FORUM: Beyond the Pages

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Curator Tara Backhouse discusses her story, "The Seminole Story, Preserved" — a deep dive into the many documents and artifacts located in the museum and the remarkable history of the Seminole Tribe they reveal. For those looking to learn more about the Seminole Tribe's history, you can visit the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum located on the Big Cypress Reservation. To learn more, visit ahtahthiki.com. To read the digital edition of FORUM magazine, go to floridahumanities.onl...

Children's author Eileen Meyer and illustrator Dave Szalay discuss their book, "The Superlative A. Lincoln" — a collection of poems that explores Abraham Lincoln’s superlative qualities, from being the tallest president to the best wrestler. Earlier this year, Florida Humanities Center for the Book selected Meyer's book as one of two titles to represent Florida literature at this year's National Book Festival in Washington D.C. Meyer's work will be featured alongside archeologist Judith Bens...

Author and historian James Cusick discusses his article, "Yo Solo" — a detailed recounting of the events that led to Spanish general Bernardo de Galvez’s daring defeat of the British in West Florida during the Revolutionary War. James Cusick is the curator of the P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History at the University of Florida's George A. Smathers Library. He is the author of "The Other War of 1812: The Patriot War and the American Invasion of Spanish East Florida." To read the digital edi...

Historian Roger Smith discusses his article, A Loyal Province in a Rebel Age — a look back at the brief but fiercely loyal period of British Florida. Roger Smith is an adjunct professor of American history at Flagler College and the University of Florida. He speaks nationally on his Revolutionary War research and provided consultation for the AMC television series "Turn: Washington's Spies." To read the digital edition of FORUM magazine, go to floridahumanities.online. And to receive the l...

Colonial historian Susan Parker discusses her article, Broad Stripes and Bright Stars—a recounting of the slow but eventual transition of power that ended 250 years of Spanish rule in Florida and signaled the beginning of the peninsula's journey to statehood. Susan Parker is a colonial historian specializing in the former Spanish presence in what is now the Southern United States. She is the editor of the book "Oldest City: The History of St. Augustine." To read the digital edition of FORUM m...