Ruby Gill House Preservation Planning Work Begins
Stevenson Architects of Bradenton, Florida has been hired to produce construction documents and a long-term preservation plan for the historic … Continue
Archaeology? Kids Dig It!
We’ve had a lot of visitors this year, with regularly scheduled Wednesday tours well attended through the season. But beginning … Continue
One Day in May
There is always something going on at the Calusa Heritage Trail at the Randell Research Center in Pineland. Admittedly, the … Continue
Calusa Heritage Day 2008
February 23rd was the annual Calusa Heritage Day, hosted by the Randell Research Center at the Calusa Heritage Trail in … Continue
Gill House Restoration Receives Boost
On March 2, Paul and Warren Miller and Dwight and Susan Sipprelle jointly offered the Randell Research Center a $50,000 … Continue
NEH Funds Curation of Pineland Collection
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a grant to Bill Marquardt and Karen Walker to preserve and … Continue
Citrus Ridge Replanted
On December 29, 2007, Karen Walker, Bill Marquardt, Mark Chargois, and several friends and neighbors planted 40 citrus trees at … Continue
Bringing Back the Gill House
Work has begun to restore a venerable structure of the Pineland community. Owned by Lee County and leased in 2001 … Continue
To Enslave or Not To Enslave
Beginning early in 1566, Florida’s founder Pedro Menéndez de Avilés embarked on a far-reaching strategy to bring the native peoples … Continue
Native Plants Transform RRC
Thanks to a generous grant from the Florida Division of Forestry, the Randell Research Center will soon have over 900 … Continue