Cotanchobee Spring - Tampa Bay History Center

Official Publication
In This Issue
President’s Letter..........................1
of the
Ta m p a B ay H i s t o r y C e n t e r | S p r i n g 2009
We Made History – January 17, 2009!
Distinctive Shopping....................2
Call for Volunteers........................2
Our New Exhibits.........................3
Florida Conversations...................5
Historical Essay Contest Winners
Have Promising Futures...............6
The Individual in History.............6
Meeting the Challenge.................7
Share the View!.............................7
Become a Member........................8
Board and Staff Members.............9
Donors and Members.................10
Photos courtesy of the Tampa Bay History
Center unless otherwise noted.
On January 17, 2009, the dream of opening the Tampa Bay History Center came true.
Following a 20-year effort by numerous individuals and supporters, the Tampa Bay
History Center is finally a reality.
The grand opening was witnessed by more than 1,500 onlookers eager to enter the new
60,000-square-foot facility, the first stop on Tampa’s Riverwalk. Emceed by Keith Cate
of WFLA-TV 8, the day began with a moving performance by Native American flute
player Doc Green Silverhawk, followed by the raising of the colors by the color
guard from the United States Central Command, and a stirring performance of the
National Anthem by 7-year-old Gina Marie Incandela. The Center’s Frank E. Duckwall
www.tampabayhistorycenter.org
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Your History Center has Opened!
The Museum Store – Distinctive Shopping for Your Pleasure
The dream of creating a place that would forever preserve the rich history and tell the
many stories of this region has been realized. On January 17th, 2009, the Tampa Bay History
Center opened to the public and welcomed approximately 1,500 visitors within its first few
hours of operation.
Meant to enhance the visitor experience, the Tampa Bay History Center Museum Store provides opportunities to take
home something unique. The Museum Store will impress curious shoppers with treasures related to the History
Center’s mission.
While January 17th marked an important milestone in the journey to create and open our
community’s new history museum, it is important to note that this day simply marked the
completion of the first phase in building the Tampa Bay History Center. In the coming
weeks, months, and years, our staff and board are committed to working to maximize
the institution’s value to the community. As new stories are discovered, new history is made, new artifacts are
acquired, and new technologies emerge that will help us tell richer stories, the History Center is committed to
embracing these and presenting them in YOUR History Center. In the days that have passed since opening,
I am hopeful that we have exceeded visitors’ expectations about what a history museum can be. With each
future visit, we are committed to providing our guests with an even richer experience. We do not intend to
be a static institution, but rather a dynamic one.
In order to reach our full potential, we will need the community to consider the following: 1. Sharing family
stories and oral histories. 2. Donating artifacts. 3. If not a member already, considering becoming one.
4. Making a gift to the Capital Campaign. 5. Participating in one of our focus groups as we plan exhibits,
programs, or publications. 6
6. Telling family and friends about the History Center. 7
7. Planing a special event
at the History Center, or coming for lunch or dinner at the Columbia Cafe. 8. Shopping in the Museum Store.
9. Attending a lecture, workshop, or program. This History Center belongs to our community. The Center’s
board and staff are simply its stewards, managing it on the community’s behalf. With active involvement from
the community, YOUR History Center can become one of the finest regional history museums in America
and a place that has lasting value for our community.
C.J. Roberts
President and CEO
Ken Reecy —
Community Program Manager of Florida Communities Trust
Jim Norman —
Hillsborough County Commissioner
Pam Iorio —
The 1,100-square-foot space is far from a souvenir shop. Commemorative and upscale items abound and include apparel,
jewelry, books, magazines, archival storage boxes, desk accessories, paper, tabletop items, candles, and much more. Look for
kitschy tablecloths, fine art, including prints and original oil paintings by Ferdie Pacheco, and an eco-friendly section.
The Museum Store boasts a
knowledgeable sales staff, products
made from recycled materials, and a
wide array of impressive gifts. Stay
tuned for more information on
e-commerce shopping, coming your
way soon. For your distinctive shopping
needs, be sure to stroll through the
Tampa Bay History Center Museum Store.
For more information, please call
813.675.8972.
Call for Volunteers
Do you have a passion for local history? Do you want to learn
more about the Tampa Bay region and share your knowledge
and enthusiasm with others? If so, sign up to become a
History Guide! Leading group tours as a History Guide is a
rewarding and wonderful way to share your love
of the Tampa Bay region with groups of students and adults.
Our education staff provides extensive and ongoing training
and education. We welcome new volunteers throughout the
year. No experience necessary — the only prerequisite is a
willingness to learn!
