SW100 Foundation President Details Back Story to Convocations, Publishing, and Member Bennies

  I invoke host’s privilege this week to invite Steve Rinck, President of the Seminole Wars Foundation, to discuss the many things the Foundation is doing to raise awareness of the Seminole Wars. The Foundation does this by, among other endeavors, publishing printed materials and, yes, digital ones as well  online with this podcast. But the Foundation is much more than that. The not-for-profit Foundation is operated for charitable, educational, and civic purposes. Steve, a retired educator and long-time Seminole Wars living historian and aficionado, informs us of just what the Seminole Wars Foundation is all about – and how listeners can join our circle to march with us. Most immediately, Steve explains the Convocation of Seminole Wars Historians coming up in Jupiter April 1-2-3. Dick Kazmar spoke with us about the Convocation. Steve brings us to the history of the convocation and what the Foundation aims to achieve by holding them every other year.     Seminole Wars Foundation supports reenactments, such as Battle of Okeechobee. SWF works with reenactors to preserve historical memory of the battles and those who fought in them (below, photo by Andrew Foster)       Steve Rinck (above) often appears as a 1920s citizen at the time the Dade Battlefield Historic State Park was acquired by Florida.  Debbie Harper, Foundation treasurer, discusses the Foundation's "wearable art" tshirt featuring images painted by Jackson Walker. (Photo by Andrew Foster)     Foundation members received a discount on books purchased from the Foundation Book store at seminolewars.org     Membership levels are listed below.      Host Patrick Swan is a board member with the Seminole Wars Foundation. He is a combat veteran and of the U.S. Army, serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Kosovo, and at the Pentagon after 9/11. A military historian, he holds masters degrees in Public History, Communication, and Homeland Security, and is a graduate of the US Army War College with an advanced degree in strategic studies. This podcast is recorded at the homestead of the Seminole Wars Foundation in Bushnell, Florida.  Subscribe automatically to the Seminole Wars through your favorite podcast catcher, such as iHeart or Stitcher or Spotify, DoubleTwist, or Pandora or Google podcasts or iTunes, or ... Check it out so you always get the latest episode without delay where and when you want it. Like us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube!