This series of workshops highlights different activities that the pioneers of early southwest Florida would have done to survive and thrive in the region before modern conveniences!
January 7: Baking Seeds for Snacks
January 21: Holistic Healing
February 11: Pioneer Valentines
February 25: Soap Making
March 4: Pioneer Hygiene
Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch
1215 Roberts Ave W, Immokalee, FL 34142
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They came for work. Laying rail, cutting timber, milling, and vegetable picking brought hard-working people south to the edge of Big Cypress. That there was work in Immokalee was known from Mississippi to Maryland. Teachers, preachers, and entrepreneurs followed. Not all would stay but eventually, a culturally rich, close-knit community grew. Cultivating Community explores this early history of Immokalee through the memories of its African American community members.
Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch
1215 Roberts Ave W, Immokalee, FL 34142
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An annual opportunity for participants to learn about the thriving and uniquely strategic agricultural industry in Collier County. Discussions of the more than 100 years of agricultural history in Collier County and lunch and displays.
Starting from the UF/IFAS Extension Collier County Campus
14700 Immokalee Rd, Naples, FL 34120
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Join us for food, friends, fun and music by Florida fiddler J. Robert at the annual Grapefruit Gala
Museum of the Everglades
105 Broadway Ave W, Everglades City, FL 34139
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For many on Marco Island, Tommie Barfield was an indomitable woman that brought roads, ferries, and schools to the tiny island in the early 20th century. A veritable Queen of Marco, as she was known. Few know about her vital role as a lobbyist on Barron Collier’s behalf in Tallahassee, convincing the legislature to create Collier County in 1923. This exhibit will share that story.
Marco Island Historical Museum
180 S Heathwood Dr, Marco Island, FL.
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We invite all Collier County organizations to participate in this historic celebration by displaying the Collier Centennial Emblem on your website, marketing materials, signage, merchandise, etc.
The Collier Centennial Emblem is currently available in four formats for public use by Collier County businesses and organizations. Organizations using the Emblem will be featured on the Collier County Centennial website. The Emblem can be displayed now and throughout the end of the Centennial year.
To request an eps version of the Emblem, please complete and submit this form. A member of the committee will contact you. Dimensions and color of the Emblem should not be altered.
