Educational Resources for in marjorie's wake
Explore In Marjorie's Wake further with these educational resources. Resource list assembled by Bill Belleville.
WEB SITES:
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park, Cross Creek, Fla.
www.floridastateparks.org/marjoriekinnanrawlings/
The citizens’ support organization for the state historic site:
Friends of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Farm
host69.hrwebservices.net/~marjori/
An organization dedicated to better understand and recognizing the importance Rawlings played in American and Florida literature:
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society
web.english.ufl.edu/rawlings/
A comprehensive teaching guide to the nonfiction book “Cross Creek”
“Teaching Guide to Cross Creek” (Created by Dr. Anna Lillios, UCF, Orlando, Fla.)
www.cah.ucf.edu/crosscreek/
A description of feature films made from some of Rawlings books and short stories:
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Filmography
web.english.ufl.edu/rawlings/
Excellent resource for detailed vintage Florida maps:
Maps Etc.: Historic Florida Maps for Students & Teachers
http://fcit.usf.edu/FLORIDA/maps/
The agency charged with managing the St. Johns River. A good source of publications, maps, inventory of springs, curriculum materials, and the “Recreation Guide to District Land”
St. Johns River Water Management District
www.sjrwmd.com
Informative background on the Yearling Trail and the Big Scrub of the Ocala National Forest:
The “Big Scrub Project” and “The Yearling Trail” (PDF)
marjoriekinnanrawlings.org/pdf/big_scrub_05.pdf
A nonprofit agency working to protect and restore the Ocklawaha River:
Florida Defenders of the Environment: Restoring the Ocklawaha River System
www.fladefenders.org/publications/RestoringOcklawahaPart4.html
A non-profit devoted to the conservation of the entire St. Johns River system and its wetlands:
St. Johns RiverKeeper, Inc.
stjohnsriverkeeper.org/
A non-profit dedicated to conservation of the Wekiva River system, a major tributary of the St. Johns:
Friends of the Wekiva River, Inc.
www.FriendsofWekiva.org
Inventory of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Correspondence & Original Manuscripts:
University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries. Special Collections
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/manuscript/Rawling/Rawtitle.htm
Great source for information on the historic town of Sanford where Marj and Dessie, and Leslie and Jen stopped during their river journey:
Sanford Museum, Sanford, Fla.
http://www.ci.sanford.fl.us/cf03.html
Fostering student achievement and sustainable communities through place-based education. Great source for curriculum themed to "sense of place.":
Promise of Place
http://www.promiseofplace.org/
Helps teachers & naturalists incorporate nature exploration & the arts into
their work with young people:
River of Words
http://www.riverofwords.org/index.html
Network for awareness, communication & growth.
Workshops, free lesson plans & other online resources:
League of Environmental Educators in Florida
http://www.leef-florida.org/net/content/default.aspx?s=0.0.110.37432
Florida-based nature programs & publications:
Florida Dept. of Education
http://www.fldoe.org/bii/curriculum/Environmental_Ed
Text book style guide to the history & ecology of water in Florida, links to
Project Wet activities:
Florida Waters: A Resource Manual
http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/reports/floridawaters/index.html
Select fiction and nonfiction by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings that describe Cross Creek and/or the Ocala National Forest, the Ocklawaha and St. Johns Rivers:
“South Moon Under”. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. 1933
“Golden Apples”. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. 1935
“The Yearling”. Marjorie Kinnan Rawings.1938
“When the Whippoorwill” ( A collection of stories). Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings 1940.
“Cross Creek”. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. 1942. (Non-fiction)
“Cross Creek Cookery”. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. 1942. (Non-fiction)
Invaluable background material about Rawlings, her writing and her life:
J. T. “Jake” Glisson’s account of growing up at Cross Creek as the closest neighbor of the author:
“The Creek”. J.T. Glisson. 1993
“The Uncollected Writings of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings”. Roger L.Tarr, Brent Kinser, Editors. 2007.
“The Private Marjorie: The Love Letters of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings to Norton S. Baskin”. Roger L. Tarr, Editor. 2004.
“Cross Creek Reader’s Guide (A Quick-Reference Guide to Cross Creek)”. James M. Stephens. 2003.
“The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature”. Anna Lillios, UCF; Brent Kinser, Western Carolina University. Editors.
Helpful Information Related To Florida's Unique Nature:
Naturalist William Bartram’s description of his adventures in Florida and on the “Grand and Noble San Juan (St. Johns) River” including his illustrations of plants and animals:
“Travels Through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida”. William Bartram. (1791)
Interpretation of “Bartram’s Travels” from the perspective of a 20th century scientist:
“Bartram’s Travels Naturalist Edition”. Edited by Francis Harper. 1958
Interpretive reference guide to the places Bartram visited while in Florida:
“William Bartram in Florida”. Helen Cruickshank. 1986.
Poet Sidney Lanier’s tourist guidebook to steamboating the St. Johns and Ocklawaha Rivers of Florida:
“Florida: Its Scenery, Climate and History”. Sidney Lanier. 1875.
One of the first books to address the rich and colorful history of the St. Johns; published as part of the American Rivers series:
“The St. Johns: A Parade of Diversities”. Branch Cabell and A. J. Hanna. 1943.
A more contemporary history of the St. Johns River that follows the path of twelve people whose lives were intertwined with the St. Johns over the centuries:
“Twelve on the River St. Johns”. Charles Bennett. 1989.
The first modern book to combine natural and cultural history of the St. Johns; it takes the reader from the headwaters to the river’s ocean confluence:
“River of Lakes: A Journey on Florida’s St. Johns River”. Bill Belleville. 2000.
Autobiographical chronicle that both laments how poor planning is ruining nature and community in Florida, as well as celebrates the protected natural lands that exist in Florida, especially in the Wekiva River system:
“Losing It All To Sprawl: How Progress Ate My Cracker Landscape”. Bill Belleville. 2006.
An excellent account using historical fiction to recreate life among the Native Americans who lived along the St. Johns and Wekiva during the time of early European contact:
“Wekiva Winter” Frederic Hitt. 2006.
A guidebook with valuable how-to, where-to information about getting around on the St. Johns:
“St. Johns River Guide Book”. Kevin M. McCarthy. 2004.
“St. Johns River South” (From Puzzle Lake to Lake Dexter) Contour Map for Fishing, Boating and Fishing. Map 331. Kingfisher Maps, Clemson, S.C.
“St. Johns River Central” (From Lake Dexter to Palatka). Recreation Map for Boating and Fishing. Map 314. Kingfisher Maps, Clemson, S.C.
“St. Johns River North” (From Palatka to the Atlantic Ocean east of Jacksonville) Map 332. Contour Map for Fishing, Boating and Recreation. Kingfisher Maps, Clemson, S.C.