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

All day: Seed Saving with Angela Minno family and friends.

All day: Psychic Readings with Maria Minno and friends. Modeled after the experience at historic Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp in Volusia County. Readings will be given throughout the day.

All day: Frontier Trapper-Trader Camp with Trapper Robert Wilson and friends.

All day: Florida Remembered Band with Duane Westling and Bjorn Parramoure.

All day: Knitting and Crocheting with Ute and Saga Webber.

9a -12p: Sewing Embroidery with Rose Forbes.

9a -12p: Wooden Mallet Making with Cameron Becker.

10a-11a: Learn to Juggle with Jaime Westfall. All ages, no experience or equipment necessary!

12p- 2p: Florida's Snakes and You: Safety, Appreciation, and Conservation with Kristyn Gorton. Join ecologist Kristyn Gorton for an all-ages workshop on the ecological and cultural significance of Florida's native snakes. Meet a real snake, learn how to identify and protect yourself from venomous species, and explore our scaly neighbors’ habitat during a brief guided walk.

1p-3p: Sewing Patterns and Dress Making with Rose Forbes.

1p-3p: Spinning Wool from Florida Cracker Sheep with Chrissy Strickland.

1p-3p: Wooden Mallet Making (continued) with Cameron Becker.

2p-4p: Mycology Edutainment with Mycol Stevens. We will discuss mushroom 101 and then go on a foray.

3p-4p: Learn to Juggle with Jaime Westfall. All ages, no experience or equipment necessary!

3p-4p: The Wonder of Plant Friends: Plant Processing & Exploration for Kids with Jenna Niblack. Painting with plants & intro to herbalism. In this exploratory class we will talk about our connection to our local plant friends and fun ways to preserve for kids such as plant paint and herbal bundles!

4p-5p: Learn to Juggle with Jamie Westfall. All ages, no experience or equipment necessary!

Saturday

All day: Pine Needle Baskets with Angela Minno, family and friends.

All day: Psychic Readings with Maria Minno and friends. Modeled after the experience at historic Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp in Volusia County. Readings will be given throughout the day.

All day: Frontier Trapper-Trader Camp with Trapper Robert Wilson and friends.

All day: Florida Remembered Band with Duane Westling and Bjorn Parramoure.

All day: Knitting and Crocheting with Ute and Saga Webber.

9a -12p: Dress making with Rose Forbes

9a -12p: Wooden Stool Making with Cameron Becker. This is a two-part workshop. 9-noon and continued from 1-3pm.

10a-11a: The Wonder of Plant Friends: Plant Processing & Exploration for Kids with Jenna Niblack. Painting with plants & intro to herbalism. In this exploratory class we will talk about our connection to our local plant friends and fun ways to preserve for kids such as plant paint and herbal bundles!

10a-11a: Learn to Juggle with Jamie Westfall. All ages, no experience or equipment necessary!

10a-12p: Cabbage Palm Basket Weaving with Willy the Losen and friends. Learn to make a plaited basket from cabbage palm fronds.

1p-3p: Quilting with Rose Forbes

1p-3p: Wooden Stool Making (continued) with Cameron Becker.

2p-4p: Ethnobotany Walk with Mycol Stevens. We will discuss plant id and their traditional uses.

2p-4p: Weaving with Hand Spun Wool with Chrissy Strickland.

2p-4p: Cabbage palm weaving with Willy the Losen & friends. Learn to weave swamp roses and palm critters.

3p-4p: The Wonder of Plant Friends: Seed Saving for Kids with Jenna Niblack. In this exploratory class we will learn the basics of seed saving and processing and play with local seeds.

4p: Green Burial with Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery with Carly Zeffren. Learn about the ways our ancestors buried their dead while conserving nature and protecting Florida's native habitats.

4p-5p: Learn to Juggle with Jamie Westfall. All ages, no experience or equipment necessary!

Sunday

All day: Psychic Readings with Maria Minno and friends. Modeled after the experience at historic Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp in Volusia County. Readings will be given throughout the day.

All day: Frontier Trapper-Trader Camp with Trapper Robert Wilson and friends.

All day: Florida Remembered Band with Duane Westling and Bjorn Parramoure.

All day: Salt Pickling with Angie Minno and friends.

All day: Knitting and Crocheting with Ute and Saga Webber.

10a -12p: Embroidery with Rose Forbes

10a -12p: Wooden Tool Box Making (Part 1) with Cameron Becker. This is a two-part workshop. 10-noon and continued from 1-3pm.

10a-12p: Palmetto Basket Weaving with Willy the Losen and friends. Learn to make a gathering basket from saw palmetto fronds.

11a: Green Burial with Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery with Carly Zeffren. Learn about the ways our ancestors buried their dead while conserving nature and protecting Florida's native habitats.

11a-12p: Learn to Juggle with Jamie Westfall. All ages, no experience or equipment necessary!

1p-3p: Dress Making with Rose Forbes.

1p-3p: Native American Finger Weaving with Chrissy Strickland.

1p-3p: Wooden Tool Box Making (Part 2) with Cameron Becker.

2p: Green Burial with Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery with Carly Zeffren. Learn about the ways our ancestors buried their dead while conserving nature and protecting Florida's native habitats.

2p-4p: Cabbage Palm Basket Weaving with Willy the Losen & friends. Learn to make a plaited basket from cabbage palm fronds.

4p-5p: Learn to Juggle with Jamie Westfall. All ages, no experience or equipment necessary!