Mayor, City of Tampa
For more information, contact Julie Henry Matus at 813.675.8981 or [email protected].
Tom Touchton —
Capital Campaign Chairman
Pat Bean —
Hillsborough County Administrator
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George Howell —
Chairman of the Board
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A Few of Our New Exhibits
President and CEO C.J. Roberts; Chairman of the
Board George Howell; Capital Campaign Chairman
Tom Touchton; Hillsborough County Administrator
Pat Bean; Community Program Manager of Florida
Communities Trust Ken Reecy; Hillsborough
County Commissioner Jim Norman; and City of
Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio all made remarks and
expressed their thanks. An official ribbon cutting
by the Tampa Bay History Center board of trustees
followed, signifying the opening of the new facility.
Outdoor entertainment by Flamenco dancers, Elvis
and Ray Charles impersonators, and the Shawn
Brown Band continued throughout the day. Visitors
entered the new Center and were greeted by Girl
Scouts who distributed Publix GreenWise gift bags
filled with cookies, gifts, and offers from some of
Tampa’s surrounding retailers and organizations.
Rough Riders, members of the former Negro
Baseball League, cigar rollers, mascots Raymond
from the Tampa Bay Rays, Thunderbug from the
Tampa Bay Lightning, and Captain Fear from the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers interacted with guests. The
Museum Store hosted book and art signings by Don
Maitz, George Lopez, and Ferdie Pacheco.
It was a day to be remembered and certainly one
for the region’s history book!
Courtesy of the NFL
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Florida Conversations: A Florida Studies Lecture Series
Co-Sponsored by the Tampa Bay History Center and the USF Libraries’ Florida Studies Center
This series is underwritten by the Tampa Bay History Center Endowment Fund at USF, with media sponsorship from The Tampa
Tribune, News Channel 8 and TBO.com. Lectures are held inside TECO Hall at the Tampa Bay History Center on the third
Sunday of each month from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. The Florida Conversations Series is free and open to the public.
Upcoming Programs:
Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern United States
With Cynthia Barnett, author and journalist
Sunday, March 15, 2009, 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Florida’s parched swamps and sprawling subdivisions set the stage for a look at water crisis
throughout the American East, from water-diversion threats in the Great Lakes to tapped-out
freshwater aquifers along the Atlantic seaboard.
Cynthia Barnett has been a reporter and editor at newspapers and magazines for twenty years. Since
1998, she’s written for Florida Trend magazine, where she covers investigative, environmental,
public policy and business stories. Her numerous journalism awards include seven Green Eyeshades, which recognize
outstanding journalism in 11 southeastern states.
Her first book, Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S., published in 2007 by the University of Michigan
Press, won the Gold medal for best nonfiction in the Florida Book Awards.
Red Sticks, Creek Warriors and African Slaves during Jackson’s Seminole War
Historical Essay Contest Winners Have Promising Futures
In only its fourth year, the Leland Hawes Essay Prize in
Center president and CEO. “All entries support the research
Florida History received 12 entries from students enrolled
into local history which serves as valuable historical
at the University of South Florida, University of Florida, and
resources for our community.”
Florida State University. Nicole C. Cox, a graduate student
For more than 20 years, Hawes wrote and edited the Sunday
enrolled at the University of South Florida’s M.A. program
History and Heritage page which chronicled the state and
in history and the author of the winning graduate paper,
region’s eventful past. The Leland Hawes Essay Prize in
received a cash prize of $1,000 and her essay, “Damage
Florida History invites submissions from graduate students
Control and the 1921 Hurricane: Boosters, Businessmen and
working toward an M.A. or Ph.D. degree in any humanities
Bad Press,” was published in the Tampa Bay History journal.
discipline. Papers are submitted on any historical topic ranging
Kim C. Godbee, who is the undergraduate paper winner
from Florida’s precolonial era through the present time.
and seeking her Bachelor of Arts degree in history from
the University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee Campus,
“A partnership such as this could only happen when two
received a cash prize of $500.
institutions share a goal of educational efficacy,” prompted
Mark Greenberg, Ph.D., head of USF Libraries Special
In 2005, the Tampa Bay History Center and the University of
Collections and Florida Studies.
South Florida, Florida Studies Center Partnership established
a special essay award, the Leland Hawes Essay Prize in
Students interested in submitting papers for the 2009 prize
Florida History and the Leland Hawes Prize in Florida
can visit: www.tampabayhistorycenter.org or www.lib.usf.edu
Media Features, in honor of Leland Hawes, a local journalist
for more information. Send submission and cover letter by
and historian legendary for his encyclopedic knowledge of
June 2, 2009, to the Tampa Bay History Center, attention
Florida history.
