The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a grant to Bill Marquardt and Karen Walker to preserve and … Continue
On December 29, 2007, Karen Walker, Bill Marquardt, Mark Chargois, and several friends and neighbors planted 40 citrus trees at … Continue
Work has begun to restore a venerable structure of the Pineland community. Owned by Lee County and leased in 2001 … Continue
Thanks to a generous grant from the Florida Division of Forestry, the Randell Research Center will soon have over 900 … Continue
Analysis of the materials excavated from Lot III-17 at Useppa Island is nearly finished. Radiocarbon dates show that the entire … Continue
Beginning early in 1566, Florida’s founder Pedro Menéndez de Avilés embarked on a far-reaching strategy to bring the native peoples … Continue
On Saturday, June 13, 2007, artists, authors, and archaeologists, and people of all ages gathered at the Randell Research Center … Continue
With world-wide attention focused on the issue of global warming, there has never been a greater need for reliable knowledge … Continue
The official discovery and naming of “La Florida” in 1513 by former Puerto Rican governor Juan Ponce de León marked … Continue
Discovering new knowledge from archaeological findings is always a thrill, for everyone from the new volunteer to the seasoned professional. … Continue