Gene Jones, an author and teacher from Sarasota, will speak about Florida during the Civil War at the Tallahassee Historical Society on Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m..
The meeting will be held at the Governor Martin House, 1001 DeSoto Park Drive.
Jones' topic will be "The Myth: Not Much Happened in Florida during the Civil War."
Jones is a fifth generation Floridian whose ancestors fought on both sides during the Civil War.
Jones has written "Adventuring in Paradise," a nonfiction outdoor recreation guide for Southwest Florida, and "Suwannee Divide," an historical novel about Florida during the Civil War.
He teaches courses on the Civil War and Reconstruction for the Sarasota County School Board, Adult and Community Enrichment (ACE) program.
Florida's newspapers including the Sarasota Herald Tribune, Ocala Star Banner, and Fort myers News-Press have published his guest columns.
He is a frequent speaker about Florida during the Civil War.