampa Bay History Ceter with a doatio of $25,000 durig a commuity receptio with the compay s board of directors at the museum i October. The doatio will help to uderwrite educatioal programs at the History Ceter. Mosaic was pleased to uderwrite the Port City exhibit whe the History Ceter was built, ad ow this gift is focused o helpig with its educatioal missio, said David Towsed, assistat vice presidet of public affairs for Mosaic ad a member of the History Ceter s board of trustees. Our idustry has a rich history that is closely tied to this regio s ecoomic developmet, ad there s o better place to tell that story tha the Tampa Bay History Ceter, said Towsed. 5

7 History Ceter ad USF Lifelog Learig Istitute Preset Florida s Civil War History Fasciatio with our atio s Civil War cotiues for historias, collectors, arm-chair geerals, ad ethusiasts of all ages. As part of the History Ceter s exhibitio Blue ad Gray i Tampa Bay: The Civil War o Florida s Gulf Coast, opeig Jauary 10th, USF s Osher Lifelog Learig Istitute (OLLI), together with the History Ceter, will offer a ew four-week course etitled Civil War: Selectios, Collectios ad Coversatios, begiig Jauary 19th. Topics will iclude Florida s role i the Civil War led by USF historia, Joh Belohlavek, the importace of photography durig the War ad Florida s Civil War archeological sites ad battlegrouds. The class will also iclude a tour of the History Ceter s exhibitio led by our Sauders Foudatio Curator of History, Rodey Kite-Powell. Civil War: Selectios, Collectios ad Coversatios will be held each Wedesday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the History Ceter from Jauary 19th through February 9th. Cost for the four-week course is $40 for History Ceter or OLLI members. Preregistratio is required. To register, cotact the USF OLLI at or call (813) Elliott Drawigs Fid Home at History Ceter M. Leo Elliot is resposible for some of Tampa s sigature buildigs icludig City Hall, Tampa Yacht Club, the Leima-Wilso house i Hyde Park ad Cetro Asturiao i Ybor City. Now, a collectio of his origial drawigs has bee doated to the History Ceter. The drawigs, which umber i the hudreds, were stored i the attic of a local egieerig firm for more tha 20 years ad were rediscovered whe the compay made repairs to its air coditioig system. This is a sigificat fid which ca help documet Tampa s historic architecture, said the History Ceter s Sauders Foudatio Curator of History, Rodey Kite-Powell. The drawigs are ow stored i the History Ceter s collectios storage facility ad will, over time, be digitally archived ad stored i large flat files. 6

8 Voluteer Spotlight: Joa Dale After growig up i Washigto D.C., ad spedig 34 years livig i Alexadria, Virgiia, Joa Dale ad her husbad, Chuck, made the move i 2006 to Apollo Beach. They were first itroduced to the Tampa Bay area i 2002 whe their daughter visited USF, whereupo they fell i love with Florida s tropical climate ad decided to stay. The mother of two grow childre, Joa graduated with a B.A. i Frech from the College of Notre Dame i Baltimore ad received a diploma from the Alliace Fracaise while livig i Paris after college. I D.C., she worked at the Library of Cogress for seve years, givig tours i both Frech ad Eglish. After her time as a stay-at-home mom, Joa spet 11 years with the Fairfax Couty Public Schools Adult & Commuity Educatio Office, first as a teacher for after-school Frech classes for elemetary school childre, the as a program supervisor. Joa also participated i a improv troupe who, takig o the roles of childre, visited schools ad preseted scearios focusig o coflict resolutio. Theatrics has always bee a big part of my life, she emphasizes, which is why I fid workig with kids i a tour settig so fulfillig. Followig her move to Tampa, Joa bega workig part time with USF s School of Social Work, teachig workshops o ager maagemet, commuicatio, problem solvig, ad esteembuildig. Joa