Events
Timucuan Technology: Pyrotechnology
Flagler County Public Library Main Branch 1500 Palm Coast Parkway N.W.
March 17, 10:00:00 AM — 11:00:00 AM
This activity introduces students to Timucuan culture, focusing on ways that local prehistoric people used fire to meet their daily needs. A hands-on experiment provides a bang as students use balloons (and water balloons!) to explore how prehistoric people could cook prior to the advent of pottery.
Fishing and the New World: How fish helped colonize America
Solarium, Flagler College 74 King St
March 17, 10:00:00 AM — 11:00:00 AM
\"Fishing and the New World: An examination of how fish helped the exploration, colonization, and growth of America\" Presented by: Dr. Edward McGinley As Europeans were exploring new lands during the 1500s and onward, new fishing grounds served not only as a resource to be exploited, but also allowed for the development of outposts and colonies in the New World. Indeed, the ocean resources were so vast at this time, they seemed inexhaustible to early Americans, often in direct contrast to what they were familiar with in their home countries. The practice of fishing became ingrained in early Americans and helped this country to develop. This talk will look at how specific species of fish helped to build this country, as well as the current status of these iconic fish.