This lecture is a part of the St. Augustine Historical Society's community project, "From Territorial Fights to Civil Rights,"  and deals with the contentious issues of citizenship and voting in post-Civil War Florida. Among the questions that individuals grappled with during this time period were what is the meaning of citizenship and who has the right to vote.  The fact that we are still dealing with these concerns today tells us that this post-Civil War time period still matters over 150 years later.

Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Martin Dobrow is a professor of communications at Springfield College, an author, and a national-award-winning journalist with interests in civil rights and the intersection of sports and social justice.

“Spanish Colonial Medical Practices”

Does the thought of having surgery make you want to run for the hills? Come hear Dr. Christine Miller’s talk and you will understand why colonial-era Floridians would want to swim back to Spain to avoid even the slightest surgical procedure – don’t miss this talk!

Date: Friday, May 9

Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Place: St. Augustine Historical Society/Oldest House Complex Map Gallery (Dunham Building)

Christine P. Miller, D.P.M., D.M.M., Ph.D., FACCWS, is a University of Florida assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, a podiatrist, and board-certified wound care specialist at UF Health Jacksonville. She also serves as medical director of the Wound Healing/Limb Salvage Program. In addition to teaching our future physician to be the top ranked in the country, she has a passion for colonial-era medicine and medical practices.