Submitted by Gray Edenfield
Amelia Island Museum of History
June 9, 12:00 p.m.
The Amelia Island Museum of History invites you to its next 3rd on 3rd St Presentation on Friday, June 17th, at 6 pm. Special guest Dr. Diana Reigelsperger will present Order, Excess, and Revolution: Tavern Life in Colonial Florida.
Taverns were a fixture of colonial life, providing centers for trade, lodging, gambling, entertainment, and of course, drinking. Colonial authorities also saw them as potential sites of subversion, where clandestine meetings, illicit trade, and treasonous talk might go unnoticed. Taverns were a central part of the public sphere in the colonial world. This was particularly true in Florida during the second Spanish period from 1784 to 1821. This time period coincided with the age of revolutions across the rest of the Atlantic world, and authorities were on the alert for any revolutionary plots. Nor were their fears unfounded. Conspiracies ran rampant during this period and colonial authorities struggled to maintain order despite the daily subversion taking place in taverns across the colony.
This program is free for museum members, with a suggested donation of $5 for nonmembers. Seating is first-come/first-served. For more information contact Gray at 261-7378 ext 102, or [email protected]. Amelia Island Museum of History 233 S. 3rd St.