Who is marie selby

With no children of their own, the Selbys had taken an interest in helping young people, and in established the William G. To mark Amendment 19's th anniversary of giving women the right to vote, we're telling the stories of influential local women.

Sarasota's world-famous "Shark Lady" spent much of her life underwater, also writing and teaching about fascinating sea life. Marie Selby. Image: Courtesy Selby Gardens. The Selbys demonstrated that they cared for and about people in general, and especially for those known to them.

They cared about equal opportunity for all. They believed that regular acts of kindness, no matter how great or small, do make a difference in the world. The state of being humble. The Selbys lived simply, quietly, modestly, and below their means. They did not seek recognition or fanfare in their lives or as a result of their charitable giving. An ethical framework and suggests that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large.

The Selbys believed in educating others to provide them with better opportunities to improve their lives and the lives of others. The Selbys looked for opportunities to bring about positive change in their community and were willing to invest in new methods, ideas or products to bring about that positive change. The Selbys expected reasonable fees for all services. The Foundation was to be administratively operated in accordance with established best practices and financial standards, and it was organized to maintain its independence and the ability to direct its future.

In the early s, the Webb family sold parcels of the homestead to new settlers. The chapel was reconstructed in , with the original stained glass windows and the bronze bell. Florida owes its success to people like John Webb and his intrepid family who braved the heat, humidity, insects, illness, fires, and risk of hurricanes to settle and build up the gulf coast region.

Historic Spanish Point is proud of this aspect of our story and invites you to experience it first hand by strolling through the acres of nature and gardens, and by engaging yourself in the past by touring the historic buildings. She dined with royalty, socialized with captains of industry, enjoyed close connections to the White House, and had a good head for business. Potter Palmer also loved Sarasota.

She was heard to say that the bay reminded her of the Bay of Naples, Italy. The Chicago socialite and widow of Potter Palmer came to Sarasota to establish a winter estate. She purchased thousands of acres for cattle ranching, citrus groves, and real estate development. Many of these garden elements have been restored at Historic Spanish Point. One of these interests was cattle ranching. Bertha Palmer died of breast cancer at age 68 in May of while here at her winter estate.

Bullen of the archaeological site which now encompasses the museum at Historic Spanish Point. Historic Spanish Point is not only the premier historic site museum in Sarasota County, it is also an environmental museum.

The location on the shores of Little Sarasota Bay offers the unique opportunity to view different habitats as well as plant and tree combinations. The Butterfly Garden, one of the largest in Florida, attracts not only avid photographers but many species of insects and birds. In fact, we get so many birds on the site we participate in bird counts for the county in the winter season.

The outdoor museum actively preserves and interprets the Florida native environment. The natural ecosystems experienced include; pine flat woods, oak hammocks, tropical hammocks, mangrove swamps, tidal marshes, and coastal beaches.

Some of this variety can be attributed to the changes in elevation created by the prehistoric shell middens. Prehistoric people relied on plants to supplement their seafood diet. Plants were also highly important for many other uses like fuel, fiber, building materials, soaps, dyes, medicines and for use in religious ceremonies. Fruits and starches could be gathered along with acorns and nuts.

Leafy plants like pickerel weed were often harvested from wetlands for use as food and dye. Wood items are rarely found intact at archaeological sites like Historic Spanish Point, but we can assume that prehistoric people used available wood for bowls, paddles, building materials, canoes, cooking utensils, tool and weapon handles, and religious symbols.

It can also be assumed that due to the importance of plants and trees, they had a name and use for all in their surroundings. Chief among them is the ecologically important mangrove which grows along the shoreline in an unspoiled habitat. All three species of mangrove are represented. They also owned a fish camp near Lake Okeechobee. She planned the banyan grove around the Selby House, and at her death, willed her home and the surrounding seven bayfront acres with the express purpose of creating a botanical garden.

In the 42 years since, the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has earned a worldwide reputation for the study and collection of epiphytes—plants that grow on other plants, especially orchids.

The plans include building a five-story parking garage covered in live plants and a chic rooftop restaurant; creating a new welcome center; and moving its greenhouses filled with rare and endangered plants farther east, away from their vulnerable spot right on Sarasota Bay.