Outreach On The Beach

Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2018

Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) has established itself as a center to promote and facilitate the stewardship, public appreciation, and value of Florida's maritime cultural heritage through regional centers, partnerships, and community engagement.To share our experiences, this session focuses on research and activities that FPAN has conducted regarding public outreach and raising awareness of coastal and maritime cultural heritage. The papers address topics that cover coastal heritage tourism including evaluation of coastal cultural resources, engagement with maritime museums and parks, assessment of coastal heritage outreach programs, and development of programs that actively encourage the public to understand the value of maritime cultural heritage.

Other Keywords
Assessment • Public Archaeology • Cultural Resource Management • Tourism • Environmental Archaeology • Coastal Resources • Maritime Archaeology • Site Assessment • public • Florida

Geographic Keywords
North America • Coahuila (State / Territory) • New Mexico (State / Territory) • Oklahoma (State / Territory) • Arizona (State / Territory) • Texas (State / Territory) • Sonora (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country) • Chihuahua (State / Territory) • Nuevo Leon (State / Territory)

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  • Heritage Monitoring Scouts (HMS) Florida: Using Shoreline Monitoring along Florida’s Coast to Engage the Public (2018)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Sara Ayers-Rigsby. Sarah Miller.

    Coastal archaeological sites in Florida are being impacted at high rates by storm surge from hurricanes and sea level rise.  In 2015, the Florida Public Archaeology Network began beta testing an outreach program to engage the public through monitoring Florida’s coastal archaeological sites, which has now been activated throughout Florida.  Modeled after SCAPE’s Scotland Coastal Heritage at Risk Program (SCHARP) program, the goal of HMS Florida is to empower the public to observe and document...

  • Heritage Tourism In Florida: A Choice Between The Beach And Cultural Heritage (2018)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Sorna Khakzad. Michael B Thomin. Samantha Seals. Stacey Burchette.

    Florida’s maritime cultural heritage is rich with history from Native American eras to more contemporary remains of World Wars. This cultural heritage is not only the evidence of past, but also contributes to Florida’s character and people’ sense of place and identity, and if preserved and used well, develop economy. Many cultural heritage attractions and tourist facilities contribute to raise awareness about Florida maritime cultural heritage, and to promote heritage tourism. A sustainable...

  • Public Monitoring of Maritime Cultural Resources Along Coastal Regions (2018)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Austin L Burkhard.

    Historically coastal regions have been some of the most treacherous navigable waterways for mariners due to high wave turbidity, oceanic currents, and meteorological phenomena. As such, the probability of the public encountering the resulting cultural resources is more likely in these areas. These cultural resources found in the constantly changing coastal environment has created the opportunity for the author, working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to develop a shipwreck tagging...

  • Tour de Fort: Lessons on Assessment (2018)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Michael B Thomin. Laura Clark. Tyler Smith. Della A Scott-Ireton. Nicole Grinnan.

    Since 2011, the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) has partnered with the National Park Service staff at Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS) to develop and implement a public program called Tour de Fort.  This guided bicycling tour was created by FPAN with the goal to promote the public appreciation for the many terrestrial and underwater archaeological resources located within the GUIS Fort Pickens Area. Additionally, from the beginning this program set out to enhance heritage tourism...

  • A Walk on the Waterfront: Interpreting Pensacola’s Maritime Heritage for Passersby (2018)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Nicole Grinnan. Della A Scott-Ireton. Amy Mitchell-Cook.

    In recent years, the downtown Pensacola waterfront has undergone a revival: new restaurants, stores, and investments in beautification have encouraged a bustling pedestrian thoroughfare. The National Park Service’s 2014 National Maritime Heritage Grant Program awarded a grant to the Florida Public Archaeology Network, the University of West Florida (UWF) History Department, and UWF Historic Trust in support of a series of interpretive panels along this high-traffic waterfront. This Pensacola...