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  • December 3, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Cocoa & Culture: Sweet Stories from Trinidad to St. Augustine

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Matheson History Museum
513 E University Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32601

Cocoa and Culture - sweet stories from Trinidad to St. Augustine

Explore chocolate’s cultural legacy with sweet stories from Trinidad and Tobago to St. Augustine. Dr. Clarissa Carr and graduate researcher Anthea Grant of UF’s Historic Preservation Program present a fascinating evening. Discover how cocoa shaped identity, economy and tradition across centuries through immersive storytelling, oral histories and digital preservation techniques. Presented with support from the Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Chocolate History Research Grant. Admission is free with online registration.

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