INSPIRED BY OUR HISTORY, WE BECOME A STRONGER COMMUNITY.
Our mission is to preserve places and stories that honor the resilience and contributions of all groups who settled along the Manatee River in Bradenton, Florida, to inspire knowledge, dialogue, and a more connected community.
Visit our museum at the Curry Houses Historic District and the Angola Underground Railroad site
Thursday - Saturday 10AM - 3PM (last tour at 2:30PM)
Located right next to Manatee Mineral Spring Park and Riverwalk East. You may want to call us before visiting, as volunteer hours vary . Tours at other times available by appointment.
1302 4th Ave E Bradenton, Florida 34208 | info@reflectionsofmanatee.org | +1 (941) 201-5435
A VISIT TO OUR SITE INCLUDES
Samuel Curry House
The Samuel G. and Amanda Curry House (circa 1860) is a historic house museum restored and exhibiting what a home might be like in 1800s Gulf coast Florida.
Mary Amelia's House
The Mary Amelia Curry House (circa 1860) hosts an exhibit about the early settlement, including artifacts found during our archaeological investigations.
Theodosia Curry House
Our Visitors Center houses the exhibit "Freedom Seekers at the Manatee", which tells the dramatic story of the maroon community of Angola and Florida's Underground Railroad.
Reflections of Manatee has finished its six-book Destination Angola Comic series and we are going to celebrate!

Books 1-5 tell the story of the Angola Freedom Seekers from escaping enslavement, fighting with the British at Prospect Bluff, defeating Andrew Jackson at the Battle of the Suwannee, freedom at Angola, the devastating slave raid of 1821, and the long trek to Red Bays, Bahamas. Book 6 tells the story of the recent heroes - the preservationists, historians, archaeologists, community activists and descendants that found Angola and celebrate the resilience of its people.
*A set of books is free to any educator who will put them in the hands of students.*
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