The first Third Thursday Lecture of 2020 kicks off on February 27th* with local author, Greg Estevez, who will be presenting on Edisto Island, South Carolina, as well as his family connections to the rich history and heritage from slavery times to present day. Some may be surprised by the historical connection Mandarin has with Edisto Island. There once was a small African-American community on Old St. Augustine Road that was also called Edisto. The people who settled there had migrated from Edisto, SC to this area after the Civil War. They started a church there, Julington Baptist Church, one of Mandarin’s three historic African-American churches that still exist. As the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society was undergoing research for the development of an exhibit on African-American history in Mandarin, which will be part of the newly expanded museum building, they came across a couple of names connected to Mandarin and Edisto communities. *Please note this lecture will be on the 4th Thursday of February due to a conflict at the Mandarin Community Club Third Thursday Lectures are presented by the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society in partnership with and held at the Mandarin Community Club, located at 12447 Mandarin Rd. Refreshments begin at 6:30 pm with the lecture at 7 pm. It is free and all are invited and encouraged to attend. Adapted from: Mandarin Museum & Historical Society For our final Third Thursday Lecture of the year, the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society and Mandarin Community Club welcome Dr. John T. Foster. Dr. Foster’s lecture will focus on his book, At the Dawn of Tourism in Florida: Abolitionists, Print Media and Images for Early Vacationers, and highlight how Florida’s tourism and economic growth began before the railroads. In fact, there were efforts that began during Reconstruction, including by Harriet Beecher Stowe through her writings about Florida. His presentation will include the wonderful illustrations of the time and his books will be available for purchase. John T. Foster, Jr. and his late wife Sarah Whitmer Foster are well-known for their books Beechers, Stowes and Yankee Strangers and Calling Yankees to Florida – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Forgotten Tourist Articles. They are known to be Stowe experts, having committed decades of work on the family. Third Thursday Lectures are presented by the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society in partnership with and held at the Mandarin Community Club, located at 12447 Mandarin Rd. Refreshments begin at 6:30 pm with the lecture at 7 pm. It is free and all are invited and encouraged to attend. Image from Goodreads and excerpt adapted from MMHS St. Johns Riverkeeper, Lisa Rinaman, is the most outspoken and knowledgeable advocate to protect the St. Johns River from further harm from all of the destructive impacts of population, development, and high volume use. She will be presenting a general overview and focus on one of our biggest advocacy issues - working to create a more resilient river.
Third Thursday Lectures are presented by the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society in partnership with and held at the Mandarin Community Club, located at 12447 Mandarin Rd. Refreshments begin at 6:30 pm with the lecture at 7 pm. It is free and all are invited and encouraged to attend. Images from St. Johns Riverkeeper and excerpt adapted from MMHS Renowned portrait artist and published author, Ann Manry Kenyon, will be the Third Thursday Lecture's guest speaker on May 16, at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). A Jacksonville native, Ms. Kenyon has painted Chief Executive Officers, distinguished faculty, and private commissions throughout the United States. A few years ago, she painted the portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe, which is hung in the Mandarin Community Club building.
Third Thursday Lectures are presented by the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society in partnership with and held at the Mandarin Community Club, located at 12447 Mandarin Rd. Refreshments begin at 6:30 pm with the lecture at 7 pm. It is free and all are invited and encouraged to attend. Did you know that a very important piece of African-American history is located a mere 20 miles south of Mandarin, just east of U.S. 1? Now there is a Florida State Park which offers picnic areas, a boardwalk, a visitor center and museum - all in the area of the site of Fort Mose, which was at one time the northern defense of St. Augustine.
"More than a century before the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves from the British colonies were able to follow the original Underground Railroad which headed not to the north, but rather south, to the Spanish colony of Florida. There they were given their freedom, if they declared their allegiance to the King of Spain and joined the Catholic Church." At this lecture, four members of the Fort Mose Historical Society will present a program that tells the whole story. They will present themselves in period dress and enlighten us to this very important history. For more information about Fort Mose, click these links:
Third Thursday Lectures are presented by the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society in partnership with and held at the Mandarin Community Club, located at 12447 Mandarin Rd. Refreshments begin at 6:30 pm with the lecture at 7 pm. It is free and all are invited and encouraged to attend. |
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The Mandarin Community Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations made to our organization is tax-deductible.
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