Immerse Yourself! Hemingway in the Keys

Name: Immerse Yourself! Hemingway in the Keys
Start: 2025-04-16T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 82990 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL, United States, Florida 33036

Schedule

Wed, 16 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

82990 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL, United States, Florida 33036 | Islamorada, FL

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Dr. Cori Convertito is the chief curator and historian at the Key West Art and Historical Society. She has 25 years of experience in the museum and archives sector, and also serves as an adjunct educator in history at the College of the Florida Keys. Cori holds a Ph. D. in British Naval History from the University of Exeter, U.K. Her thesis is titled "The Health of British Seamen in the West Indies, 1770-1806' and was awarded the Boydell & Brewer Prize for the best doctoral thesis in maritime history, 2011-12.
Ernest Hemingway, a famous writer in Key West throughout the 1930s, immersed himself in Florida Keys game fishing and did much to popularize it among fellow writers, readers, and sportsmen. Cori's talk will discuss Hemingway's angling exploits and spotlight his conservation activities.
Thank you to this months sponsor: The Surgery Center.