New Exhibit at Keys History & Discovery Center Explores Community of Planter
Reprinting of Original Manuscript in Progress A look back to the late 1930s in an area of Key Largo once known as Planter is the topic of It Had To Be You, a new exhibit now on display at the Keys History & Discovery Center…
Walk Indian Key App Launched by Florida Keys History and Discovery Foundation, Florida Humanities Council
Indian Key was in the early-1800s home to a restaurant, saloon, the Tropical Hotel, a nine-pin bowling alley, and all the shops, wharves, and warehouses needed to accommodate a thriving wrecking village. It is coming to life again, this time virtually, via a narrated walking…
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Keys History & Discovery Center Presents…Coral Restoration
Keys History & Discovery Center Presents…Coral Restoration: A Beacon of Hope to Save the Florida Reef Tract, a lecture on Wednesday, May 8, 5-7 p.m. The lecture is at the Keys History & Discovery Center at MM 82 on the property of the Islander Resort…
Florida Keys History and Discovery Foundation and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Announce Partnership
ISLAMORADA, FL – An exciting partnership which will bring a new permanent exhibit to Keys History & Discovery Center is being undertaken between Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) and Florida Keys History and Discovery Foundation, both not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organizations. The exhibit is expected to…
Keys History & Discovery Center Presents…Before Cayo Hueso
Keys History & Discovery Center Presents…Before Cayo Hueso: A Prehistoric Village in the Florida Keys?, a lecture on Wednesday, April 24, 5-7 p.m. The lecture is at the Keys History & Discovery Center at MM 82 on the property of the Islander Resort in Islamorada….
Keys History & Discovery Center Presents…Pink Canaries in a Coal Mine
Keys History & Discovery Center Presents…Pink Canaries in a Coal Mine: Roseate Spoonbills in Florida Bay, a lecture on Wednesday, April 10, 5-7 p.m. The lecture is at the Keys History & Discovery Center at MM 82 on the property of the Islander Resort in…
Keys History & Discovery Center Presents…A Grab Bag of Old Florida Stories
Keys History & Discovery Center Presents…A Grab Bag of Old Florida Stories, a lecture on Wednesday, March 27, 5-7 p.m. The lecture is at the Keys History & Discovery Center at MM 82 on the property of the Islander Resort in Islamorada. Cost for non-members…
Upcoming Traveling Exhibit- Encounters: Friend or Foe?
ENCOUNTERS: FRIEND OR FOE? An exhibition by the Tropical Botanic Artists collective March 27 – June 30, 2019 The interdependence of plants, animals, and insects in Biscayne Bay’s terrestrial and aquatic environments is a subject that warrants close scrutiny. To highlight the complex natural relationships…
Volunteer of Year Honored at Keys History & Discovery Center
The Florida Keys History and Discovery Foundation honored Lisa Bradeen as Volunteer of the Year during a volunteer appreciation dinner at the home of Board Member Phyllis Mitchell and husband Bob. Bradeen, who serves as a docent nearly every week and has been an early…