Educational Resources for
in marjorie's wake

Explore In Marjorie's Wake further with these educational resources. Resource list assembled by Bill Belleville.

WEB SITES:

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park, Cross Creek, Fla.
www.floridastateparks.org/marjoriekinnanrawlings/

Friends of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Farm — Citizens’ support organization for the state historic site
host69.hrwebservices.net/~marjori/

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society — Organization dedicated to better understanding and recognizing the importance Rawlings played in American and Florida literature
www.marjoriekinnanrawlings.ucf.edu/

“Teaching Guide to Cross Creek” (Created by Dr. Anna Lillios, UCF, Orlando, FL). — Comprehensive teaching guide to the nonfiction book, Cross Creek
www.cah.ucf.edu/crosscreek/

Maps Etc.: Historic Florida Maps for Students & Teachers — Excellent resource for detailed vintage Florida maps
http://fcit.usf.edu/FLORIDA/maps/

St. Johns River Water Management District ( Agency charged with managing the St. Johns River) — Good source of publications, maps, inventory of springs, curriculum materials and the “Recreation Guide to District Land”
www.sjrwmd.com

“Big Scrub Project” and “The Yearling Trail” (PDF) — Informative background on the Yearling Trail and the Big Scrub of the Ocala National Forest
marjoriekinnanrawlings.org/pdf/big_scrub_05.pdf

Florida Defenders of the Environment: Restoring the Ocklawaha River System — Nonprofit agency working to protect and restore the Ocklawaha River
www.fladefenders.org/publications/RestoringOcklawahaPart4.html

St. Johns RiverKeeper, Inc. — A non-profit devoted to the conservation of the entire St. Johns River system and its wetlands
stjohnsriverkeeper.org/

Friends of the Wekiva River, Inc. — Non-profit dedicated to conservation of the Wekiva River system, a major tributary of the St. Johns
www.FriendsofWekiva.org

Inventory of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Correspondence & Original Manuscripts,
University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Special Collections
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/manuscript/Rawling/Rawtitle.htm

Sanford Museum, Sanford, FL. — Great source for information on the historic town of Sanford where Marj and Dessie and Leslie and Jen stopped during their river journey
http://www.ci.sanford.fl.us/cf03.html

Promise of Place — Fostering student achievement and sustainable communities through place-based education; great source for curriculum themed to "sense of place."
http://www.promiseofplace.org/

River of Words — Helps teachers and naturalists incorporate nature exploration & the arts into their work with young people
http://www.riverofwords.org/index.html

League of Environmental Educators in Florida — Network for awareness, communication and growth; workshops, free lesson plans and other online resources
http://www.leef-florida.org/net/content/default.aspx?s=0.0.110.37432

Florida Dept. of Education — Florida-based nature programs and publications
http://www.fldoe.org/bii/curriculum/Environmental_Ed

Florida Waters: A Resource Manual — Textbook style guide to the history and ecology of water in Florida, including links to Project Wet activities
http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/reports/floridawaters/index.html

BOOKS & JOURNALS:

Select fiction and nonfiction by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings that describe Cross Creek and/or the Ocala National Forest, the Ocklawaha and St. Johns Rivers:
• South Moon Under. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. 1933
• Golden Apples. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. 1935
• The Yearling. Marjorie Kinnan Rawings.1938
• When the Whippoorwill — A collection of stories. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings 1940.
• Cross Creek. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. 1942. (Non-fiction)
• Cross Creek Cookery. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. 1942. (Non-fiction)

Invaluable background material about Rawlings, her writing and her life:
• The Creek. J.T. Glisson. 1993 — J. T. “Jake” Glisson’s account of growing up at Cross Creek as the closest neighbor of the author
• The Uncollected Writings of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Roger L.Tarr, Brent Kinser, Editors. 2007.
• The Private Marjorie: The Love Letters of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings to Norton S. Baskin. Roger L. Tarr, Editor. 2004.
• Cross Creek Reader’s Guide — A Quick-Reference Guide to Cross Creek. James M. Stephens. 2003.
• The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature. Anna Lillios, UCF; Brent Kinser, Western Carolina Universit,. Editors.

Helpful Information Related To Florida's Unique Nature:
• Travels Through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida. William Bartram. 1791 — Naturalist William Bartram’s description of his adventures in Florida and on the “Grand and Noble San Juan (St. Johns) River” including his illustrations of plants and animals
• Bartram’s Travels Naturalist Edition. Edited by Francis Harper. 1958 — Interpretation of Bartram’s Travels from the perspective of a 20th century scientist
• William Bartram in Florida. Helen Cruickshank. 1986 — Interpretive reference guide to the places Bartram visited while in Florida
• Florida: Its Scenery, Climate and History. Sidney Lanier. 1875 — Poet Sidney Lanier’s tourist guidebook to steamboating the St. Johns and Ocklawaha Rivers of Florida
• The St. Johns: A Parade of Diversities. Branch Cabell and A. J. Hanna. 1943 — One of the first books to address the rich and colorful history of the St. Johns; published as part of the American Rivers series
• Twelve on the River St. Johns. Charles Bennett. 1989 — A more contemporary history of the St. Johns River that follows the path of twelve people whose lives were intertwined with the St. Johns over the centuries
• River of Lakes: A Journey on Florida’s St. Johns River. Bill Belleville. 2000 — The first modern book to combine natural and cultural history of the St. Johns; it takes the reader from the headwaters to the river’s ocean confluence
• Losing It All To Sprawl: How Progress Ate My Cracker Landscape. Bill Belleville. 2006 — Autobiographical chronicle that both laments how poor planning is ruining nature and community in Florida, as well as celebrates the protected natural lands that exist in Florida, especially in the Wekiva River system
• Wekiva Winter. Frederic Hitt. 2006 — An excellent account using historical fiction to recreate life among the Native Americans who lived along the St. Johns and Wekiva during the time of early European contact
• St. Johns River Guide Book. Kevin M. McCarthy. 2004 — A guidebook with valuable how-to, where-to information about getting around on the St. Johns.

CONTEMPORARY RIVER MAPS:

“St. Johns River South” (From Puzzle Lake to Lake Dexter) Contour Map for Fishing, Boating and Fishing. Map 331. Kingfisher Maps, Clemson, S.C.

“St. Johns River Central” (From Lake Dexter to Palatka). Recreation Map for Boating and Fishing. Map 314. Kingfisher Maps, Clemson, S.C.

“St. Johns River North” (From Palatka to the Atlantic Ocean east of Jacksonville) Map 332. Contour Map for Fishing, Boating and Recreation. Kingfisher Maps, Clemson, S.C.