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Everglades National Park
Join us for another fun trip to the Everglades!
Tuesday, March 18, 2:00 pm
Located at the confluence of temperate North America and the tropical Caribbean, Everglades National Park is home to representative flora from both climes. The optimal growing conditions that are prevalent throughout south Florida foster a lush growth of plant life that sustains a diverse complex of flora. The Everglades host a number of endemic and legally protected species. Although nine distinct ecosystems have been identified within Everglades National Park, their boundaries overlap within the dynamic landscape, which is subject to the elements of south Florida. Join us as we learn about out the plants, animals, adaptations and life cycles of these beautiful lands.
Monuments Men
National Museum of the U.S. Army
Tuesday, March 25, 2:00 pm
During World War II, a team of historians, museum professionals, scholars, architects, and archivists came together to protect European cultural sites from war damage. Known as the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives section, the team spread out throughout Europe and the Pacific to ensure that sites of cultural significance would be preserved and protected for future generations. This work earned them the nickname the Monuments Men.
Learn more about the commitment, accomplishments, and sacrifices of the Monuments Men. Understand how their determination and dedication to duty protected and secured European and Japanese cultural history and heritage during World War II.
Tour of The Petroleum Museum, Permian Basin
Tuesday, April 1, 2:00 pm
Founded in 1975 by over 500 community leaders under the leadership of George T Abell, the Museum tells the story of petroleum and the rugged lives of men and women who sought a better life. The Petroleum museum is the largest museum dedicated to the petroleum industry and its pioneers, and welcomed over one million visitors worldwide. A visit to the Petroleum Museum is an amazing journey through over 230 million years of history. The mission of the museum is to share the petroleum and energy story and its impact on our lives.
“ Stars of the Vikings”- Mystic Seaport Museum
Tuesday, April 8, 2:00 pm
We are looking forward to once again visiting one of our favorite museums- The Mystic- with Brian Koehler! Join us as we learn about the stars and constellations as seen by Norse people in the European region of Scandinavia. We will hear stories about these ancient seafarers, and explore Norse legends that sought to explain phenomena in the sky, including the Milky Way, eclipses, and the Aurora Borealis.
The Civil Rights Trail- Selma Interpretive Center
Tuesday, April 15, 2:00 pm
In 1996, Congress established the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail to commemorate the people, places, and marches of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights Movement and the Selma to Montgomery March. After decades of struggling with Southern Jim Crow laws and to exercise their right to vote, Black citizens were finally successful in fulfilling that right with the signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Join Park Ranger Theresa Hall with the National Park Service, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail for an introduction to the Voting Rights Movement and the Trail that commemorates it on Tuesday, April 15.
Federal One: Saving the Arts in the Great Depression/ FDR Presidential Library and Museum
Tuesday, April 22, 2:00 pm
One of the lesser known aspects of the WPA- the Federal One Project, helped to ensure that the American creative spirit continued on in writing, visual arts, dance, and performance during the dark days of the Great Depression. Join us as we learn about examples of the New Deal murals, writings, performances, and why the arts were so important to the WPA and the country.