Intriguing Tale of a Tall Ship with a Miami Connection
Beatrice (Bea) Brickell, the great-granddaughter of William and Mary Brickell, is joining Miami historian Cesar Becerra for a series of presentations on the city’s early days and a tall ship, The SS Kaimiloa, that sailed to the South Seas with Miami’s third city clerk, Medford Ross Kellum.
The quest has taken Becerra to Tahiti, New Zealand, Hawaii and San Francisco to track down the trail of this 230-foot-long Barkentine ship that Kellum re-configured from an old sailboat called The Luzon that plied the waters from San Francisco to the Philippines from 1900 to 1924.
Brickell and Becerra are leading tours and presentations during the Launch Week:
Brickell Walking Tour
June 11, 10am-noon
Miami, Brickell Ave.
Cesar Becerra’s walking tour of Brickell Avenue with Bea Brickell
Orange Blossom 2.0 at Books & Books
June 11, 6pm
Coral Gables, 265 Aragon Ave,
Cesar Becerra and Bea Brickell discuss Orange Blossom 2.0 and their latest project, the story of the epic 1924 South Seas voyage of The Kaimiloa. Join us for a book signing and meet and greet.
The Story of Mary Brickell
June 12, 10:30am-11:30am
Miami, 350 NW 13th St, Miami
A children’s program with historian Cesar Becerra and pioneer descendant Bea Brickell. Snacks provided.
Sunny Isles Lunch and Learn Lecture
June 13, 11am
The Brickell Rotary Club welcomes Cesar Becerra and Bea Brickell
June 13, 6:30pm
Ft. Lauderdale Historical Bus Tour
Jun 14, 1:45pm – 6:45pm
Sunny Isles Beach, 18070 Collins Ave.
Tour of Brickell’s Fort Lauderdale with historian Cesar Becerra and Bea Brickell includes dinner at Quarterdeck Restaurant.
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