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The Foundation Report: Winter 2020

This is an abridged version of our full newsletter. The full version is available to members. Click here to join us and receive full member benefits.  Happy New Year! Highlights of 2019: The Biennial Convocation of Seminole War Historians continued last April as the second installment took place at the Brighton Seminole Reservation near Okeechobee.…

Second Recipient of the Frank Laumer Legacy Award: Billy L. Cypress (1942-2004)

If you were with us in St. Augustine two years ago, you’ll remember Frank Laumer being given the very first Frank Laumer Legacy Award. This year, at the 2019 Convocation of Seminole War Historians in Okeechobee, Fla., the Seminole Wars Foundation named Billy Cypress (1942-2004) the second recipient of the award. Cypress was the first…

Okeechobee: Convocation of Seminole War Historians, 2019

If you haven’t registered for the Convocation of Seminole War Historians this year, you still can! Contact Dowling Watford (dowlingwatford@okeechobeeford.com) for more information. The cost to register for the entire Convocation is $60. We’ll have a full program, beginning Friday evening, with two full days on Saturday and Sunday. We hope to see you there!…

Saint Augustine: Convocation of Seminole War Historians

We’re finally wrapping up the Convocation productions. The Special Report should be available for download soon. Of course I’d like to highlight a very special presentation. I was honored to present Frank Laumer with the first Frank Laumer Legacy Award. Thank you for your patience as we go through our growing phase. We are updating…