Living History - Florida Seminole Wars

Schedule

Sat Oct 29 2022 at 10:00 am

Location

Pioneer Florida Museum and Village | Dade City, FL

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Florida's Seminole Wars
Oct. 29, 2022, 10am.- 4 pm.
More information is coming soon.
Oct. 29, 2022, Living History - Seminole War, 10am.- 4 pm.
$10 adults, $5 students, under 5 free
Oct. 29, 2022: Living History - Seminole War, 10am.- 4 pm.
Schedule of Events: Florida’s Seminole Wars
10:00am – Event begins
11:00am – Opening remarks, introduction to Seminole history and alligator wrestling
11:10am - Alligator wrestling with Pharaoh Gayles
12:00pm – Indigenous Peoples presentation by Jim Sawgrass
1:00pm – Alligator wrestling with Pharaoh Gayles
1:30pm – (gazebo) Presentation on Seminole canoe building and culture by Daniel Tommie
1:45pm – (gazebo) Presentation on black Seminole history by Matt Griffin
2:00pm - Indigenous Peoples presentation by Jim Sawgrass
2:15pm - (gazebo) early 19th Century Florida and native history by James Bullock with special call-in guest Dale Cox to discuss a recent archeological discovery at the Prospect Bluff or Negro Fort site on the Apalachicola River
3:00pm – Battle/skirmish reenactment
4:00pm – Event ends
The Museum Concession Stand will be open with Burgers, Hotdogs and more. Also, other vendors
CASH ONLY
Alligator Wrestling 11 am and 1 pm , Saturday only
Battle Reenactment 3 pm
Lawn Chairs welcome
Sponsors needed: [email protected]
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ALLIGATOR WRESTLING INFORMATION:
Pharaoh Gayles is a professional wildlife handler, educator and conservationist, a performer, and an artist. Pharaoh is a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-licensed handler who loves to pass on his knowledge and expertise. Pharaoh is a five-time Freestyle Alligator Wrestling Competition champion. The only five-time champion in the history of the competition. Pharaoh has appeared on national television programs, including Animal Planet’s “Gator Boys,” and was a featured performer on FOX’s “Game of Talents.”
THE SHOW AND HISTORY: For as long as native Americans have been living in Florida, they have been utilizing alligators for their meat and other body parts. In the early 1900's when tourism started to explode in Florida there were more people witnessing native Americans jumping in the water and catching alligators. Spectators called this alligator wrestling. It is a barehanded capture technique developed by the Native American people as well as other handlers to bring an alligator back home alive. You always wanted to bring the alligator back alive because the meat would spoil very quickly in the Florida Sun. As time went on spectators would pay to see native Americans handle alligators and learn more about the culture. This became one of the 1st forms of revenue for the native people in Florida. The name alligator wrestling is a name that has always stuck, it draws people in from all over the country to observe. The alligators in the demonstrations you see are ALL RESCUED alligators that will be able to live out the rest of their lives in a sanctuary instead of being put down.
ALL HUGE SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU TO ALL OUR GREAT SPONSORS.
THANK YOU:
Seminole Wars Foundation
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Brooksville-I-75

New Traditions Kitchen Dade City
Papa John's Pizza in Dade City
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Field Trip Day, the day before, Friday, Oct. 28th, 9 am – 1 pm.
Students and Chaperones only
Learning stations, including a reptile show, museum building open, and more
Pre-Registration Required for Field Trip Day. For more information, registration and lesson plans: www.pioneerfloridamuseum.org

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
SS.4.A.1.1: Analyze primary and secondary resources to identify significant individuals and events throughout Florida history.
SS.4.A.3.10: Identify the causes and effects of the Seminole Wars
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Pioneer Florida Museum and Village, 15602 Pioneer Museum Rd, Dade City, United States

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