Lecture this coming Saturday, 2:00, at Palm Beach County Main Library.

Do tree islands in Florida Everglades, “[H]ave the potential for permanent, year-round occupation”?

Meet at the Main Library located at 3650 Summit Blvd. in West Palm Beach (use this link for directions and more information). The lecture is titled, “The Archaeology of Everglades Tree Islands” by Palm Beach County Historic Preservation Research Intern Jessica Baker:

“During this presentation, we will be exploring the archaeology of Everglades tree islands through time, with particular focus on the genesis and prehistoric occupation of this network of islands which spans ~12,000 square miles of wetlands.”

and. . .

     “It has long been held that Belle Glade and the surrounding Everglades area was largely a series of short-term occupational areas of those traveling from coast to coast; this discussion will illuminate the incredible amount of potential habitation area and the resources available, which have the potential for permanent, year-round occupation.”

Whilst on the topic. . .

Have you ever visited the Lawrence E. Will Museum of the Glades, “exploring the total Glades experience”? The museum will record history-in-the-making, an excerpt from the museum’s website:

     “The water and sedges [south of what’s now called Lake Okeechobee] created feet of rich muck, which when eventually drained, turned into an agricultural wonder. Now some of that land close to the lake is beginning to be used for manufacturing in South Florida’s industrial expansion. This is sure to bring cultural and economic change in the next decade to the Glades.”