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Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Cultural Center

Mims, Florida

Art, Culture, History, Library, Park

Dedicated to preserving African American history, it is a repository of Moore family artifacts, historical documents, and currently features a timeline of strategic events of the pre-civil rights era beginning with slavery.

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum

Homestead, Florida

Culture, History, Historic House, Library

The Museum is located in the original Town Hall building, built in 1916-1917. We have photographs of historic places and people, the 1924 American LaFrance fire engine that belonged to the City of Homestead, books for sale, a research library, a website, and keyword-searchable copies of many of the early Homestead newspapers, dating from 1912.

Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center

Naples, Florida

History, Library, Military, Specialized

As an outgrowth of a local middle school project on the Holocaust, the Museum focuses on educating students and visitors through its collection and special exhibits and events . The inclusion of individual stories of local SWFL residents who are Holocaust Survivors, Camp Liberators and WWII Veterans "makes history personal".

Heritage Village

Largo, Florida

History, Historic House, Library

Heritage Village, operated by Pinellas County government with assistance from the Pinellas County Historical Society, is a 21-acre living history museum located in the heart of Pinellas County at 11909 125th St. N. in Largo. It is adjacent to the Florida Botanical Gardens. Heritage Village brings to life more than 150 years of rich and colorful local history in a picturesque, cool landscape of palmettos and pine trees. More than 25 buildings and structures are restored, authentic and full of fun. A new EnterAction adventure welcomes families and reveals secrets of the past.

History Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Archaeology, Art, Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Military

The story of the New River is as old as the Everglades. It was home to the Tequesta People from prehistoric time. Later is was a refuge for the Seminole People. Even though it was claimed by Ponce De Leon for his King in 1513, it remained virtually untouched by the modern world until the late 1800s. Fort Lauderdale Historical Society operates 3 museums and a research library on the banks of the New River. Its campus features an open-air museum that demonstrates the best remaining examples of wood and masonry vernacular tropical architecture. Its Main, Pioneer House and Schoolhouse Museums explore the development of South Florida from virgin land to the present.