“Look, Listen & Learn” Program Series The Civil War: Through their Eyes

 
Carrabelle, FL (Jan. 15, 2017) – The “Look, Listen & Learn” Program Series is back this year with new sessions and topics. Following the success of last year’s lectures on the “First Peoples”, about the prehistoric native peoples along the Forgotten Coast, this popular program by the Carrabelle History Museum is continuing. This season, the Carrabelle History Museum is offering a group of talks and discussions on the Civil War. First up in the current line up is “The Civil War: Through their Eyes” on Saturday, February 4, 10:00 am-1:00 pm in at C-Quarters, 501 St. James Avenue in Carrabelle. Come discover several compelling stories of the Civil War in the Florida Panhandle from a personal perspective as told by Tristan Harrenstein of the Florida Public Archaeology Network and Michael Kinnett of the Orman House Museum and author of “Apalachicola Pearl”. 
 
Hear about “Dear Friends at Home”: Becoming Acquainted with a Civil War Soldier through His Letters Home. This program, by Tristan Harrenstein of the Florida Public Archaeology Network, will share the real life stories of Melvan Tibbetts, a Union soldier occupying the Florida Panhandle for a portion of the Civil War. The many letters, which he wrote home to his family in Maine while in Florida, supply a wealth of information about West Florida during the Civil War, but they also provide a strong sense of familiarity with Melvan himself. This presentation reveals the author's personality through these historical documents and results in a more personal understanding of the past for the reader. 
 
And then the program will continue with stories about life during the Civil War as told through the lives of the Orman family of Apalachicola. These fascinating tales of son, William Orman, a consummate Confederate soldier and his father, Thomas, are not to be missed.  Experience the Civil War through the people living in and around Apalachicola and the Forgotten Coast. This program will be led by Michael Kinnett, Ranger and Interpreter at the Orman House Museum and author of a fascinating new historical fiction book “Apalachicola Pearl”. Ranger Mike Kinnett was the 2008 and 2011 District 1 Interpreter of the Year for the Florida State Parks.   
 
Funding in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council. For more information, contact:  Tamara Allen, Carrabelle History Museum, at 850-697-2141 or carrabellehistorymuseum@gmail.com. 

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