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The image is a flyer for a Northeast Florida event at the Marine Discovery Center on October 2nd, 2025, at 6:30 PM.

Timucua of Northeast Florida

Event Info

  October 2, 2025

  6:30 PM

Curator Felipe De Paula of the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse & Museum will discuss the history of the Timucua people that lived in Florida before the arrival of Europeans. Consisting of various tribes that shared a common language, the Timucua inhabited most of what is today Central and North Florida. What is a shell midden? How do you pronounce Timucua? How did they live? Where are they now? These questions and many more will be answered in this in-depth presentation about some of our state’s earliest residents.

The Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association is committed to preserving and sharing the history of the Ponce Inlet Light Station and its surrounding areas. As part of this mission, they offer off-site presentations, travelling educational programs, on-site events and tours, and much more.