Elizabeth L. Dunham, Vice President for Programs.
“We are thrilled to have received so many entries for this
prestigious contest,” said C.J. Roberts, Tampa Bay History
With Andrew K. Frank, assistant professor of history at Florida State University
Sunday, April 19, 2009, 3:00 to 4:30pm
This lecture rescues the First Seminole War from the shadows of Andrew Jackson and the Second
Seminole War. It interprets the conflict as an extension of the Red Stick civil war among the Creek
Indians (1813-1814). It explores the efforts to centralize authority in Creek Indian society, the connections
between cultural transformations and political sovereignty, and the connected struggle to eliminate
the Maroon African-American communities in the territory.
Andrew K. Frank is assistant professor of history at Florida State University. He is the author of several books and articles on
Native American and Southern history, including Creeks and Southerners: Biculturalism on the Early American Frontier
(Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2005); The Routledge Historical Atlas of the American South (New York: Routledge,
1999); and The American Revolution: Peoples and Perspectives (Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 2008).
For reasonable accommodation of a disability, please contact 813.974.1198 or e-mail [email protected] at least five business
days prior to the event.
Future Lectures:
“Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators: More Stories about Real Florida,” Jeff Klinkenberg, St. Petersburg Times,
Sunday, May 17, 2009, 3:00 to 4:30 PM
“What’s all the Fuss about an Independent Florida Judiciary,” Martin Dyckman,
Sunday, June 21, 2009, 3:00 to 4:30 PM
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The Individual in History
The 2009 Hillsborough County competition of the Florida
History Fair (FHF) took place February 27th at the Dale Mabry
Campus of Hillsborough Community College. The Museum
of Florida History has coordinated the FHF since 1989 and
2009 marks the ninth year of the Tampa Bay History Center’s
sponsorship. The Tampa Bay History Center was the first
museum in the state to answer a call for sponsorship. Our
partners in this worthy endeavor are the School District of
Hillsborough County and the TBHC–USF Partnership.
The TBHC-USF Partnership funds the competition and
supports the Patrick Riordan Prize in Florida History. The
Patrick Riordan Prize of $250 is awarded to the outstanding
papers — middle and high school — on a Florida history topic.
Each year, more than 30 Tampa Bay area professionals
volunteer as judges. Hillsborough County teachers assist
at all levels and are invaluable during the competition day.
The students receive cash prizes, due to the foresight of the
TBHC-USF Partnership endowment.
Students who participate in the competition, whether it
be at the school or county level, acquire valuable, lifelong
skills, including the following: self-directed study; research
skills; interpreting historical documents; distilling historical
knowledge; writing, speaking and performing; and building
confidence and self-esteem.
More than 2,000 school-level students and 125 county-level
students from the following public and private schools
entered in five (individual and group) categories: Exhibit,
Performance, Documentary, Web Site, and Paper. All first- and
second-place students advance to the state competition in May
2009 at Tallahassee Community College. The National History
Day competition takes place in June at College Park, Maryland.
For further information on the competition, contact County
Coordinator, Liz Dunham, [email protected].
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Meeting the Challenge
Last fall, the Tampa Bay History Center announced
that it was awarded a prestigious $1 million Kresge
challenge grant. Kresge, one of the nation’s largest and
most respected philanthropic organizations, awards
challenge grants to nonprofit organizations engaged
in comprehensive campaigns for construction of new
facilities, as well as the acquisition or renovation of
existing facilities. This was tremendously exciting news.
As good as this news was, the History Center also
announced that the Frank E. Duckwall Foundation
awarded its own $425,000 challenge grant to the History
Center to encourage additional gifts to help us meet the
Kresge challenge grant deadline of April 1. The $1 for $3
Duckwall Challenge was fully matched in December and
produced a total of $1.8 million toward our $32 million
campaign goal.
In February 2009, the History Center received another
challenge grant from an anonymous Hillsborough County
family to help us meet the Kresge challenge. This gift
will match each dollar we raise, up to $1.5 million, and is
intended to help complete the Campaign. The generosity of
our anonymous family reminds all of us that, despite the
extraordinary nature of these economic times, we have
extraordinary donors who continue to support the causes
they hold dear.
If you have not made a gift to the Campaign, please consider
one now. Your gift will help complete the Campaign and
meet the Kresge Foundation’s challenge. With only $1.5
million to raise — and a very short time in which to do it —
no gift is too small (but some large ones are also needed!).
Knowing that you share our passion for the preservation of
this region’s history, its treasured artifacts, and its cultural
identity, we are confident we can meet this challenge. On
behalf of the Center’s board of trustees, staff, volunteers,
and thousands of guests who will visit in the years ahead,
we thank you in advance for your consideration.
