Event Details
Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014
"FL Cattle Ranching: 5 Centuries of Tradition" by folklorist R Stone
Time: 7:00 pm til 8:00 pm
Location: Marco Island Historical Museum, Marco Island
Description: Cattle were introduced into the present day US when 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. . Sponsored by Florida Humanities Council and the Lee Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc. Join us at 7 pm for a free lecture in the Rose History Auditorium. For additional information, please call, (239) 642-1440.
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