Dedicated to Alice Strickland for her contributions to Volusia County history and to the memory of Calvin Jones for his contributions to the history and archaeology of Florida.

Presented by the Volusia County Anthropological Society Inc. in conjunction with the 2001 Florida Archaeology Month.

Co-Sponsored by American Preservation Consultants, Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach New Journal, Friends of Tomoka Basin GeoPark, Halifax Historical Society, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Ormond Beach Historical Trust, Port Orange Historical Society, Southeast Volusia Historical Society, Stetson University, Tomoka Basin GeoPark, University of Central Florida, Volusia County Historical Preservation Board, with special support from the Florida Humanities Council.

Symposium, Banquet and Roundtable: Saturday, March 24, 2001

Bus Tours of selected Plantation Sites: Sunday, March 25, 2001

The goal of the symposium is to broaden public awareness of the rich plantation history of Northeast Florida, dating back to the British Colonial period. The symposium is also a venue to encourage further research about this often over-looked period of Florida history.

PROGRAM

Held in the University of Central Florida Daytona Beach Branch Campus Auditorium, the Saturday sessions will begin at 8:00 a.m. with registration. The morning papers will focus on the economic systems, the social dynamics, and the historical context of the plantations that date back to the 1760s. The afternoon session will focus on recent research and new directions to Northeast Florida Plantations research. A buffet banquet will be held at Indigo Lakes starting at 6:00 with a social hour. A roundtable discussion concerning the future of plantation research will be a part of the banquet program. Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, bus tours will visit selected plantation sites.

Program Sessions:
University of Central Florida
Daytona Beach Branch Campus - Auditorium
1200 West International Speedway Blvd
Daytona Beach, Florida

• Jay R. Bushnell, "Overview of Plantations in Volusia County"
• James Cusick, "Florida Plantations in Historical Context, 1763-1821"
• Pat Griffin, “Understanding Lifeways on East Florida Plantations"
• Susan Parker, 'The Role of the Native American in Plantation Operations"
• Dan Schafer, "Indigo and Rice Production in East Florida"
• Elizabeth Righter, "Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century Sugar and Rum-making Practices in the West Indies"
• Herschel Shepard, "Sugar plantations: Interpretive Problems"
• Elizabeth Gordon, "Florida's Colonial Architecture: Descriptions from the Archives"
• Ted Payne, “A look at Things We Have Learned from Recent Research at Florida Plantations"
• Roger Grange, "Structures at the New Smyrna Colony"
• Lucy L. Wayne, "Reading the Unwritten History: Research Possibilities in Plantation Worker Settlements”
• James Miller, "New directions in Florida Plantation Research"
• Jane Landers, "The Slave's Contributions to Plantation Operations"

Sunday Bus tours: Daytona Beach Community College, East parking lot
• 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM:
Oswald Three Chimney Sugar Mill site, Dummett Mill Sugar Mill site,
McHardy site and Coquina Quarry
• 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM:
Independent Lunch
• 2:00 PM - 6:30 PM:
Dunlawton Sugar Mill, New Smyrna Sugar Mill, NSB Stone Wharf, and NSB Fort

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

There is limited space so registration must be received by March 9th. 
There will be a late charge of $5 per component after the 9th. 
Sorry, no refunds after March 20.

Registration Form:

Name/s: _____________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________

Phone: ______________________________________________________________________

Check what you want to attend:
___ Symposium-$15/ student & $30/ non-student
___ Banquet -$30/person
___ Bus Tour -$30/person
___ Symposium, banquet and bus tour -$65/ student & $80/ non-student
Total amount of your check:_______________________


Please make checks payable to Volusia Anthropological Society and mail to:
Volusia Anthropological Society
P. 0. Box 1881
Ormond Beach, FL 32175