Capital Campaign donors of $5,000 or more (gift
commitments can be paid over a five-year period) will
have their names engraved on the Donor Wall of the
museum, which is located in the Lykes Atrium. Gifts of
$50,000 or more will also enable a donor to name an exhibit
component or a specific area in the museum building.
We would like to bring to your attention the Internal
Revenue Service’s extension of the donor-friendly
opportunity relating to Qualified Charitable Distributions
from IRAs. While this does not apply to all of our
supporters, it does enable a donor aged 70½ and older to
distribute up to $100,000 from an Individual Retirement
Account directly to a qualifying charity. The amount
donated is not taxable to the donor as income (nor is it taxdeductible) and the distribution can be used to satisfy the
IRA Required Minimum Distribution requirement in the
year of the gift.
We recognize these are challenging economic times and
are very appreciative of any gift you are able to make
to help us be successful with our fundraising efforts.
Please feel free to contact Grant E. Martin, CFRE, Vice
President for Advancement, at 813.675.8991, if you have
any questions about these two very important campaign
challenge grants.
Be Part of History: Become a Member Today
Membership Makes a Great Gift!
In coordination with the grand opening of the new Tampa Bay History Center,
we are delighted to announce our new membership program. With new membership
levels and added benefits, there is something for everyone!
Annual Center Membership Benefits
• Membership card and lapel pin
• Subscription to Cotanchobee,
our quarterly newsletter
• Invitations to special events
and programs
• 10% discount at the Museum Store
and Columbia Café
Each advancing level provides additional
benefits to the Center Membership.
Teacher/Student with valid ID ($25)
• Center Membership, plus
• 1 FREE unlimited admission*
to museum’s galleries
• 1 one-time guest pass**
Individual ($50)
• Center Membership, plus
• 1 FREE unlimited admission*
to museum’s galleries
• 1 one-time guest pass**
Share the View!
Event and Function Rentals Now Available!
Companion ($65)
• Center Membership, plus
• 2 FREE unlimited admissions*
to museum’s galleries
• 2 one-time guest passes**
The new Tampa Bay History Center promises to be one of the region’s great facilities
and is quickly becoming the facility of choice for special events. For functions with
breathtaking waterfront views, customized space, décor options, delectable menus, and
unique settings, look no further. Your special event will be elevated to a spectacular
one at the Tampa Bay History Center.
Family ($75)
• Center Membership, plus
• FREE unlimited admission*
to museum’s galleries for 2 adults and
You’ll want to share the view with your guests in spaces such as TECO Hall, Lykes
Atrium, and our outdoor terrace — all of which are available for rent and can accommodate
up to 500 guests. The Tampa Bay History Center is proud to partner with the critically
acclaimed Columbia Restaurant as its exclusive caterer. Let the professionals at the
Columbia customize your menu, settings, and details for your banquet, business lunch,
rehearsal dinner, wedding reception, party, or group event. A full list of services is available.
Call 813.229.5529 or contact [email protected].
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BECOME A MEMBER.
their children (in the same household
and under the age of 18)
• 2 one-time guest passes**
• Priority registration for programs
and events
Supporter ($125)
• Family benefits, plus
• A copy of our annual publication,
Tampa Bay History
• Invitations to exhibit-opening
receptions
• Complimentary admission to
more than 200 museums through
the North American Reciprocal
Museum Program
(Tax-deductible portion of gift — $107)
Sponsor ($250)
• Supporter benefits, plus
• 2 additional one-time guest passes**
(total of 4)
• 1 anytime pass**
(Tax-deductible portion of gift — $232)
Patron ($500)
• Sponsor benefits, plus
• 2 additional one-time guest passes**
(total of 6)
• 1 additional anytime pass** (total of 2)
• 2 annual meeting tickets
• Invitation to behind-the-scenes tours
Members at the following levels are part
of the President’s Circle of the Tampa Bay
History Center:
Benefactor ($1,000)
• Patron benefits, plus
• 2 additional one-time guest passes**
(total of 8)
• 2 additional anytime passes** (total of 4)
• Invitation to a President’s Circle Event
(Tax-deductible portion of gift — $982)
Founder ($12,500 or $2,500 per year
for five years)
• Benefactor benefits, plus
• 2 additional one-time guest passes**
(total of 10)
• 2 additional anytime passes** (total of 6)
• Listing on Founder’s donor plaque
(Tax-deductible portion of gift — $12,410 or $2,482
each year for five years)
Sustaining Founder ($2,500 after completing
the Founder commitment)
• Founder benefits, plus
• 2 additional anytime passes** (total of 8)
(Tax-deductible portion of gift — $2,482)
* Please note that some rotating exhibits may
have an additional fee.
