Via Zoom! Coconut Grove Virtual Tour with Dr. George

Museum Members: $5, Non-Members: $15

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Explore the history of Coconut Grove, the land across from the light, on a virtual tour with HistoryMiami Museum’s Resident Historian, Dr. Paul George. Learn how Bahamian settlers influenced the development of the Grove with their knowledge of tropical plants and native building materials. Reflect upon the legacy of the neighborhood’s early residents, including E. W. F. Stirrup and Mariah Brown. View images of The Barnacle, Commodore Ralph Munroe’s home built during the Era of the Bay, and of Dinner Key, the former site of Pan American’s Seaplane Base. Dr. George will be joined by community stakeholder JS Rashid, President & CEO of SECTOR Public Private Partners, Inc., who will share his personal story in Coconut Grove.

Zoom presentation will feature a lecture by Dr. George and conversation with JS Rashid, accompanied with a visual presentation of contemporary and archival images.

The recording of the program will be available for registered participants to view on-demand for up to one-week should you miss the live program. Please note there are no refunds or exchanges.

 

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Featured Speaker:

Dr. Paul George, Resident Historian

For over three decades, HistoryMiami Museum’s Resident Historian Dr. Paul S. George has toured his way to local, national, and international acclaim with his continuing series of historic tours. Through walking, coach, and boat tour experiences, Dr. George has welcomed tour participants on a memorable journey of South Florida through its historic neighborhoods, landmarks, and sites. As a Miami native, author, and former college professor, Dr. George has gained fame for his uncanny ability to recall the most impressive details about the people and places that make South Florida so unique.

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Accessibility

To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters, and/or any disability accommodation, please contact Hana Squires, Accessibility Coordinator, at accessibility@historymiami.org or call (305) 375-1621 at least two weeks in advance of your visit to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).

 

Live captioning is available for this program with support from the Batchelor Foundation.

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Image: Aerial view of Coconut Grove from Biscayne Bay. Courtesy of GMCVB/miamiandbeaches.com.

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Release

By attending this program, you consent to interview(s), photography, audio recording, video recording and its/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, web casts, promotional purposes, telecasts, advertising, inclusion on web sites, or any other purpose by HistoryMiami Museum (HMM) and its affiliates and representatives. You release HistoryMiami Museum (HMM) its officers and employees, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking, recording, digitizing, or publication of interviews, photographs, computer images, video and/or or sound recordings. By entering the premises, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any exhibition, streaming, webcasting, televising, or other publication of these materials, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such exhibiting, broadcasting, webcasting, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo, video, or audio recording taken by HistoryMiami Museum (HMM) or the person or entity designated to do so by HistoryMiami Museum (HMM) You have been fully informed of your consent, waiver of liability, and release before entering the premise.