Wednesday, March 28, 2012

March 29, 7pm Lecture:Archaeological Sites to Visit by Tony Marconi


The Palm Beach County Archaeological Society

Invites you to Attend a Lecture Entitled:

Trail of the Ancient People of Southeast Florida: Archaeological Sites and Museums to Visit:

Presented By: Richard A. Marconi 
Curator of Education, Historical Society of Palm Beach County

Mr. Marconi will talk about several of South Florida’s beautiful and publicly accessible   archaeological sites. His talk will outline the historical relevance of each destination and inspire you to visit Florida’s past! It’s closer than you think!

In 2002, Marconi became the Historical Society’s  curator of education.  As such he has developed several education programs: Florida History, Palm Beach County History and Civics, History in Your Own Backyard with the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, Traveling Educational Trunk Program, and Palm Beach County History Online. As part of his job, Marconi trains and oversees the Docent program, conducts teacher workshops, and is editor and writer for the Historical Society’s online history magazine, The Tustenegee.

He is co-author of the Arcadia Publishing’s Images of American series:West Palm Beach 1893-1950 (2006) and co-author of Palm Beach (2009); author of “Buildings with Character: Preserving Palm Beach County’s Historic Structures,” Art&Culture magazine, March 2007; co-author The Palm Beach Post’s Palm Beach County at 100: Our History, Our Home (2009); and produced and co-wrote the Historical Society’s one-hour documentary “Puddle Jumpers of Lantana: The History of the Civil Air Patrol’s Coastal Patrol 3” (2007).
Thursday March 29th at 7PM
West Palm Beach Public Library
3rd Floor, Clematis Room411 Clematis Street West Palm Beach, Fl 33401
For More Info: 561-215-7909    Palmbeachcountyarchaeologicalsociety.org