** One-time guest passes and anytime passes are for
use with admission with member.
(Tax-deductible portion of gift — $482)
Thank you for your support!
Membership contributions can be mailed to:
Tampa Bay History Center
801 Old Water Street, Tampa, FL 33602
Please make your check payable to the Tampa Bay History Center or call
813-228-0097 and join by phone. (Visa/MasterCard/American Express accepted.)
Membership forms can also be downloaded at www.tampabayhistorycenter.org.
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Education Partners
Board of Trustees
Officers
University of South Florida
George B. Howell III, Chairman
The University of Tampa
C.J. Roberts, Frank E.
Duckwall President and CEO
Hillsborough County Public
School System
Marsha G. Rydberg,
Vice Chair & Chair-Elect
Tampa-Hillsborough County
Public Library System
Florida Humanities Council
Frank R. North,
Secretary
The Educational Channel
Paul L. Whiting, Jr.,
Treasurer
Staff
J. Thomas Touchton,
Past Chairman
Trustees
Jack Amor
R. Kent Bailey
The Honorable Betty Castor
Santiago C. Corrada
Kathryn Dungy
MaryEllen Elia
Dr. Mark I. Greenberg
James J. Harkins IV
Gary W. Harrod
Leland M. Hawes, Jr.
Grace Ippolito
The Honorable Thomas A. Lee
Joseph Lykes III
The Honorable Bob Martinez
Christopher Osborn
Dr. Gregory Padgett
Steven M. Raney
Frank J. Rief III
John W. Robinson IV
The Honorable E.J. Salcines
Edith M. Stewart
Paul A. Straske
Capt. John Timmel
José Vivero
Robert Wolf
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Hillsborough Community College
Cindy Bosselmann,
Director of Marketing
Susan Casper,
Vice President for
Finance and Operations
George Denison,
Assistant Registrar
Elizabeth L. Dunham,
Vice President for Programs
Krissy Howes,
Visitor Services Manager
Rodney Kite-Powell,
Saunders Foundation
Curator of History
Ross Lamoreaux,
Assistant Facility Manager
Emanuel Leto,
Outreach Program Coordinator
Grant E. Martin, CFRE
Vice President for Advancement
Julie Henry Matus,
Curator of Education
Judy Miller,
Administrative Assistant
Travis Puterbaugh,
Collections Manager
Audrie Ranon,
Retail Store Manager
C.J. Roberts,
Frank E. Duckwall
President and CEO
Maria Steijlen,
Accountant
David Van Brunt,
Facility Manager
Deborah Rohaty Wagner,
Associate Director of Development
Kathy Williams,
Executive Assistant
Recognition of Contributions
Thank you to the donors who have made contributions, pledges
and pledge payments to the Tampa Bay History Center from
July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. Please note that future
recognition of members and donors will occur once a year
in the Tampa Bay History Center’s annual report.
Capital Campaign Donors
Anonymous (4)
Thomas D. Arthur
Ashton Distributors, Inc.
Charles A. Attal III and Mary Beth Keegan
Cookie and Sam Bailey
Bryan Lowry Baldwin Family
William E. Barlow
Alston and Merritt Barrow
Rick and Donna Barrs
Laura Mickler Bentley
Mr. and Mrs. L.M. “Buddy” Blain
The Susan Lowry Bolle
and Mark Bolle Family
Brabson Family
Dr. and Mrs. William T. Branch
Richard and Kalyn Brandewie
Ann Lowry Brown
Elizabeth Bellamy Brown
Emmala Parkhill Brown
Heddy and Andy Brown
Don and Campbell Burton
Robert and Aida Calafell
Alden Lykes Carrere
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lykes Carrere
Joseph Parkhill Carrere
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Carrere
Jim and Betty Carroll
Philip Carroll
Calvin W. Carter Family
Susan G. Casper
Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Cisneros
John and Linda Colman
The Conner Family
Almeria Cottingham
The Ray B. Cralle and D.R. Hall Families
Crowe Horwath LLP
Culbreath Family Foundation, Inc.
The Curtis Family
Mrs. Charles M. Davis, Sr.
Elizabeth Lykes Dimmitt
Genevieve Lykes Dimmitt
Lawrence and Vevie Dimmitt
Lawrence H. Dimmitt IV
Mallory Lykes Dimmitt
Jean and Jerry Divers
The Frank E. Duckwall Foundation, Inc.
