Happy Hour with the Historian Collecting Key West: The Sketches of Mario Sanchez October 19, 2023 | 5:00pm-6:00pm HAPPY HOUR TICKETS Historian: Cori Convertito Ph.D. In 1961, Key West Art & Historical Society presented the first public showing of Mario Sanchez’s art at Fort East Martello Museum. Today, the Society continues it commitment to share […]

Happy Hour with the Historian The Spanish-American War in Key West November 16, 2023 | 5:00pm-6:00pm HAPPY HOUR TICKETS Historian: Cori Convertito Ph.D. In 1898, national attention focused on Florida as the Spanish-American War began. Florida was only 90 miles from the island of Cuba and was home to a large Cuban immigrant population. Cuban-Americans […]

Happy Hour with the Historian Building the American Riviera: The Hotels of Henry Flagler December 14, 2023 | 5:00pm-6:00pm HAPPY HOUR TICKETS Historian: Cori Convertito Ph.D. American industrialist, Henry Flagler, constructed numerous luxury hotels along Florida's East Coast during the Gilded Age.  Dubbed the 'American Riviera', his chain of hotels were intended to attract wealthy […]

Happy Hour with the Historian Our Working Waterfront January 18, 2024 | 5:00pm-6:00pm HAPPY HOUR TICKETS Historian: Cori Convertito Ph.D. The talk will explore the diversity of work along the Key West waterfront.  It will reveal the complex interconnections of waterfront work.  The diverse forms of work ranged from shipbuilding, wrecking, sponging, turtling, and shrimping.  […]