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Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden
5210 College Road
Key West, FL 33040
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Phone Number 305.296.1504
The Key West Botanical Garden Society presents Dr. Cori Convertito, PH.D., Key
West Art & Historical Society as the featured speaker on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 1 PM in the Toppino
Nature Chapel at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden. Dr. Convertito’s topic is “Crossing the
Florida Straits: 150 Years of Cuban Migration to South Florida”.
She holds a doctorate in Maritime History from the University of Exeter U.K. during which time she examined
‘The Health of British Seamen in the West Indies, 1770-1806’ which focused on British West Indies
development and its influence on health and medicine in the Royal Navy. She is also an adjunct instructor of
American History and Humanities at The College of the Florida Keys, a maritime and local historian, author,
and lecturer.