A Hike At Morningside Nature Center, Gainesville Florida
Video from a hike I took at Morningside Nature Center in Gainesville Florida, Friday November 7, 2014. Morningside is a 278 acre park and living history museum operated by the City Of Gainesville.
Video shot entirely with the Canon EOS-M camera, color correction in Adobe Lightroom 5.6, and edited in Sony Movie Studio HD 12
Cane Boil at Morningside Nature Center Ad 2009
he City of Gainesville Nature Operations Division is pleased to announce the Longleaf Pine Youth Fiddle & Open String-Band Contest at the Cane Boil. On Saturday, Nov. 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., join costumed Living History Farm staff as they cut, press and boil sugar cane juice into syrup while interpreting day-to-day life on a 1870s Florida subsistence farm. Enjoy the sounds of the Youth Fiddle and Open String-Band Contest while experiencing traditional Florida. Observe cane pressing, syrup making and sample syrup with homemade biscuits cooked on the woodstove at our Living History Farm. This day will be fun for the whole family!
Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for kids age 3-12, free for children less than 3 years. The Morningside Nature Center Living History Farm is located at 3540 E. University Ave. in Gainesville.
The Longleaf Pine Youth Fiddle and Open String~Band Contest will take place during the Annual Cane Boil, thus bringing together the traditions of giving thanks and fall harvest with a music tradition that has been so influential throughout the south. Complete contest rules are available online. No entry fees and no fees for parents and accompanists. Registration forms for the Fiddle & Open String-Band Contests can be found online at natureoperations.org.
A. Quinn Jones Historic Marker Dedication
On Thursday, September 10, 2009, the Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), in partnership with the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs Department, held a historic marker dedication ceremony for the home of A. Quinn Jones, Sr. The dedication took place at 1013 NW 7th St. in Gainesville.
A. Quinn Jones, Sr. (1893-1997) was a teacher, educational leader and prominent African-American advocate, who lived here from 1925 to 1997. The home (ca. 1920) is a one-story frame bungalow set on brick piers. Jones career, which spanned the segregation era, was marked by his determination to provide quality education to all African-American children. Jones served as teacher and principal at two of Alachua Countys most important African-American schools, Union Academy (1921-1923) and Lincoln High School (1923-1957). He taught English, Latin, math and science, and held fundraisers to ensure materials and salaries for his students and staff. In 1924-25, Jones extended Lincolns to the 12th grade so that students could earn a full high school diploma. The Florida Department of Education noted Jones leadership and, in 1926, Lincoln High School became Floridas second accredited African-American High School. In 1956, Lincoln High School moved to the southeast area of Gainesville and the original building became an elementary school bearing Jones name. The A. Quinn Jones Center stands as a memorial to his extraordinary contributions to the African-American community, the people of Alachua County, and the State of Florida.
For more information about the dedication, please contact the CRA at 352-334-2205.