G. Cameron Duncan, Jr.
Genevieve L. Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eldredge
Howell and Sharon Ferguson Family
Louise Lykes Ferguson
Celia and Jim Ferman, Jr.
Ferman Family / Ferman Motor Car Company
Law Offices of John Fitzgibbons
Florida Communications Group
Fowler White Boggs Banker P.A.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Troy Fowler
Franklin Templeton Investments
Mrs. J. Warren Frazier
Joseph and Anne Garcia
Jean and Leonard Gilbert
Patricia H. and William A. Gillen, Jr.
Robert and Mary Graham Family Foundation
The Tim Guzzle Family
Mr. Robert Harper
Jim and Lee Ann Lowry Harris
Gary and Margo Harrod
Lon and Lou Hatton
Hav-A-Tampa
Hill Ward & Henderson, P. A.
Sally and Lewis H. Hill III
The Himes Family
Holland & Knight LLP
Kyle Holtsinger
Matthew Holtsinger
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Howell III
Sherrill W. and Mary Ann Hudson
Angelo and Grace Ippolito
Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Isbell
The Jennewein Family
Cameron L. Johnson
Margaret and Kevin Johnson
P. McKay Johnson
Tyson M. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. David Kennedy
Ann Loughridge Kerr
Guy and Deborah King
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kirstein
Carla and David Knight
Joseph and Harriet Knight
Virginia Hawes Knight
The Krusen Family
Iris and Bill Lazarus
J. Leonard Levy and Patricia Henderson Levy
Lowry Murphey Family Foundation
Dr. Joe and Verna Lee Lupo
Charlie and Kathryn Lykes
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Lykes III
Mr. and Mrs. James E. MacDougald
Mrs. Keenan Carrere Mann
Susan Lowry Marlow
Mrs. F. Graham McKeel
McNichols Company
Merchants Association of Florida, Inc.
John C. Mills, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Mogyorosy
Mosaic Fertilizer LLC
Susan and John Mueller
David R. Murphey III
David R. Murphey IV
Don and Nora Musselman
Oliva Tobacco Company
Candy Olson
Sherrill and Solon O’Neal
Leslie and John Osterweil
Lee and Jean Pallardy
Helen Parkhill
Peninsular Paper Company
Donald E. Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Francis Pisano III
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Platt
Pickens C. Price
Publix Super Markets Charities
Jerry and Anne Quinlan
Saul and Lee Rachelson
Steven and Natalie Raney
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson L. Rankin, Jr.
Raymond James Financial
Lisa Perry Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Ridley
C.J. and Sarah Roberts
Ellen and John Robinson
Elizabeth and Rod Rodriguez on behalf of the Gustaf
Westfeldt McIlhenny Family Foundation
Jere and Mary Kay Ross
Thomas H. and Marsha Griffin Rydberg
The Saunders Foundation
Mr. Henry H. Shell III
Hinks and Elaine Shimberg
James and Amy Shimberg Charitable Trust
Martin and Ruth Silbiger
Dr. and Mrs. Earl A. Smith
E.C. and Carol Smith
Allison A. Snyder
Tom and Bet Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. C. Lawrence Stagg
Don and Ellen Stichter
The Honorable and Mrs. David A. Straz, Jr.
Stephen W. Swindal
Swisher International
TECO Energy Foundation, Inc.
Stella and Bronson Thayer
Estate of Robert Thomas
Thomas Financial Group
The John and Marguerite Timmel Family
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Touchton III
J. Thomas and Lavinia Witt Touchton
Trenam Kemker Scharf Barkin
Frye O’Neill & Mullis PA
Triad Foundation, Inc.
Fred J. and Carol Ramsey Turpin
Henk and Vicki Uiterwyk
Michael and Karen Urette
Dennis P. and Linda A. Waggoner
Bill and Ruth Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Ward, Jr.
Nell Ward
Mr. and Mrs. R. Carlton Ward
The Parke Wright Family
Gregory C. and K. Anne Yadley
Mr. T.R. Young III
Honor and Memorial Gifts
In honor of David R. Murphey III
Mary Audrey and Hoyle Wilson
In honor of Mary Lib Howell
Julianne C. McKeel
In memory of Bob Bondi
Warren and Dorothy Cason
In memory of Mrs. Prentiss Browning
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Giddens
In memory of George Chavez
Warren and Dorothy Cason
Sponsor
Laura and Steve Barber
Shelley Blood
Burke Collins
Anne and Bart DePury
Environmental Engineering Consultants, Inc.
