It’s Day 2 of the Commemoration week in Vero Beach, Florida – and we’re posting a few pictures from the 1715 Fleet Society Conference, which included panels with Dr. John DeBry, Dr. Tim Watson, and Jorge Proctor, Ernie Richards, Dan Sedwick, Tom Sebring, John Pullin, Bill Moore, and John Brandon, among others. We heard from […]
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As you all know, today marks the 300th Anniversary of the loss of the 1715 Fleet. A great ocean tragedy befell 11 Spanish ships and over 1000 passengers and crewmen on this date three centuries ago. Many of us have been here in Florida commemorating this occasion with an important historical update on the 1715
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In this post, you can see photos from yesterday’s “Tricentennial Royal” Press meeting. Images courtesy of Ben Costello.
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Today is the first full day of Commemoration Week events. The Indian River County Main Library sponsored a book signing which featured a number of authors including Dr. Eugene Lyon, Ernie Richards, Margaret Weller, Robert Westrick, Dr. Timothy Walton, and Terry Armstrong, to name a few. The event was well attended and sales were brisk.
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Ben Costello here from Vero Beach. Just a quick note letting you know that I had a bit of a cell phone mishap recently and was forced to replace my cell phone here in Vero Beach. I can make phone calls but I may be without email for the next day. If you need to
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While working on the upcoming Commemoration here in Vero Beach, I have had the opportunity to view firsthand the Exhibit being prepared by the Indian River County Main Library located in downtown Vero Beach. The Exhibit includes various displays and posters featuring 1715 Fleet related topics. Under the direction of Pam Cooper, Associate Supervisor of
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Today marks the 300th Anniversary of the embarkation of the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet from Cuba. On this date 300 years ago, the combined Fleets of General Don Juan Esteban de Ubilla and General Don Antonio de Echeverz y Zubiza left Havana for the long trip back to Spain. Along with a cargo of
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I have been in Vero Beach since July 12th making final preparations. There are many small details that need to be attended to and it requires “boots on the ground” so to speak to ensure that these tiny details are dealt with. A couple of things that you all need to know. If any of
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Good day – Ben Costello here. I would like to provide to you some additional information that you need to know about our upcoming Conference at the Leonhardt Auditorium, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, Florida, on July 28 – 29, 2015. Please note that the registration for the Conference will be between 9:00
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Due to overwhelming demand for 1715 Fleet Society merchandise in the run up to our 300th Anniversary Celebration, we’ve sold out of most of the physical items in our online store. Unfortunately, we are no longer able to fulfill items and guarantee their delivery before the Anniversary events. After the events, we will restock items
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Today was the last day of the FUN show, and we had a blast being at the show. We had many visitors to the table, one of whom is the youngest 1715 Fleet Society supporter. At age 7, Mora, daughter of Augi Garcia of Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, visited our table with her father. She was sporting
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Hello everyone. Ben Costello here. I am here at the 9th Annual FUN Show in Orlando, Florida. If you find yourself in the area please stop and see me at the Fleet Society table (#240). We have a lot of Commemorative items for sale including our new Treasures of the 1715 Fleet 2016 Calendar and
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The 1715 Fleet Society is at the 2015 FUN Show in Orlando, Florida for the weekend. You can find us at table #240. As mentioned previously on this site, we chose the FUN show to unveil our newly minted Commemorative Replicas, which you can find (and purchase) at our table… while they last. Just a few
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If you are planning to travel to the Treasure Coast for the upcoming commemoration, you should consider booking your reservations at the following two resort/hotels: Sebastian Area If you wish to stay in the Sebastian area you might consider Capt. Hiram’s in Sebastian, which is offering a $99 rate if you mention the 1715 Fleet.
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Please note a change to the conference information now posted on the 300th Anniversary Conference event page: The conference was previously listed on our calendar as being organized by the Vero Beach Museum of Art. That was incorrect. The event location is the Vero Beach Museum of art, but the event is being organized by the 1715 Fleet Society.
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