The Museum of Miami

In Class with Dr. George: A History of Florida
2020-09-15 14:00 - 2020-10-20 15:30 (America/Chicago)
Tuesdays starting at 2:00 PM EST
Museum Members: $100, Non-Members: $125
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Class Schedule

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 | Meet & Greet with Dr. George

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 | Class #1

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 | Class #2

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 | Class #3

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 | Class #4

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 | Class #5

Join Museum of Miami’s Resident Historian, Dr. Paul S. George, for a series of Tuesday virtual classes that will cover a variety of topics about the history of Florida and will include: lectures, discussion, and virtual tours of some of South Florida’s neighborhoods.

Each class will include a 45-minute lecture on the history of Florida with a 30-minute virtual tour and 15-minute Q&A opportunity to follow.

Recordings of each class session will be available for registered participants to view on-demand should you miss a class.

Recommended Reading: Gannon, Michael. Florida: A Short History. University Press of Florida, 2003.
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Paul S. George, Ph.D., Resident Historian at Museum of Miami
Paul S. George is the Resident Historian at Museum of Miami, a Smithsonian Affiliate in downtown Miami. A native Miamian and former college professor, Dr. George has taught at several universities and colleges, including Florida State University, Florida A & M University, Florida Atlantic University, University of Miami, and Miami-Dade College. Dr. George has authored seventeen books, hundreds of articles, book reviews, columns, and numerous unpublished manuscripts. He has served as President of the Florida Historical Society, Vice Chairman of the City of Miami’s Heritage Conservation Board (1984-1987), Director of the Historic Broward County Preservation Board, President of the Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archive, and currently serves as a member of Metro Dade County’s Preservation Board (1997-present). Since 2011, he has written a monthly photo essay column for Biscayne Times, is a columnist for Miami Community Newspapers since 2019, and is currently the editor of Tequesta, the scholarly journal of Museum of Miami. Dr. George has curated several historical exhibits at Museum of Miami (formerly known as Historical Association of Southern Florida), and at the Jewish Museum of Florida. He conducts a wide variety of more than thirty history tours of Dade, Broward, and Monroe Counties. His Crime tour and boat tour along the waters of Key Biscayne and Stiltsville were feted by Miami New Times, as the “Best Tours” in recent years. In 2019, Dr. George was recognized as the Tourism Professional of the Year by the Academy of Hospitality & Tourism and as the year’s Community Champion by Calle Ocho News. The Coral Gables Community Foundation awarded him the Education Award that same year. In 2020, he was featured as The Achiever in Miami Today. Dr. George is a member of the Archbishop Curley/Notre Dame High School Hall of Fame.

Class registration includes all five classes in the semester and meet & greet. Capacity is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note there are no refunds or exchanges.

To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters, and/or any disability accommodation, please contact Hana Squires, Accessibility Coordinator, at accessibility@museumofmiami.org or call (305) 375-1621 at least two weeks in advance of your visit to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).

Release
By attending this program, you consent to interview(s), photography, audio recording, video recording and its/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, web casts, promotional purposes, telecasts, advertising, inclusion on web sites, or any other purpose by Museum of Miami (MM) and its affiliates and representatives. You release Museum of Miami (MM) its officers and employees, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking, recording, digitizing, or publication of interviews, photographs, computer images, video and/or or sound recordings. By entering the premises, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any exhibition, streaming, webcasting, televising, or other publication of these materials, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such exhibiting, broadcasting, webcasting, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo, video, or audio recording taken by Museum of Miami (MM) or the person or entity designated to do so by Museum of Miami (MM) You have been fully informed of your consent, waiver of liability, and release before entering the premise.
