Felburn Foundation grants $20,000 – Invasive Vegetation Removal Begins
In our last newsletter, we reported that that the Florida Humanities Council had granted the Randell Research Center $11,560 for … Continue
Two Mounds Added to Randell Research Center
The Randell Research Center has grown by five acres with the addition of property containing two Calusa Indian mounds. Thanks … Continue
Pineland’s Ancient Landscape
The first-time visitor to the Pineland Site Complex is immediately drawn to its impressive mounds, some as high as 30 … Continue
History of the Calusa Indians on C-SPAN Cities Tour: Fort Myers
In April 2014, Cindy Bear appeared on the C-SPAN Cities Tour series to talk about Randell Research Center and the … Continue
Educational Enhancement Project Completed
In 2012, Cindy Bear and Bill Marquardt received a grant from the Arts and Attractions program of the Southwest Florida … Continue
Remembering the Colonel
Lt. Colonel Donald (Don) H. Randell was born on November 23 in 1909, the year the United States recognized the … Continue
Recent History of the Pineland Community Part 5
Impressed by the interest and involvement of the community and by the research and educational potential of their Pineland property, … Continue
Recent History of the Pineland Community Part 4
In spite of its prominence, the Pineland Site Complex did not attract the attention of twentieth century archaeologists for over … Continue
Curation Project Enters Final Phase
In the December, 2007 Friends newsletter, we announced that a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities would … Continue
Recent History of the Pineland Community Part 3
In the last installment, I discussed Graham Wilson extensively because his decisions and actions had such a profound influence on … Continue