Terri Theisen
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Historic Pensacola Village
Overall, we had a good time at the village. The buildings and grounds are very well maintained. There are many artifacts to see and brings back much nostalgia from visiting grandparents and great grandparents in my youth and seeing many things that were in their homes. The tour was informative and entertaining. Donna did a wonderful job with the tour.
I was impressed with the signage on history of people who were enslaved. I was also impressed the tour started with conversations about Native America folk and the original inhabitants of the land. I was saddened that that is were their mentioned stopped. The rest of the tour focused on people of Spain, England, and France and zero mention of the indigenous people that thrived in the area before their arrival and continued existence. Even when asked directly how the Native Americans fit into the history of the area, it was acknowledged that they existed but were not part of the history. They were present and did their thing while the European counties fought, was the history communicated. With such close ties to UWF, I expected a much more inclusive portrayal of history than what was offered.
I was impressed with the signage on history of people who were enslaved. I was also impressed the tour started with conversations about Native America folk and the original inhabitants of the land. I was saddened that that is were their mentioned stopped. The rest of the tour focused on people of Spain, England, and France and zero mention of the indigenous people that thrived in the area before their arrival and continued existence. Even when asked directly how the Native Americans fit into the history of the area, it was acknowledged that they existed but were not part of the history. They were present and did their thing while the European counties fought, was the history communicated. With such close ties to UWF, I expected a much more inclusive portrayal of history than what was offered.