One Day in May
There is always something going on at the Calusa Heritage Trail at the Randell Research Center in Pineland. Admittedly, the … Continue
Calusa Heritage Day 2008
February 23rd was the annual Calusa Heritage Day, hosted by the Randell Research Center at the Calusa Heritage Trail in … Continue
Gill House Restoration Receives Boost
On March 2, Paul and Warren Miller and Dwight and Susan Sipprelle jointly offered the Randell Research Center a $50,000 … Continue
NEH Funds Curation of Pineland Collection
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a grant to Bill Marquardt and Karen Walker to preserve and … Continue
Citrus Ridge Replanted
On December 29, 2007, Karen Walker, Bill Marquardt, Mark Chargois, and several friends and neighbors planted 40 citrus trees at … Continue
Bringing Back the Gill House
Work has begun to restore a venerable structure of the Pineland community. Owned by Lee County and leased in 2001 … Continue
To Enslave or Not To Enslave
Beginning early in 1566, Florida’s founder Pedro Menéndez de Avilés embarked on a far-reaching strategy to bring the native peoples … Continue
Native Plants Transform RRC
Thanks to a generous grant from the Florida Division of Forestry, the Randell Research Center will soon have over 900 … Continue
Research Update: Useppa Analysis Nears Completion
Analysis of the materials excavated from Lot III-17 at Useppa Island is nearly finished. See the Friends of the Randell … Continue
Art, Authors, and Archaeology at Pineland
On Saturday, June 13, 2007, artists, authors, and archaeologists, and people of all ages gathered at the Randell Research Center … Continue