Feb
21
Town established by 12 emancipated slaves 158 years ago remains one of Florida's oldest Black communities In 1865, Mary Reddick, along with the families of 11 other newly freed former slaves, settled about 7 miles south of Plant City. At the time, the area was known as Howell's Creek. A...
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Nov
16
CALL FOR COLLABORATION Collecting Florida's Emancipation Stories "The 20th of May: The History and Heritage of Florida's Emancipation Day" Digital History Project The goal of the "The 20th of May: The History and Heritage of Florida's Emancipation Day" Digital History Project is to create a content-rich, engaging website documenting nearly...
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Jun
22
Defenders of Democracy highlights some of the many African-American soldiers that served in the United States armed services. Listed below are various resources. Story Map PowerPoint Presentation Lesson Plan
Mar
16
Delray Beach, Fla. – March 11, 2022 – Black History Month came to an end on February 28, but that doesn’t mean black history education cannot continue. Every month – especially April – is Black History Month at the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, where upcoming exhibitions, programs and tours make...
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Sep
08
Our Current Museum Hours Are: Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Monday & Sunday: CLOSED A courtesy call before heading our way, would be greatly appreciated: 386.478.1934 Celebrating LABOR DAY September 6, 2021 Labor Day 2021,...
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Sep
08
Where Black History is recognized Every Month! SEASON RECAP As our season comes to a close, we would like to showcase a recap of all the events we were able to host, participate in and showcase throughout the last year! November 2020 Last November we opened our "More Complete American...
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Aug
31
DATE: December 5-7, 2021 LOCATION: AC HOTEL Tallahassee & The Parkview at Cascades Park Engage with historians, educators, archivists and political leaders on the history and facts along the road to Emancipation of enslaved Africans in America. Conference speakers and panelists will discuss significance of the Emancipation Proclamation; December 6th,...
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May
19
Source: Spady Museum E-newsletter In today’s world, news of a single event can be transmitted across the planet in seconds. This was not the case in April 1865, as the Civil War was coming to an end. In the war-torn South, news traveled slowly, often by word of mouth, and...
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Mar
19
Celebrating Women's History Month March 2021 Theme: "Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silenced" Each year, March is designated Women’s History Month by Presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history. President Jimmy Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation in 1980 as...
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Mar
01
GIFFORD - Jonnie Mae Perry, the executive director of the Gifford Historical Museum and Cultural Center, seems to know everything about the history of Gifford and the people who have lived there. The knowledge she and the museum share is critically important to understanding American history, not just Black history....
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