1.0Historical Marker Programhttps://explore.research.ufl.edu/historical-markersJewel Midelishttps://explore.research.ufl.edu/historical-markers/author/jmidelis/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oXCxaCk3B5"><a href="https://explore.research.ufl.edu/historical-markers/florida-museum/">Florida Museum</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://explore.research.ufl.edu/historical-markers/florida-museum/embed/#?secret=oXCxaCk3B5" width="600" height="338" title="“Florida Museum” — Historical Marker Program" data-secret="oXCxaCk3B5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://explore.research.ufl.edu/historical-markers/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://explore.research.ufl.edu/historical-markers/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/Mammoth_Feature-1024x683.jpg1024683The Florida Museum traces its roots to the 1890s at Florida Agriculture College in Lake City. In 1906, the collections moved to the UF campus in Gainesville. On May 30, 1917, the Florida State Museum became the state’s official natural history museum and Florida’s first state-legislated cultural institution. To more accurately reflect its mission, in 1988 the name was changed to the Florida Museum of Natural History. With extensive collections and research in archaeology, biology, ethnography and paleontology, it has […]