Enjoy Curated PlaylistS
Dive into these themed collection of videos, and discover Florida's many fascinating topics and historical moments!Documentaries
Learn about the problem, the pressures and the people that worked together to catch Lightning in a Bottle, creating a regional solution and writing Tampa Bay's greatest environmental success story that has benefited the region for the past 25 years. Video | 56m
Discover the amazing Spanish, English, French, and American forts that now sit as relics to a bygone age in Florida History.
Video | 1h 13m
How Jacksonville Beach maintains its unique identity and whether its sense of community is important to the residents and their quality of life.
Video | 0h 55m
How can Florida thrive in the 21st century? Can it improve education, spark business development, boost citizen involvement?
Video | 0h 55m
Almost nothing survives of the shocking event known as Ax Handle Saturday. Memories locked away for half-a-century. Until now.
Video | 0h 29m
What will Florida look like in 2030? More importantly, what will it live like? Architects, planners, civic leaders, historians and plain folks weigh in.
Video | 0h 59m
Florida's dramatic transformation since World War II is featured in this colorful, compelling one-hour documentary. Narrated by actor Ed Asner.
Video | 0h 59m
America has faced many crises, from its very beginning as a new nation, to the Civil War and Great Depression, to World War II, the Cold War, and 9/11.
Video | 1h 27m
The fascinating history of Weeki Wachee Springs told through vintage photographs of the mermaids from their earliest days.
Video | 1h 13m
The true story of how two separate oil tankers split in half off Cape Cod and how the Disney movie about the disaster was made. Video | 1h 01m
Let's Talk About Water | View Full Playlist >
The 50-year history of the Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve and the efforts to establish it as the first estuarine preserve in Florida.
Video | 0h 27m
Explore efforts to restore Florida’s waterways and the motivations of environmentalists who love and advocate for these water bodies.
Video | 0h 59m
A team of artists, will carry you through their fascination with water and water-related phenomenon and issues through this presentation. Video | 1h 10m
While also a critical space for commercial activity, the gulf also serves as the home for a host of bird and wetland species. Video | 1h 09m
As we approach the fiftieth anniversary of these water laws and celebrate their triumphs, our waters face new challenges.
Video | 0h 59m
Rick Kilby discusses his latest book, Florida’s Healing Waters: Gilded Age Mineral Springs, Seaside Resorts & Health Spas.
Video | 1h 11m
Race Relations in Florida | View Full Playlist >
Central Florida has become an area of rapid growth. From Zora Neale Hurston to Mary McLeod Bethune, Black women made significant contributions across Florida. Our scholars will discuss the sites and stories unique to Black women in Central Florida. Video | 1h 07m
Almost nothing survives of the shocking event known as Ax Handle Saturday. Memories locked away for half-a-century. Until now.
Video | 0h 29m
Stereotypes created during the Jim Crow era are deeply embedded in the collective American consciousness and unfortunately have been internalized by many.
Video | 1h 16m
The passage of the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote. Still, black women and men were not able to exercise voting privileges. Video | 1h 27m
The passage of the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote. Still, black women and men were not able to exercise voting privileges. Video | 1h 27m
Archaeology of Rosewood, a prosperous African American community hard-won from the swampy hammocks of north Florida. Video | 1h 16m
Following the end of the Civil War, Florida joined the other former Confederate states in rebuilding the nation. Video | 2h 01m
“I Am A Man” explores the Sunshine State as a key battleground for the Civil Rights Movement. Video | 1h 29m
In part one of this series, our scholars will discuss the physical locations and stories unique to Black women in Old (north) Florida. Video | 1h 02m
Explore the interactions during the Spanish Colonial & Slavery Era until Florida joined the United States as a territory. Video | 1h 28m
"Florida Talks: At Home!"
Central Florida has become an area of rapid growth. From Zora Neale Hurston to Mary McLeod Bethune, Black women made significant contributions across Florida. Our scholars will discuss the sites and stories unique to Black women in Central Florida. Video | 1h 07m
Two hundred years ago a group of pirates and privateers invaded Amelia Island, Florida in hopes of striking a blow for the Spanish American Revolutions.
Video | 1h 04m
The state of Florida has recently mandated public schools and institutions teach the history of the Ocoee Massacre. What happened in Ocoee, Florida in 1920?
Video | 1h 00m
Art historian, Mallory O’Connor, presents a 'Look' at Florida through the many eccentric images that tell the story of our state.
Video | 0h 55m
Explore efforts to restore Florida’s waterways and the motivations of environmentalists who love and advocate for these water bodies.
Video | 0h 59m
America has faced many crises, from its very beginning as a new nation, to the Civil War and Great Depression, to World War II, the Cold War, and 9/11.
Video | 1h 27m
To some, it’s a paradise. To others, it’s a punchline. It’s actually both, as you’ll learn from the author Craig Pittman.
Video | 1h 04m
For more than a decade, journalist Art Levy has traveled the state, interviewing prominent Floridians for a Florida Trend magazine feature called Icon.
Video | 1h 15m
Stereotypes created during the Jim Crow era are deeply embedded in the collective American consciousness and unfortunately have been internalized by many.
Video | 1h 16m
A rare look at a part of Florida history that most people have never heard of, urban fires.
Video | 1h 17m
An examination of the perceptions of women in popular culture through comic books and how this culture has changed over time.
Video | 1h 28m
After the Civil War, gaining voting rights and starting businesses, African-Americans saw education as essential to progress.
Video | 1h 00m
Diane Roberts will discuss how each new wave of Florida settlers through time has reinvented the state to suit themselves.
Video | 1h 06m
Questions that continue to impact Floridians: Who has the right to vote, what are the freedoms of citizens, and whose voices will be heard?
Video | 1h 18m
Mark Catesby surveyed Florida sixty-two years before William Bartram. This lecture is an overview of the over 200 watercolors and drawings.
Video | 1h 10m
Enslaved Africans brought their foodways with them during their forced journey through the Middle Passage. How African influence what Floridians eat today.
Video | 1h 10m
The fascinating history of Weeki Wachee Springs told through vintage photographs of the mermaids from their earliest days.
Video | 1h 13m
How Florida overcame the challenge of mosquitos, perhaps the most vexing struggle humans encountered in the past two centuries.
Video | 1h 32m
Eastern European Jewish immigrants in Key West in the 1890s delivered weapons to the Cuban revolutionary rebels.
Video | 0h 54m
The true story of how two separate oil tankers split in half off Cape Cod and how the Disney movie about the disaster was made. Video | 1h 01m
