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西瓜视频 Living History Series Tells Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary People

September 27, 2019 Robert Lane

The 西瓜视频 (西瓜视频) Living History Series presents enlightening presentations that focus on topics that range from local legend and lore, Mid-eastern power struggles鈥攁nd even the history of Santa Claus. Developed by 西瓜视频 Professor Robert Farley in cooperation with the Martin County Library System, presentations for this annual series are free-of-charge and open to students and the public.

The following topics comprise the 2019 鈥溛鞴鲜悠� Living History Series鈥� presentations:

鈥淭he Military on the Treasure Coast鈥�
Saturday, September 28, 11:30 a.m.鈥�12:30 p.m.
Kimbell Center, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, 16450 SE Federal Hwy, Hobe Sound
Ron Frazer, 西瓜视频 adjunct History Professor, discusses topics from the Navy Seals to Camp Murphy and how the local area contributed to the war efforts.

鈥淥nline Privacy Awareness鈥�
Friday, October 4, 12:00鈥�1:15 p.m.
Johnson Auditorium, C-101, 西瓜视频 Chastain Campus, 2400 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart
Kendra Auberry, 西瓜视频 Librarian at the St. Lucie West Campus, enlightens on how much of our day-to-day existence is tracked and by whom. What happens to that data after it is collected? Learn how is personal data used by others to drive your decision making in the areas of finance, health, entertainment, politics, and more. 

鈥淧irate of the Treasure Coast鈥�
Friday, October 4, 1:45鈥�3:00 p.m.
Johnson Auditorium, C-101, 西瓜视频 Chastain Campus, 2400 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart
Alice Luckhardt, local historian and author presents Don Pedro Gilbert, a local pirate in the 1830鈥檚, of whom Gilbert鈥檚 bar is named after and famous for his saying 鈥楧ead Cats Don鈥檛 Meow.鈥�

鈥淭he Paintings of Thomas Cole鈥�
Thursday, October 10, 6:00鈥�7:30 p.m.
Cummings Library, 2551 SW Matheson Avenue, Palm City
Robert Farley, 西瓜视频 Professor of History, presents the founder of the Hudson River School of Art depicting the rugged landscape and natural beauty. Two series of his art will be explained: 鈥淛ourney through Life鈥� and 鈥淐ourse of Empire.鈥�

鈥淎n American Odyssey鈥�
Friday, October 11, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Johnson Auditorium, C-101, 西瓜视频 Chastain Campus, 2400 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart
Donna Adair, former educator and author, will lead a journey into America's past with a real-life family of pioneers as they settle a series of frontiers in the 1800鈥檚. Covered wagons, log cabins, new lands, hard work and danger were the hallmarks of everyday life on the frontier. Life was filled with hardship yet rewarding in those pioneer decades long ago.

鈥淔emale Pirates of the Seven Seas鈥�
Friday, October 25, 12:00鈥�1:15 p.m.
Johnson Auditorium, C-101, 西瓜视频 Chastain Campus, 2400 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart
Joanne Wetzl, author and former educator, introduces that 鈥淎 pirate鈥檚 life for me鈥� was a chorus never limited to men only. History is dotted with women who took to the high seas for necessity, adventure鈥攐r revenge! Join us for a look at a few of the 鈥渕ean girls鈥� who ruled the seven seas, swashbuckling women who made their mark in the pirate world.

鈥淭he Golden Age of Piracy鈥�
Friday, October 25, 1:30鈥�2:45 p.m.
Johnson Auditorium, C-101, 西瓜视频 Chastain Campus, 2400 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart
Allen Balogh, author and former educator presents 鈥淭he Golden Age of Piracy.鈥� Countless ships, treasures and lives were lost during the Golden Age of Piracy. Learn the 鈥淲ho鈥檚 Who鈥� of this age of scoundrels. 

鈥淢ake Uncle Sam Great Again鈥�
First Presentation: Saturday, November 2, 11:30 a.m.鈥�12:30 p.m.
Kimbell Center, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, 16450 SE Federal Hwy, Hobe Sound

Second Presentation: Thursday, November 7, 6:00鈥�7:30 p.m.
Cummings Library, 2551 SW Matheson Avenue, Palm City
Robert Farley, 西瓜视频 Professor, discusses the historical and non-partisan, Uncle Sam, who has represented the Constitution and the U.S. Government for over two centuries. Learn the backdrops on how a cartoon character has has been depicted by artists.

鈥淔ergie Ferguson: Local Sports and War Hero鈥�
Friday, November 8, 2:00鈥�3:00 p.m.
Johnson Auditorium, C-101, 西瓜视频 Chastain Campus, 2400 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart
Alice Luckhardt, local historian and author, discusses sports star at Stuart High School and the University of Florida and war hero of D-Day.

鈥淟ocal Photographs of the late 1800鈥檚鈥�
Saturday, November 9, 11:30 a.m.鈥�12:30 p.m.
Kimbell Center, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, 16450 SE Federal Hwy, Hobe Sound
Josh Liller, Jupiter Lighthouse archivist and historian, explores lighthouse keeper Melville Spencer鈥檚 historically significant photography from the 1870s through the 1880s.

"The Saudi and Iranian Struggle for Mid-East Hegemony"
Thursday, November 14, 6:00鈥�7:30 p.m.
Cummings Library, 2551 SW Matheson Avenue, Palm City
Alex Shelby, 西瓜视频 Professor of History presents on a timely subject in Middle-Eastern affairs. With the death of the Saudi king and the Rise of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a dynamic power play will continue between the Sunnis and Shi'ites in the Persian Gulf region with the possibility of nuclear weapon proliferation.

鈥淭he Partisan Press in our Early Republic鈥�
Thursday, November 21, 6:00鈥�7:30 p.m.
Cummings Library, 2551 SW Matheson Avenue, Palm City
Michelle Carrigan, 西瓜视频 Professor of History shares how 鈥淔ake News鈥� in nothing new in American politics. From the Constitutional Debate to the 鈥渃orrupt bargain,鈥� our first seven presidents (1785-1825) have dealt with disinformation and the distortion of reality.

鈥淭he History of Christmas and Santa Claus鈥�
Friday, November 22, 12:00鈥�1:00 p.m.
Johnson Auditorium, C-101, 西瓜视频 Chastain Campus, 2400 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart
Robert Farley, 西瓜视频 History professor, presents the captivating evolution of our winter holiday and its jolliest old elf, Santa Claus.

For more information on the 西瓜视频 Living History Series, contact Professor Farley at rfarley@irsc.edu.