also fids time to sig each week i her church choir, voluteers through her church o a Prayer Hotlie, ad does ballroom, tago ad swig dacig, sometimes up to three times a week. I was completely impressed ad kew immediately I was goig to sig o, she says of the History Ceter. A docet sice October 2009, Joa origially was scheduled for Thursday morigs. But I was havig so much fu, she explais, I siged up for Tuesdays, too. I adore childre s groups ad voluteerig here has bleded all my iterests. I m o cloud ie after every sigle tour. A versio of this article origially appeared i the History Ceter s fall 2010 Voluteer Voice ewsletter. Cotributig writer Sara Baker, TBHC Voluteer Save the Date What: Secod Aiversary Gala Where: Tampa Bay History Ceter Whe: Friday, Jauary 21st at 6:30 p.m. Sposored by: Tampa Bay Trust Compay Details: This aual fudraiser features live music, hors d oeuvres ad a ope bar. For more iformatio, cotact Grat Marti, Vice Presidet for Advacemet, via at gmarti@tampabayhistoryceter.org or call him at (813)

9 Florida Coversatios The coversatio cotiues with this year s Florida Coversatios Lecture Series at the Tampa Bay History Ceter. Already this seaso, the History Ceter has hosted former State Legislator ad Hillsborough Couty Admiistrator Fred Karl ad former Goveror Buddy MacKay. Co-sposored by the USF Libraries Florida Studies Ceter ad supported by WUSF Public Media, this free lecture series is ope to members of the History Ceter ad the geeral public. Be sure to mark your caledar for these upcomig talks: Jauary 30th at 3:00 p.m. - Florida ad the Civil War featurig Robert Taylor February 17th at 6:30 p.m Years of Florida Maps featurig Tom Touchto March 27th at 3:00 p.m. - Grader i Her Daughters: Florida s Wome Durig the Civil War featurig Tracy Jea Revels April 17th at 3:00 p.m. - Maatee Isaity: Iside the War over Florida s Most Famous Edagered Species featurig Craig Pittma May 22d at 3:00 p.m. - Thuder o the River: The Civil War i Northeast Florida featurig Daiel L. Schafer Jue 16th at 6:30 p.m. - Florida: A Target-Rich Eviromet for Writers featurig Tim Dorsey Alvi Mago Celebrates 120 Years i Tampa Alvi Mago Jewelers celebrated their 120th aiversary o November 9th with a live auctio beefitig the Tampa Bay History Ceter. The family-owed South Tampa busiess ivited several of Tampa s other cetearia compaies to help them mark the occasio. Owers or represetatives from Ferma Automotive (1895), Free Press (1911), Hollad & Kight (1910), Lykes Brothers (1910), J.C. Newma Cigar Compay (1895), Peisular Paper Compay (1911), People s Gas (1895), Tampa Tribue (1895), Tampa Yacht ad Coutry Club (1904), ad TECO (1899) joied i the celebratio. The auctio, which featured a array of luxurious treasures, raised fuds for the History Ceter s educatio programs. Day of Service Helps History Ceter Voluteers from Cogregatio Schaarai Zedek headed to the History Ceter o October 31st to mark their 13th aual Mitzvah Day. O this day of voluteerism, members of the cogregatio cleaed the History Ceter s galleries ad exhibits ad swept the parkig garage. Our thaks go out to the etire Schaarai Zedek cogregatio for selectig the History Ceter for this worthwhile day of service. Supported by 8

10 Upcomig Evets ad Programs Jauary 10 Exhibitio Opeig: Blue & Gray i Tampa Bay: The Civil War o Florida s Gulf Coast Jauary 11 Member Evet: Exhibitio preview ad tour Jauary 12 A Little History: A Pirate s Life for Me! Jauary 19 OLLI/TBHC Course: Civil War: Selectios, Collectios ad Coversatios Jauary 20 History Book Group: Florida ad the Civil War by Robert Taylor Jauary 21 History Ceter Secod Aiversary Gala Jauary 30 Florida Coversatios: Florida ad the Civil War featurig Robert Taylor February 12 Blue & Gray i Tampa Bay: Exhibitio Public Day icludig $5 admissio ad a livig history ecampmet. February 17 Book Group: Uderstadig ad Appreciatig Historic Maps February 17 Florida Coversatios: 400 Years of Florida