The sunshine State :)

     Going into this class I did not know what to expect. I knew we would talk about St. Augustine and that was where my historical knowledge of Florida ended. Florida is much more than St. Augustine and sun. We have many important historical events and experiences. Florida was an important military base during WW11 and even had its own minute of fame with film making. We are a huge tourist spot and gave been visited by many for our natural and now many man made attractions. When I used to think of Florida I thought of it alone but now I see the bigger picture of Florida and it's part in American history.     We had many great resources to learn about Florida in this class. My favorite was the podcasts. I liked being able to hear about small chunks of Floridas history and taking Cornell notes helped to retain the information. A Land Remembered was a really great book and not only gave a realistic perspective on a time in Florida but also was a really great story...

 Source:  Szaroleta, T. (2022, December 1). 50,000 lights, inflatables and more: Jacksonville teen creates eye-popping holiday light show. The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved December 1, 2022, from https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/holiday/christmas/2022/12/01/florida-teen-creates-amazing-christmas-light-shows-mandarin-jacksonville/8293657001/ OR  Florida Times Union Title: 50,000 Lights Inflatables and More: Jacksonville Teen Creates Eye Popping Holiday Light show Article date: Dec 1st, 2022 State news Where did this happen? The lights are set up at the Caleb and Doug Wolfram's home on Mandarin road, in Jacksonville Florida. Who was involved? Doug and Caleb Wolfram, who are father and son. Also a voice actor Caleb hired to narrate the light show. When did this event happen? Caleb began putting the light show together right after Christmas last year.  The light show will go on for the rest of this year. What happened? The news story focuses on Caleb Wol...