Shaking the Tree Lecture w/ Anthropologist Dr. Meredith Ellis

Join the Spady Museum in
Welcoming Anthropologist Dr. Meredith Ellis!

Hear about one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history—the 1928 Lake Okeechobee Hurricane—famously depicted in Zora Neale Hurston’s novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. In a single night, nearly 3,000 people drowned. Drawing on her research, learn how this storm left a lasting cultural and historical imprint on our community.

Featuring:

Dr. Meredith Ellis, an associate professor of anthropology at Florida Atlantic University. Her research focuses on human skeletal remains from archaeological sites

Date & Time: Tuesday, Oct. 28 | 4:00–6:00 PM

Location: Spady Museum, 170 NW 5th Ave, Delray Beach

For more information please call: 561-279-8883