Event Details
Thursday, Apr 19, 2018
Lecture: Florida Cattle Ranching: Five Centuries of Tradition
Time: 10:00 am til 12:00 pm
Location: Cedar Key Community Center, 809 6th St, 32625 Cedar Key, FL
Description: Florida Humanities Speaker Series: “Florida Cattle Ranching: Five Centuries of Tradition"presented By Bob Stone
Cattle were introduced into the present day United States when Juan Ponce de Leon brought Spanish cattle to Florida in 1521. Bob Stone’s multi-media presentation explores and celebrates the history and culture of the nation’s oldest cattle ranching state from the colonial period to the 21st century. You will see and hear all aspects of Florida cattle ranching traditions including material culture such as Cracker cow-whips and unique ranch gate designs, swamp cabbage and other foodways, cowboy church and Cracker cowboy funerals, Seminole ranching past and present, occupational skills such as roping and branding, our vibrant rodeo culture, side-splitting cowboy poetry, feisty cow-dogs, and much more.
Free admission
Support for the Speaker Series is provided by the Florida Humanities Council with funds from the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs. The Cedar Key Historical Society is grateful for their donors.
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