Dr. Cori Convertito featured at Key West Tropical Forest’s Speaker Series

Dr. Cori Convertito featured at Key West Tropical Forest’s Speaker Series

KEY WEST, Florida Keys – The Key West Botanical Garden Society presents Dr. Cori Convertito, PH.D.,  Key West Art & Historical Society as the featured speaker on Saturday,  April 29, 2023 at 1pm in the Toppino Nature Chapel at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden.  Dr. Convertito’s topic is “Crossing the Florida Straits:  150 Years of Cuban Migration to South Florida”.   

She holds a doctorate in Maritime History from the University of Exeter U.K. during which time she examined ‘The Health of British Seamen in the West Indies, 1770-1806’ which focused on British West Indies development and its influence on health and medicine in the Royal Navy.  She is also an adjunct instructor of American History and Humanities at The College of the Florida Keys, a maritime and local historian, author, and lecturer.

The Garden is located at 5210 College Road on Stock Island, Key West.  Members are Free.   For more information go to www.keywest.garden or call 305-296-1504.

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