Florida Remembered

Experience Old Florida’s history, traditions and folkways at Florida Remembered. Our newest addition to the festival, Florida Remembered is dedicated to the robust spirit of Floridians and those from around the globe who have built the foundation of the Florida we know and love. With ingenuity and perseverance, our predecessors have conquered the hardships they encountered to cultivate Florida’s cultural landscape.

Meet characters from Florida’s past. See traditional crafts, tools and skills faithfully reproduced by experts. Visit an authentic Cracker Cow Camp. Through workshops, demonstrations and characterizations, tradition-bearers and interpreters will share their expertise as you explore Florida’s unique history. Following are demonstrators, demonstrations and workshops that have appeared at previous festivals. Check back for 2025 information in early April.

Christa Hunter, Field & Flock, has natural fiber knitted wares, dried herbs, and fresh Florida salt along with other apothecary goods and candies. Demonstrations and hands-on experiences for hand quilting.
Sausage making, salt pickling, barley threshing, grain grinding, carding and processing wool will be demonstrated by Ethan Forbes, Clothilde Forbes, Rose Forbes, Angela Minno, Mirin Minno, Marc Minno, Avi Minno, Shenna Bennarte and Alex Zukovski.
Robert Wilson, Cole Cady, Deedee Ritch, Cara Salg, John Salg and Lila Salg will portray frontier trapper traders.
Mycol Stevens will give educational talks on plants and mushrooms.
Kristyn Gorton will give awareness talks on Florida snakes with a brief guided hike.
Palm frond weaving and palmetto basket making will be demonstrated by Willy the Losen, Stephen Cotton, Joy Cotton, Barrett Cotton, Jasper Cotton and Gus Cotton.
Psychic readings modeled after the experience at historic Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp in Volusia County. Maria Minno and friends will give readings all throughout the day.
Florida Remembered band: Duane Westling and Bjorn Parramoure

Florida Remembered Workshops

Friday

2p-4p: Remembering our plants – Have fun learning what plants grow on the grounds, their stories and uses with Mycol Stevens

Saturday

9a-10a: Florida's Snakes and You: Safety, Appreciation, and, Conservation with Kryston Gorton, conservation biologist, PhD student and native Floridian. For an all-ages discussion about the ecological and cultural significance of Florida's snakes. Meet a real live snake, learn how to identify and protect yourself from venomous species, and then explore our scaly neighbors’ habitat and their role in the environment during a brief guided walk.
10a-12p: Cabbage palm weaving: learn to weave swamp roses and palm critters. With Willy the Losen and friends.
10a-12p: Funguyin Out: Learn what mycelium are growing amongst us...(the fungus among us) with Mycol Stevens
2p-4p: Get a handle on things: Learn how to fix your broken garden tools with Mycol Stevens
2p-4p: Palmetto Basket Weaving: Learn to make a gathering basket from saw palmetto fronds. With Willy the Losen and friends.

Sunday

10a-12p: Florida's Snakes and You: Safety, Appreciation, and, Conservation with Kryston Gorton, conservation biologist, PhD student and native Floridian. For an all-ages discussion about the ecological and cultural significance of Florida's snakes. Meet a real live snake, learn how to identify and protect yourself from venomous species, and then explore our scaly neighbors’ habitat and their role in the environment during a brief guided walk.
11a-1p: Cabbage palm weaving: Learn to weave swamp roses and palm critters. With Willy the Losen and friends.
2p-4p: Cabbage palm weaving: Learn to weave swamp roses and palm critters. With Willy the Losen and friends.