BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Miami-Dade Public Library System X-WR-CALNAME:Miami-Dade Public Library System BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fe6cfb59-42fb-408a-8e3e-dc8a849b237d SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261023T094123Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T190000 SUMMARY:Miami-Dade Public Library System: Historical Overview with Dr. Pa ul George LOCATION:Virtual Library\nVirtual Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Virtual Library;X-APPLE-RA DIUS=10;X-TITLE=Virtual Library:geo:25.7745742,-80.1963113 GEO:25.7745742;-80.1963113 DESCRIPTION:From the early beginnings of public libraries in Miami to the vibrant library system we have today\, join us as we explore the rich hist ory of the Miami-Dade Public Library System in celebration of our 50th ann iversary during this special online presentation by HistoryMiami Museum's Resident Historian Dr. Paul George. \n\nSponsored by Friends of the Miami -Dade Public Library..\nhttps://mdpls.libnet.info/event/6051554 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Paul S. George\, Ph.D.\, Resident Historian at HistoryMiami Museum

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Paul S. George is the Re sident Historian at HistoryMiami Museum\, a Smithsonian Affiliate in downt own Miami. A native Miamian and former college professor\, Dr. George has taught at several universities and colleges\, including Florida State Univ ersity\, Florida A &\; M University\, Florida Atlantic University\, Uni versity of Miami\, and Miami-Dade College. Dr. George has authored sevente en books\, hundreds of articles\, book reviews\, columns\, and numerous un published manuscripts. He has served as President of the Florida Historica l Society\, Vice Chairman of the City of Miami&rsquo\;s Heritage Conservat ion Board (1984-1987)\, Director of the Historic Broward County Preservati on Board\, President of the Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archive\ , and currently serves as a member of Metro Dade County&rsquo\;s Preservat ion Board (1997-present). \; From 2011 - 2020\, he has written a month ly photo essay column for Biscayne Times\, has been a columnist for Miami Community Newspapers since 2019\, and is currently the editor of Tequesta\ , the scholarly journal of HistoryMiami Museum. Dr. George has curated sev eral historical exhibits at HistoryMiami Museum (formerly known as Histori cal Association of Southern Florida)\, and at the Jewish Museum of Florida . He conducts a wide variety of more than thirty history tours of Dade\, B roward\, and Monroe Counties. His Crime tour and boat tour along the water s of Key Biscayne and Stiltsville were feted by Miami New Times\, as the & ldquo\;Best Tours&rdquo\; in recent years. In 2019\, Dr. George was recogn ized as the Tourism Professional of the Year by the Academy of Hospitality &\; Tourism and as the year&rsquo\;s Community Champion by Calle Ocho News. The Coral Gables Community Foundation awarded him the Education Awar d that same year. In 2020\, he was featured as The Achiever in Miami Today . Dr. George is a member of the Archbishop Curley/Notre Dame High School H all of Fame.

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