Maps featurig Tom Touchto February 23 A Little History: Pioeer Life February 24 Eveig Civil War Buffs March 9 A Little History: Strawberries! March 17 Book Group: Grader i Her Daughters: Florida s Wome Durig the Civil War March 27 Florida Coversatios: Grader i Her Daughters: Florida s Wome Durig the Civil War featurig Tracy Jea Revels April 6 OLLI/TBHC Course: See the Usee through Florida Archaeology April 7 A Little History: Dig This! Juior Archaeologists April 14 Home School History Day: Mystery Artifacts, Maps ad More! April 17 Florida Coversatios: Maatee Isaity: Iside the War over Florida s Most Famous Edagered Species featurig Craig Pittma April 21 Book Group: Maatee Isaity: The War over Florida s Most Famous Edagered Species by Craig Pittma Kids Experiece A Little History There s somethig for the little oes i every corer of the History Ceter ad our preschoolers program, A Little History, is the perfect opportuity for parets ad kids to explore all we have to offer. Each moth, the History Ceter s early childhood educators take kids o a ew adveture, from learig about big movers like cruise ships ad streetcars, to playig old-fashioed pioeer games. The 2011 schedule icludes: Jauary 12 A Pirate s Life for Me! Ahoy, matey! Gear up for the Gasparilla ivasio with a pirate adveture! Liste to sea chateys while you dig through a treasure chest ad create your ow crafty treasure! February 23 Pioeer Life Experiece a day i the life of a Florida pioeer kid. Go o a scaveger hut through our ewest temporary exhibitio o the Civil War ad dress up i pioeer clothes i our cabi. March 9 Strawberries! As Plat City gears up for the aual Strawberry Festival, kids will have a berry special time learig about the history ad impact of strawberries o our local area i a tasty way. April 7 Dig This! Juior Archaeologists Dig i to Florida s past ad lear about Florida s first people. Fid out how archaeologists study artifacts to discover what life was like thousads of years ago. May 11 Let s Play! Gear up for summer with retro games, crafts, ad kitschy Florida fu i our waterfrot park! Celebrate the attractios that have draw tourists to the Sushie State for years. A Little History is ope to childre ages 3 to 5 with a adult compaio. Oe adult must accompay every two childre. Programs are held from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Each program is $10 per child ad $6 per adult. Members of the Tampa Bay History Ceter receive a $2 discout for both childre ad adults. Gallery admissio is icluded i the fee. Space is limited, pre-registratio is required. For more iformatio o A Little History, call (813) or jtyso@ tampabayhistoryceter.org. 9

11 Staff Executive C.J. Roberts Frak E. Duckwall Presidet & CEO Advacemet & Membership Grat E. Marti, CFRE Vice Presidet for Advacemet Judy Miller Admiistrative Services & Membership Maager Collectios Rodey Kite-Powell Sauders Foudatio Curator of History Travis Puterbaugh Collectios Maager Educatio & Public Programs Julie Hery Matus Curator of Educatio Jeifer Tyso Assistat Curator of Educatio Lee Leavegood Adult Programs Coordiator Marketig Ashleigh Slyker Director of Marketig Emauel Leto Commuity Relatios & Outreach Maager Fiace & Operatios Maria Steijle Director of Accoutig & Huma Resources Visitor Services & Retail Kristi North Howes Director of Visitor Services Brooks Nicholso Reilly Assistat Maager of Retail Services Facility David Va Brut Facility Maager Ross Lamoreaux Facility Techicia The 1834 Society The History Ceter s Board of Trustees recetly established The 1834 Society, a plaed givig society which takes its ame from the year that Hillsborough Couty was formed. At its iceptio, historic Hillsborough Couty covered approximately 14,600 square miles o the west coast of Florida represetig all or part of 24 preset-day couties (icludig Piellas, Pasco, Polk, Maatee, Herado ad Sarasota). Your plaed gift to the History Ceter will create a livig