Presentations For Adults

FPAN can help facilitate speakers for meetings of your civic group, community organization, youth club, or heritage society, and for lecture series and special events.

We’re taking this opportunity to revamp and rethink our programming. The goal is to provide presentation topics that are more meaningful, relevant, and inclusive. Please excuse the dust as we throw out the old and bring in some new – reconstruction will take a bit of time. If you have an idea for a topic or know what you’re looking for, please feel free to request a speaker by clicking on the button above and submitting a form. Thank you for your patience. 

Florida Before Oranges

Did you know oranges were NOT in Florida when the first people arrived? This talk covers the basics of 14,000 years of pre-contact Florida. Learn about when people arrived and how life in the sunshine state has changed

Weeds and Seeds: A History of Dining in West Central Florida

Cattle, citrus, and many other common foods today were brought to Florida by the Spanish, so what were people eating before then?

CRPT (Cemetery Resource Protection Training)

Participants explore cemeteries as historical resources while learning about laws that protect them, conserving headstone and markers, managing cemetery landscapes, and practicing hands-on headstone cleaning with D-2 Biological Solution.

Underwater Archaeology of Florida’s Gulf Coast

Explore underwater archaeology of Florida's Gulf Coast and learn about some of the incredible sites submerged in Florida's waters!

Group Archaeology Lab at Weedon Island Preserve

Groups can schedule an archaeological lab day with us at Weedon Island, helping to process archaeological material excavated from the site by USF St. Petersburg!