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Lecture Series

Lectures will be held in the Wiggins Store Conference Room starting at 2 PM on the 4th Saturday, 
January to October, except for scheduled closures or as otherwise noted.

Please note that there is no pre-registration or fees for these programs. 

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Seating is limited to 30 and filled on a first come, first served basis.

Check in at the Wiggins Store to grab your free ticket anytime after 12:30 PM the day of the talk.​

Medicine and Maladies

Saturday, January 25, 2025 | 2 - 3 pm

Frontier life was full of dangers for the early US pioneers, and small injuries like a cut could turn deadly. Yet, they were also living in a time of revolutionary advances in medicine and the understanding of diseases. Come explore how pioneers made the best of their circumstances and overcame (or succumbed) in the wilderness of pioneer Florida.

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Image: courtesy of MVHP staff

Outreach Lectures

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If you are interested in one of our lectures, but have a group or organization that can't attend, we offer Outreach Lectures. Let us come to you to present the topic to you and your group! Click Here for more details. 

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