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New Board Members Annouced
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The Foundation is pleased to welcome three new members to our Board of Directors:
Ed Geers, an agricultural and community project engineer and consultant, has worked wordwide in this capacity. The original Iowan now lives in Micanopy, Florida, where he is a very active member and volunteer in the Micanopy Historical Society. Ed also shoulders a musket as a volunteer for the “Micanopy Regulars” a Seminole Wars reenactor group he helped initiate.
Jerry Morris, has been associated with the Foundation for many years and is a former President and long time member of the Dade Battlefield Society. Jerry and his wife Linda are Seminole War reenactors who provide a unique historical interpretation that demonstrates the food preparation, rations and camp life of the US Soldiers who were in the Wars in Florida. They provide demonstrations in their camp twice a month at the Ft. Foster tour at Hillsboro River State Park.
Steve Rinck, is a Florida resident since 1964 from his native Pennsylvania, is a graduate of USF with Bachelor and Master’s Degrees. He has taught Science and Gifted Students at schools in Zepherhills, Pasco, and Hernando Counties and the Pasco-Hernando Community College. He has also served as a school Supervisor and Principal in Pasco County. His experiences as an actor in dinner theater productions and Community theaters and a lifelong interest in history is helpful as a Seminole War reenactor in the role of an Infantyman. Steve is a State Park volunteer and the current President of the Dade Battlefield Society. |
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The purpose of the Seminole Wars Foundation is to preserve significant sites involved in the Seminole Wars, to establish educational programs about their importance in our heritage, and to publish pertinent material relating to the wars.
Most of the important battlegrounds, forts, roads, Seminole villages, and other significant sites of the wars have been lost. It is vital that the remaining artifacts and history of these important conflicts be found and preserved in order that we may come to understand the struggle between the young and expanding United States and the Seminole Indians, a people who were determined to preserve their way of life and their Florida homelands. |
In keeping with our goal of educating the public as to the importance of the Seminole Wars, the Foundation has produced five historically significant books and several informational pamphlets. Our members also give talks to schools, civic organizations, and the general public, and participate in re-enactments of Seminole War battles.
The Foundation has secured two major historical sites: Camp Izard and Fort Dade, both on the Withlacoochee River in central Florida. Camp Izard was a major battleground of the Second Seminole War, now formally designated the Camp Izard Battlefield Preserve. Fort Dade was an important outpost during the Second Seminole War, and served as Headquarters for a portion of the war. The Foundation has also provided critical support in the acquisition of the Ft. King site in Ocala. |
"Attack to the Right" by Jackson Walker
© Jackson Walker Studio
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Preservation of these sites and others related to the Seminole Wars, as well as conservation of green space, will benefit our nation for generations to come. In the future, students, scholars, and the general public may visit these historic places, where history will come alive as they discuss the “issues of the day” concerning the U.S. Government and the Seminole Indians.
This not-for-profit Foundation is operated for charitable, educational, and civic purposes as well as preservation of natural habitats. Join us in remembering the past, that we may understand the present.
Seminole Wars Historic Foundation, Inc.
dba: Seminole Wars Foundation
Established 1992
Board of Directors:
Jackson Walker, President
Frank Laumer, Vice President |
Sam Smith, Secretary
Debbie Harper, Treasurer |
Bill Dayton
Joe Knetsch
Harley Gilmore
Mary Lou Missall
Dale Anne Laumer
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Ed Geers
Tom Brady
John Missall
Amie Laumer
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Gary Ellis
Steve Rinck
Jerry Morris
Roger Landers
Richard Tombrink
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