HERON ISLAND GUIDES
Presentations are tailored to your audience (e.g., from grade school to college, to adult, to senior programs), and they generally focus on some of the lesser known historical facts. Programs are enhanced by a multi-media slide show. Portable projector is suitable for audiences of up to 250 persons.
The fee for any one-hour program is $150/presentation plus traveling expenses* (*only applicable, if your program is outside Pinellas or Hillsborough County, Florida).
1) THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: This passionate presentation addresses slavery in America and those courageous individuals, both black and white, who became the vanguard of a well-organized resistance against established authorities –and the first such popular movement since our American Revolution. About 40 (many color) slides enhance this presentation, which primarily focuses on the period between 1800 and our Civil War.
2) THE TRAIL OF TEARS: This moving program addresses the plight of our eastern Native Americans, primarily focusing on the Cherokees. The Cherokees educated themselves to fight for their rights in the white man’s legal arena. But despite of their noble efforts, they were nearly decimated. About 35 (many color) slides enhance this presentation, which primary focuses on the period from 1800 to 1840. 
3) THE OHIO RIVER: This regional travel log is accompanied by about 45 color slides. A boating trip down the Ohio, Allegheny, Monongahela, Kanawha, and a few other Ohio River tributaries address this six-state region’s rich history, industries –past and present, the commerce being shipped up and down the rivers today, the past and present locks and dams on the rivers, as well as present-day boating concerns.
4) FLORIDA’S BIG BEND GULF COAST: This regional travel log is accompanied by about 40 color slides. The region is the second oldest part of Florida inhabited by the white man. Prior Native American cultures, and Spanish, French and American influences also are addressed. Besides exploring about 300 miles of Gulf Coast, there are also long river trips up the Suwannee, Apalachicola and Chattahoochee Rivers.
5) THE POTOMAC RIVER: This regional travel log is accompanied by about 40 color slides. A 100-mile boat trip up the tidal Potomac River addresses America’s first Catholic Colony –Maryland, as well as the rival Protestant settlements across the river in Virginia. By water, we reach our nation’s capital, and address some of the older nearby areas, such as Alexandria, Virginia and Georgetown --now part of Washinton DC. 7047 Mt. DeLeon Rd. NE
St. Petersburg, FL 33702
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Date |
Day |
TIME: |
PROGRAM: |
TOWN: |
LOCATION: |
ADDRESS: |
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6/3 |
Thu |
7:00 PM |
Exploring Florida’s Big Bend Coast |
Monroeville, PA |
Monroeville Pub. Library |
4000 Gateway Campus Blvd., Monroeville, PA |
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6/8 |
Tue |
6:30 PM |
The Ohio River in Amer. History |
Weirton, WV |
Mary Weir Pub. Library |
3442 Main St., Weirton, WV |
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6/9 |
Wed |
6:00 PM |
The Trail of Tears |
Moundsville, WV |
Moundsville-MC Pub. Lib. |
700 Fifth St., Moundsville, WV |
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6/14 |
Mon |
6:00 PM |
The Ohio River in Amer. History |
Ravenswood, WV |
Jackson Co. Pub. Lib. |
323 Virginia Street Ravenswood, WV |
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6/16 |
Wed |
10:30 AM |
The Underground Railroad |
Ironton, OH |
Briggs-Lawrence Pub. Library |
321 South 4th St., Ironton, OH |
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6/19 |
Sat |
11:00 AM |
The Ohio River in Amer. History |
Fairmont, WV |
Marion County Public Library |
321 Monroe Street, Fairmont, WV |
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6/21 |
Mon |
6:00 PM |
The Ohio River in Amer. History |
Ashland, KY |
Boyd County Pub. Library |
1740 Central Ave. Ashland, KY |
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6/28 |
Mon |
10:00 AM |
The Ohio River in Amer. History |
Lawrenceburg, IN |
Lawrenceburg Pub. Library |
150 Mary St., Lawrenceburg, IN |
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6/28 |
Mon |
7:00 PM |
The Ohio River in Amer. History |
Warsaw, KY |
Gallatin County Pub. Library |
209 W Market St., Warsaw, KY |
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7/8 |
Thu |
10:00 AM |
The Ohio River in Amer. History |
Tell City, IN |
Perry County, Pub. Library |
2328 Tell Street, Tell City, IN |
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7/8 |
Thu |
6:30 PM |
The Ohio River in Amer. History |
Rockport, IN |
Spencer County Pub. Library |
210 Walnut St., Rockport, IN |
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7/16 |
Fri |
4:00 PM |
The Trail of Tears |
Madison, IN |
Madison-Jefferson Co. Pub. Lib |
420 W. Main St., Madison, IN |
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7/17 |
Sat |
11:00 AM |
The Ohio River in Amer. History |
Cincinnati, OH |
Main Library, Public Library of Cincinnati |
800 Vine St. Cincinnati, OH |
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7/19 |
Mon |
6:30 PM |
The Ohio River in Amer. History |
Huntington, WV |
Cabell County Pub. Library. |
455 9th St. Plaza, Huntington, WV |
| 7/20 | Tue | 6:00 PM | The Underground Railroad | Moundsville, WV | Moundsville-MC Pub. Lib. | 700 Fifth St., Moundsville, WV |
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7/21 |
Wed |
7:00 PM |
The Ohio River in Amer. History |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Northland Pub. Library. |
300 Cumberland Road Pittsburgh, PA |
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7/22 |
Thu |
10:00 AM |
The Ohio River in Amer. History |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Mt. Lebanon Pub. Library |
16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 7/22 | Thu | 1:45 PM | The Ohio River in Amer. History | Pittsburgh, PA | Baptist Homes | 489 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA |
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7/22 |
Thu |
6:30 PM |
The Ohio River in Amer. History |
Morgantown, WV |
The Aull Center |
351 Spruce Street, Morgantown, WV |