legacy ad stregthe our ability to preserve regioal artifacts as well as esure that the stories of our past are told to future geeratios. For more iformatio regardig The 1834 Society, please cotact Vice Presidet for Advacemet Grat Marti at or gmarti@ tampabayhistoryceter.org. Board of Trustees Officers Marsha G. Rydberg, Chairperso Attorey, The Rydberg Law Firm, PA C.J. Roberts Frak E. Duckwall Presidet & CEO, Tampa Bay History Ceter Paul L. Whitig, Jr., Vice Chairperso Ower & CFO, AGW Capital Advisors Jack Amor, Secretary Executive Director, TECO Eergy Foudatio Hoorable Thomas A. Lee, Treasurer Vice Presidet, Sabal Homes of Florida, Ic. George B. Howell III, Past Chairperso Parter, Hollad & Kight LLP J. Thomas Touchto, Foudig Chairperso Presidet, The Witt-Touchto Compay LLC Trustees Jue Ais Satiago C. Corrada Covetio Ceter, Tourism, Recreatio & Cultural Arts Admiistrator, City of Tampa Kathry R. Dugy, Ph.D. Assistat Professor, Caribbea & Lati America History, New College of Florida William A. Garriso Dea of Libraries, Uiversity of South Florida Ae V. Gormly, Ph.D. Dea of the College of Social Scieces, Mathematics & Educatio, Uiversity of Tampa Gary W. Harrod Maagig Geeral Parter, Harrod Properties, Ic. Lelad M. Hawes, Jr. Deis Holt, Ph.D. Supervisor, Secodary Social Studies & Driver Educatio, Hillsborough Couty Public Schools Joseph Jed Lykes III Goveror Bob Martiez Seior Policy Advisor, Hollad & Kight LLP Christopher Osbor Vice Presidet, HKS Architects, Ic. Gregory B. Padgett, Ph.D. Associate Professor of History, Eckerd College Steve M. Raey Presidet & CEO, Raymod James Bak Frak J. Sady Rief III Of Cousel, Akerma Seterfitt Joh W. Robiso IV Attorey, Fowler White Boggs PA Hoorable E.J. Salcies Seior Judge, District Court of Appeals (Ret.) Edith M. Stewart Public Affairs Admiistrator, Hillsborough Couty Holly B. Tomli Presidet, Tomli Tested Staffig David L. Towsed Assistat Vice Presidet, Mosaic Fertilizer LLC Jose Vivero Chairma, Presidet & CEO, Cetury Bak of Florida Robert Wolf Seior Vice Presidet, Hillsborough Commuity College Educatio Parters Uiversity of South Florida The Uiversity of Tampa School District of Hillsborough Couty Hillsborough Commuity College Tampa-Hillsborough Couty Public Library System Florida Humaities Coucil The Educatioal Chael 10

12 NONPROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID TAMPA FL PERMIT NO 2249 Exactly What You Did t Expect 801 Old Water Street Tampa, Florida FROM I-275 NORTH OR SOUTH Take I-275 N/S to Ashley Drive Exit 44 Tur left o Jackso Street Tur right o Morga Street Tur left o Chaelside Drive Tur right o Old Water Street The History Ceter is located i Tampa s Chaelside district, betwee the St. Pete Times Forum ad Chaelside Bay Plaza. Chaelside Parkig garage Forum East Lot FROM I-75 & CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY Take Crosstow Expressway to Exit 8 (Dowtow East) Tur right o Keedy Blvd. Tur left o Morga Street Tur left o Chaelside Drive Tur right o Old Water Street Parkig R ATE LD W EET STR Chaelside/ Cruise Termial 2 Chaelside Surface Lot O LK RWA FROM GANDY BOULEVARD & SOUTH TAMPA Take Gady Blvd. to Bayshore Blvd.; tur left Take Bayshore Blvd. to the Platt Street Bridge Merge right oto the bridge (go udereath the Tampa Covetio Ceter) Platt Street turs ito Chaelside Drive Tur right o Old Water Street PARKING EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL RIVE 801 OLD WATER STREET TAMPA, FL Westi Tampa Harbour Islad PARKING INFORMATION Various parkig optios are available, icludig the St. Pete Times Forum East Lot, the Chaelside Parkig Garage, the Chaelside Surface Lot or park i Ybor City ad ride the streetcar. The Tampa Bay History Ceter is a 501(c)(3) oprofit corporatio ad is fuded i part by the Hillsborough Couty Board of Couty Commissioers, the City of Tampa, the State of Florida Office of Cultural ad Historical Programs ad the Tampa Bay History Ceter-USF Program Partership. 10%