
DeFuniak Springs Community Center:
All of our teas are "performance teas," meaning there will be educational, live entertainment during your sitting. Each tea is a
1-hour, 15 minutes session from arrival to departure and includes a performance of a minimum of 45-minutes. Tickets $18.
Advanced RSVP required by calling (850) 892-7613. Your reserved ticket may be picked up at the Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood during the Assembly and prior to your scheduled tea.
Portrayed by Bill Barker, Colonial Williamsburg, VA
The 3rd president of the United States (portrayed by Bill Barker of Colonial Williamsburg) will tell you about “Life, Liberty and the Freedom of Education.” Enjoy this educational tea with someone you will believe is actually a Founding Father and the author of the Declaration of Independence. Community Center. (Guests $18)
Portrayed by Karen McGee, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Enjoy a delightful tea with Lady Bird Johnson as she describes life at The White House, her life’s passion, and what it’s like to be married to one of America’s most colorful presidents. She’ll tell you some secrets about her 1964 Whistle Stop Campaign throughout the South, where you’ll be shocked to learn how this once painfully shy woman became the Johnson Campaign's secret weapon. She'll describe some highlights of her life, from her lonely childhood in East Texas, to her fight with the Texas Department of Transportation to encourage the planting of wildflowers on Texas highways in the years after Lyndon Johnson was gone. Community Center. Guests ($18)
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Portrayed by Jim Moore, Crestview, FL
Following the 1814 Battle of Horseshoe Bend, General Andrew Jackson and Chief William Weatherford entered discussions for a Treaty with the Creeks requiring the relinquishment of over 23 million acres of Creek territory. Re-enactors Jim Moore and Moni Boling will play the roles of this important event which was a stepping stone on Jackson’s road to the presidency. Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. David Bludworth. Community Center (Guests $18)
Portrayed by
Brenda Rees, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Octavia, the Waltons and America's Presidents -- Join Madame Octavia Walton Le Vert, portrayed by Brenda Rees, as she reveals the Walton family's personal relationships with America's presidents. Octavia's grandfather, George Walton, a fellow Declaration of Independence signer with Thomas Jefferson, was a personal friend of President George Washington. Her father, George Walton, Jr., was the namesake of Walton County, Florida, and was appointed the Secretary of West Florida by President James Monroe. Octavia named one of her daughters after good friend U.S. Congressman and Senator Henry Clay, who ran three times unsuccessfully for president. Even Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, was well known by Octavia and her Walton family. President Lincoln served as a gentleman advisor for a committee to save Mount Vernon of which Octavia was a Vice Regent. Learn about Octavia’s letters that reveal private stories about her relationships with presidents. Community Center. (Guests $18)
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