This is the 3rd in our HOMESCHOOL Field Trip Series

for the 2010-11 School Year!

Thursday January 13, 2011 at Fogartyville Cemetery in Bradenton

9:30 am - Noon

Fogartyville Cemetery - Local Maritime History

Explore another of the oldest cemeteries in Manatee County.

This one has a section that was set aside for the poorest of Manatee's citizens who were often people of color. When well-to-do families moved here before the Civil War, they brought their slaves with them, but they were often not even mentioned or counted in a census of residents, so their history is often obscure.

• Learn the challenges of burying in a swampy, tidal watershed
• Take rubbings of the old headstones. 
• Sample some of the Fogarty Brothers Ship Stew and have a picnic near the ancient cedar tree

All equipment and supplies will be provided.

Be sure to list children's names and ages on your ticket application.