Sandra June Futch
Anne Haywood
Phyllis D. Morais
D.J. Scott
Paul and Maria Steijlen
David D. Suarez and Lorraine Duffy Suarez
Michael M. Via
Supporter
Tim and Barb Alles
Carolyn S. Beahm
Dr. and Mrs. William T. Branch
Anna Ruth Burnside and Vincent Sultenfuss
Mr. and Mrs. C. Frank Chunn
Mary Conover
Curtis and Debbie Culver
Scott and Sam Farrell
Florida Aviation Historical Society
Terry Catherine Fortner
Joe Guidry and Lenora Lake-Guidry
Brad and Cindy Kimbro
Shirley Savage Knight
Dr. Jack and Nora Lamb
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Lykes, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Arturo S. Macias
Capt. David McLay
John Neukamm
James and Freda Nichols
Donald E. Phillips
Reid Sigmon
Sarah G. Wahl
Mrs. Frances D. Westbrook
Jo Woodard
In memory of J. Bennett DeLoach
J. Thomas and Lavinia Witt Touchton
Family
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Devin
In memory of Mary Ellen Germany
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Howell III
Companion and Individual
Barbara Arocha-Diaz
Marilyn Balkany
Carrie Caignet
Douglas G. Currier II
John Davies
Gary and Debbie Dicus
Jim Duffy
Kristin Duffy
Jane W. and George E. Edmondson, Jr.
Susan Erbaugh
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Freeman
Jerry M. Gewirtz
Benny P. Haimovitz
Rosemary Hayes
Sandra Hazzard
JoAnn Heinen
Judy Jones
John W. Manning
Jill Marcus
Margaret Martino
Juli and Gene Milas
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Militello
Judy and Richard Miller
Dale and Mary Nabors
Brian E. O’Hair
Beth and Mike Rimoldi
Bill Roberts
Lee Schmoll
Paul and Kimber Spitsberg
Susan A. Stroud
Kathryn Taylor
Kay DeCubellis Waddell
Doris Weatherford
Barbara B. White
Brian White
Mr. Marion Takaaki Yongue
In memory of Lawrence Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Giddens
In memory of Marty Hirons
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Giddens
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Howell III
In memory of T. Paine Kelly, Jr.
J. Thomas and Lavinia Witt Touchton
In memory of Graham McKeel
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Giddens
In memory of William C. McLean
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Giddens
In memory of Edna Newbern
The Newberns – Sally, Scott III and Scott IV
In memory of Camille D’Ingianni Oms
Warren and Dorothy Cason
In memory of Miles Christian Plowman
J. Rogers Padgett
In memory of Antonia “Bee Bee” Robbins
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Straske
In memory of Juanita Salcines
J. Rogers Padgett
In memory of B.G. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Giddens
In memory of Shirley Morgan Snead
Jack and Lynda Boyet
In memory of Alfred A. Wolf
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Howell III
New Members
Founder
Amscot Financial
John William Glover II and Siu Wai Man-Glover
Gary and Margo Harrod
Benefactor
Dr. James and Sunny Endicott
Robert Harper
Joyce Cordell Henderson
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis H. Jones
Dan and Debra Riggs
Barbara and Les Ryals
Teacher and Student
Jane Bailey
Marc Bobish
Leslie Day
Debra A. Eger
Georgina C. Gonzalez
Charles W. Hammond, Jr.
Gina Macaruso Lineberger
Gary Padgett
John F. Prescott
Tracy Rosselle
Dana Thompson
Renewing Members
Sustaining Founder
Leland M. Hawes, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Howell III
The Saunders Foundation
Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Founder
Mr. and Mrs. H. Doyle Harvill
Lee and Victor Leavengood
Sheila M. McDevitt
Dr. Jay and Ann McKeel Ross
Rick and Aase Thompson
Benefactor
Kyle Bailey, The Bailey Family Foundation
Trudy and Marvin Barkin
Don and Campbell Burton
James and Allison Buscarini
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Casper
Franklin Templeton Investments
The Honorable John Germany
Richard A. Harrison and Koni Cassini
Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Lackman
The Honorable and Mrs. Bob Martinez
Bruce and Adajean Samson
Edith M. Stewart
Don and Ellen Stichter
Diane TeStrake
Nell Ward
Jerry and Jane Williams
Patron
Butler Pappas Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP
Mr. and Mrs. M. Barry Carmody
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Chive
Mrs. Charles M. Davis, Sr.
Verna Lee and Dr. Joe Lupo
William D. Miller
Jeffrey E. Plourde
Frank J. Rief III
Dr. and Mrs. Earl A. Smith
Tampa Bay Federal Credit Union
Rick and Sandy Thomas
Sponsor
Mr. and Mrs. A. Lacy Baldy, Jr.
