Community asked to participate in Flagler public history project

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ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (02/14/2014)(readMedia)-- Flagler College Public History students are working to create a new online exhibit detailing the diverse experiences of life in St. Augustine and they are asking the community to help build it.

The students and Assistant Professor of History Dr. Kelly Enright, who also serves as the Director of Public History, will be holding an open collecting day on Feb. 22 at the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum for those who would like to bring photos, memorabilia or just to tell their story for the project entitled "Growing Up in St. Augustine."

The community is welcome from noon to 4 p.m. and all items will be documented and returned at the event.

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum is at 48 Sevilla St. in St. Augustine. For more information, contact Dr. Enright at 904-826-8580 or at KEnright@flagler.edu.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 29 majors, 34 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost. A Flagler education is less than half the cost of similar private colleges, and competitive with many state universities. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for its historic beauty. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand resort built in 1888 by Henry M. Flagler, industrialist, railroad pioneer and co-founder of Standard Oil. The Ponce has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.