Pine Island Holds Clues to the Oldest Land Flora in Florida!
Rocks recovered from the drilling of an injection well on Pine Island provide clues to the nature of the earliest … Continue
Ode to Pat: A Biography of Patricia Crandon Randell
Patricia (Pat) Crandon was born in Miami, Florida, at the start of the “Roaring Twenties” on February 12, 1920. Her … 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
Pineland’s Dark Ages
These days, climate change is center-stage. Understandably most of the attention is on global warming and sea-level rise. Many wonder … Continue
Gill House Reopens
May 11, 2010, was “Ruby Tuesday” for the Randell Research Center, but this had nothing to do with the old … 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
Recent History of the Pineland Community Part 2
In the last installment, I discussed removal of parts of Pineland’s waterfront midden-mounds for road- building, a practice that continued … Continue
Recent History of the Pineland Community Part 1
At the beginning of the twentieth century only three dozen people lived on Pine Island. The main land use was … Continue