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Voices from Florida: Documenting Miami's Incorporators
Presented by the Miami Pioneers and Natives of Dade Historical Society
2024-10-12 14:00:00
2024-10-12 15:30:00
America/New_York
Voices from Florida: Documenting Miami's Incorporators
Celebrate the history of Miami with the researchers and producers of Profiles in Black Miami as they delve into the lives of the men who signed the charter to incorporate the City of Miami in 1896. Join us in person or online as they share their discoveries about these men and how these incorporators contributed to the civic growth of Miami. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants within 24 hours of the program. For more information contact 305-668-4571 or booke@mdpls.org. Ages 19 yrs. +
Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
Saturday, October 12
2:00pm - 3:30pm
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2024-10-12 14:00:00
2024-10-12 15:30:00
America/New_York
Voices from Florida: Documenting Miami's Incorporators
Celebrate the history of Miami with the researchers and producers of Profiles in Black Miami as they delve into the lives of the men who signed the charter to incorporate the City of Miami in 1896. Join us in person or online as they share their discoveries about these men and how these incorporators contributed to the civic growth of Miami. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants within 24 hours of the program. For more information contact 305-668-4571 or booke@mdpls.org. Ages 19 yrs. +
Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
Pinecrest Branch
Meeting RoomCelebrate the history of Miami with the researchers and producers of Profiles in Black Miami as they delve into the lives of the men who signed the charter to incorporate the City of Miami in 1896. Join us in person or online as they share their discoveries about these men and how these incorporators contributed to the civic growth of Miami. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants within 24 hours of the program. For more information contact 305-668-4571 or booke@mdpls.org. Ages 19 yrs. +
AnnMarie Henry, Christine Malcolm, and Keith Moore make up the team of researchers and producers who created Profiles in Black Miami. This project seeks to tell the story of those of the African diaspora who built Miami, from the mid-19th century to the present day, through a series of documentaries.
About Miami Pioneers and Natives of Dade
The Miami Pioneers is Dade County's legacy historical organization, originally founded in 1936 by prominent settlers and business leaders who arrived in Miami in the pioneer era before the year 1900. The Natives of Dade was incorporated in 1986 by a group of local history enthusiasts born in Dade County. The groups merged on July 8, 2002.
About the Voices from Florida Series
The Special Collections and Archives Division of the Miami-Dade Public Library System presents Voices from Florida, a monthly series about Florida's culture, literature, history, and communities.
About the Division of Special Collections & Archives
Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Division of Special Collections & Archives holds rare and irreplaceable historical documents for the benefit of the public and scholarly community. They oversee the Helen Muir Florida Collection, 16mm Film Collection, Cuban Collection of Rare Books & Ephemera, genealogy, Vasari Project, and rare & antiquarian books from as early as the 17th century. The Division's primary goal is to provide the public with the contents of the vault at their request. Its collections include rare books, original manuscripts, over 18,000 photographs, prints, artifacts, audiovisual resources, and electronic media.
AGE GROUP: | Young Adult (12-18) | Adult (19+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Collections | Performances & Presentations | Online | In-Person | History |
TAGS: | Special Collections | Online | In-Person | Community Resources |
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