King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain are visiting Pensacola next week for the 450th anniversary of the city's initial (i.e. failed) settlement. The royal couple will address the public at noon next Thursday, Feb. 19, from the steps of the T. T. Wentworth Museum in downtown Pensacola. Finally, our chance to reestablish a monarchy!
Showing posts with label Florida history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Florida history. Show all posts
Friday, February 13, 2009
A glimpse of the Old World
King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain are visiting Pensacola next week for the 450th anniversary of the city's initial (i.e. failed) settlement. The royal couple will address the public at noon next Thursday, Feb. 19, from the steps of the T. T. Wentworth Museum in downtown Pensacola. Finally, our chance to reestablish a monarchy!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Florida folklife podcasts
Check out this great series of podcasts from the Florida Memory Project. Podcasts cover Florida blues artists, Sacred Harp singers, alligator wrestlers, folk festival recordings, and old radio programs.
[Photograph from Florida Memory collection: musicians playing at the Twilight Club on Barrancas Avenue, Pensacola, 1942.]
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