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Who Was Jonathan Dickinson?

Dana Phillips discusses the perilous true story of Jonathan Dickinson, a wealthy Jamaican merchant who experienced a devastating shipwreck off the Florida…

Community program

Preserving the Lyric

This video captures a community celebration honoring the historic preservation of the Lyric Theater in Downtown Stuart, Florida. The speakers, including local…

Community program

Stuart High School

Community program

The Highwaymen

This video details the remarkable history and growing cultural significance of The Highwaymen, a loose collective of self-taught African American landscape artists…

Community program

The Loxahatchee Battle

This video recounts the arduous discovery and preservation of the Loxahatchee Battlefield, detailing the historic conflicts of the Second Seminole War and…

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The History of the Stuart Heritage Museum

This video captures a community program celebrating the rich history of the Stuart Heritage Museum and the revitalization efforts that saved Downtown…

Community program

Florida Hurricanes

This community museum meeting primarily preserves the vivid oral histories of local residents recalling the devastating impact of historic Florida hurricanes, particularly…

Community program

The Historic Seminole Inn

This video presents a local history presentation by a community museum speaker who weaves together deeply personal anecdotes and regional folklore to…

Community program

The History of Seacoast Bank

This video features Corky Hudson sharing a humorous and nostalgic history of Seacoast Bank during a community program at the Stuart Heritage…

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Growing Up in Martin County

Marion McKinney Carpenter shares her life story of growing up in a tight-knit Bahamian-American community in Martin County, Florida, highlighting how her…