Presentation: Overturning the Turnbull Settlement of New Smyrna Beach:

Winter Park, FL – February 17, 2020 - The Central Florida Anthropological Society (CFAS) is pleased to announce a presentation on Overturning the Turnbull Settlement of New Smyrna Beach: Artifact Analysis of the Old Stone Wharf. The presentation will be held February 17, 2020, 7:00 pm, at the Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789. This is a free public program. About the Presentation The Turnbull Settlement of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, was one of many short-lived attempts at British dominance in the new colony taken over from Spain. Dr. Turnbull of Scotland established the settlement as a plantation in 1766, which subsequently failed in 1777. A wharf located in the center of the town served as the primary point for trade. This presentation provides a snapshot analysis of the ceramic artifacts analyzed from this wharf site and a tentative interpretation of the results. About the Speaker Ms. Lovingood is a navy veteran and UCF alumna that is currently working on finishing her Master's at the University of South Florida in Applied Anthropology on the Archaeology track. She studies under Dr. Diane Wallman and hopes to be graduating in May 2020. Her focus has been on the Turnbull Settlement of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, during the short-lived British Colonial period. Her goal is to continue doing work in Historical Archaeology and ceramics of the British Period, including trade networks during that same time. She is a Florida native, and would like to continue research on the state's forgotten histories and to strengthen a case for more prominent position of Florida in the British Colonial trade networks and roles and influences in the history of the United States.