Name: Lunch & Learn: Richard Henry Pratt in St. Augustine
Start: 2025-03-21T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-21T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Peña-Peck House - Woman's Exchange

Lunch & Learn: Richard Henry Pratt in St. Augustine

Join us for a buffet lunch and an engaging talk on the complicated impact of Richard Henry Pratt in St. Augustine & American history
About this Event

Lunch & Lecture: Richard Henry Pratt and his impact on St. Augustine at the historic Peña-Peck House - hosted by the Woman's Exchange of St. Augustine.

Guest Speaker Sarah Kathryn Pitcher Hayes, PhD Professor of English, Seminole State University will discuss the complicated story and legacy of Richard Henry Pratt and his time at the Castillo de San Marcos impact on St. Augustine. It was in St. Augustine that Pratt’s controversial philosophy of cultural assimilation took root, forming the foundation for Federal Native American boarding and reservation schools.

Tickets are $45 and include a buffet luncheon in the historic Peña-Peck Garden. Wine will be available with a small donation. The exhibit will open at 11AM, Luncheon begens at 12PM.