St. Augustine's Plaza de la Constitucion

The St. Augustine Record (St. Augustine, Florida) explained that the city's Plaza de la Constitucion received its name in 1813, when Spain adopted a Constitution and ordered monuments constructed in Spanish cities around the world.


The restored monarchy, later the same year, ordered the destruction of the monuments. According to the Record, "St. Augustine never took down their monument."

Latchway

On Sept. 20, 1775, East Florida Governor Patrick Tonyn wrote to General Thomas Gage, the commander of British military forces in North America. Tonyn, the Irish-born governor of the heavily-Loyalist colony, wrote about efforts to thwart the land schemes of investor Jonathan Bryan. Please note the creative rendering of the Creek (Seminole) town of "Alachua:"

"In consequence of those transactions, so notoriously base and wicked, I issued at that time a proclamation against Bryan. In a few hours will set out a Constable, with two soldiers, who will also be appointed Constables, to Latchway, with a talk to the Cowkeeper and headmen, and a Judge's warrant, to apprehend Thomas Gray, wherever they can find him."

Peter Force, editor, American Archives... 9 vols. (Washington, DC: M. St. Clair and Peter Force, 1837-1853), Series Four, Volume 3: 745

Oral History Training, Kenyon College (Gambier, Ohio)

Kenyon College hosts

Frank Dunkle, of the Ohio Humanities Council, announced on H-Net (Humanities and Social Services Online), "If you are doing an oral history project or are thinking about doing one, you should apply to attend this year's Oral History Institute, June 8-10 on the beautiful campus of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. The program trains participants in planning and conducting successful oral history projects. Emphasizing hands-on experience, topics covered in the two-and-a-half-day schedule include interviewing techniques, transcribing and archiving, and devising public programs based on oral history. To develop these skills, participants will work on a practice project that encompasses all stages of oral history and will also have time to consult with experts about planned projects. Sessions will also be available on using technology in oral history and on fundraising."

Kenyon College alumnae include President Rutherford B. Hayes, Defense News writer and former CNN anchor Kris Osborn, and Swedish Prime Minister (1969-1986) Olof Palme.

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database

Once available on CD ROM from the University of Cambridge, this database of over 30,000 Trans-Atlantic slave voyages is available online from Emery University, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute (Harvard University). Partners include The University of Hull (UK), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Victoria University of Wllington (New Zealand).

Search by voyage outcome (for instance, slave embarked in the Americas), captain name (for instance, Kingsley) and main point of embarkation (say, Caribbean or mainland North America).

Once you open a listing detailing the regions of Africa from whence the slaves arrived, and the mortality figures for slaves and crew (data not available for every voyage), please remember to click "search" again. Otherwise, the same entry opens even if you click another.

Make a note of which entry, on which page, and return to your search results. Good luck with good research.

http://slavevoyages.org/tast/index.faces

Florida Historical Quarterly

The Florida Historical Quarterly is online.

You can browse issues, starting with Volume 1, Issue 1 (April 1908), or you can search the volumes for keywords.

The service is provided by Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM), a cooperative effort by the public universities of Florida.