David E. Barclay
Beth Bennett
Carastro & Associates, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Clarke, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Cook
Sol and Sandra Fleischman
P. J. and Ashlie Gardner
Jean and Leonard H. Gilbert
Mr. and Mrs. R. Patrick Hill
Dr. and Mrs. Galen B. Jones
James and Bonnie Judy
Mrs. Charlotte J. Logan
Mrs. William C. McLean
Dr. and Mrs. F. Reed Murtagh
Maude F. Pallardy
Rev. and Mrs. John R. Peterson, Jr.
John L. Redd II, DMD, PA
Steve and Liz Reynolds
W. L. Rhey / The University of Tampa
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Riedel II
Joe Rubinfine
The Honorable E.J. and Mrs. Elsa Salcines
L. David Shear
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Skinner, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Lawrence Stagg
Tampa Convention Center / Aramark
Dr. and Mrs. Frank M. Taylor III
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Terry
Dr. and Mrs. John C. Toole, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Touchton III
Supporter
Mr. and Mrs. S. David Anton
James W. Apthorp
W. DeHart and Patricia P. Ayala
Cynthia R. Bailey
Judge Tom Barber
Clark and Glenda Barlow
Carrington and Nancy Barrs
Mary L. Bearss
Kathleen A. Betancourt
Mr. and Mrs. Russell S. Bogue, Jr.
Anthony J. Borrell, Jr.
Andrew and Heddy Brown
Marjorie Chunn-Cochran
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Curtis
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Donnelly
Joseph and Monica Fitzgerald
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Giddens
Betsy and Drew Graham
Charles Greacen
Jennie and John Hampton
William and Arndreeta L. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hickman
Chuck Hudson
The Honorable Pam Iorio and Mr. Mark Woodard
Sara and Charles W. Liller
Dr. Luz P. Lono
Mr. and Mrs. Howell A. McKay
John C. Mills, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Moody
Bobby and Merideth Newman
The Honorable J. Rogers Padgett
Mr. and Mrs. D. Lawrence Rayburn
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Reeves
Toni Riordan
C.J. and Sarah Roberts
Nell S. Rorebeck
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy P. Ross
Fred and Mary Sue Rothenberg
Ann Cooper Schell
Lee and Linda Shear
Reid Sigmon
Joel and Nancy Silverfield
Robert M. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. I. Clay Thompson, Jr.
Sue S. Tihansky
Tin Can Tourists
Douglas I. Tipton
Meredith Tupper
Mattie Vega
Deborah and Marc Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Wolf
Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Yelverton
Family
John and Kathy Partin
Companion and Individual
Patricia Alchediak
Hazel L. Bowman
David and Ellen Brown / The Old Tampa Book
Company
Martha M. Cameron
Sabra A. Carl
Becky and Ray Charles
Mr. and Mrs. Ramond A. Chiaramonte
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Denham
Lara Jill Buford and Kevin M. Dwyer
Barbara Fite
Charles E. Ford, Jr.
Tom and Robin Gonzalez
George and Virginia Green
Marlene Hall
Dennis Holt
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Icard, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jennings
Melva and Christopher Kittrell
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Krist
Mr. and Mrs. George Lopez
John W. Manning
Helen W. Martin
John McQuigg
Kay Mullen
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin K. Nelson III
Sam and Donna Parrino
Charles W. Rossman and Barbara Jackson Rossman
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Straske
Ken Walters / Ken Walters Promotions & Products
Barbara B. White
Nancy G. White
W. A. and Dorothy P. Williams
Teacher
Loretta Grande
Other Donations
The Chambers Group, Inc.
Orlando R. Nieves and CENTRO Mi Diario
J. Thomas and Lavinia Witt Touchton
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Turn left on Jackson Street
Turn right on Morgan Street
Turn left on Channelside Drive
Turn right on Old Water Street
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Take Crosstown Expressway to Exit 8 (Downtown East)
Turn right on Kennedy Blvd.
Turn left on Morgan Street
Turn left on Channelside Drive
Turn right on Old Water Street
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Take Gandy Blvd. to Bayshore Blvd.; turn left
Take Bayshore Blvd. to the Platt Street Bridge
Merge right onto the bridge (go underneath the
Tampa Convention Center)
Platt Street turns into Channelside Drive
Turn right on Old Water Street
PARKING INFORMATION
A number of parking options are available adjacent to the Tampa Bay History Center, including the South Regional Garage, the St. Pete Times
Forum VIP Lot (immediately north of the History Center), as well as parking in the Channelside District.
The Tampa Bay History Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and is funded in part by the Hillsborough County
Board of County Commissioners, the City of Tampa, the State of Florida Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
and the Tampa Bay History Center-USF Program Partnership.
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