At the Museum
8394 E Orange Ave, Floral City, FL 34436
Open Fridays and Saturdays
10 am - 2 pm
Museum Project Days every Thursday 10 am - Noon
Along the Avenue
Next Tree Committee Meeting
March 27 at 9 am in the Museum
Annual Heritage Days Events
Heritage Days 2020
Friday, December 4, 2020
5:30 - 9 pm
Saturday, December 5, 2020
10 am - 4 pm
| What to See | Activities | Where to Stay | Places to eat |
| Red Brick Place |
FC Garden Club Plant Sale, April 28 |
Sunshine Lodge | Shamrock Inn |
| Crossland Realty | Duval House Exhibit Grand Opening, February 27 | Moonrise Resort | Pudgee's |
| Trailside Bike | Withacoochee State Park Bike Trail | Rock Pointe Ranch | Robin's Country Kitchen |
Annual Ice Cream Social
honoring our E-Nini-Hassee friends
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Floral City Gateway Sign 2020
Artist Ann Covington of Floral City's Artist's Studios is pictured alongside her artwork on the sign visitors pass as they approach Floral City's Avenue of Historic Oaks from the east. Local volunteers plant and maintain the greenery at the gateway sign every week. A special thanks to Ann and all our friends and neighbors!
January 28, 2020 Membership Meeting
Floral City Community Building, 50 members and 22 visitors attending
Snippet presented by: Jennifer Clark, her research and remembrances of the history and heritage of Floral City's Black Community
picture from 2019 Luminaria Night in Floral City - Floral City Heritage Council
| Co-chairwomen Terri Hartman & Laura Hennings Vice President Frank Peters Financial Officer Janie Stewart Secretary Paulette Ritchie Membership Co-chairwomen Charla Bauer & Sandy Cross |
2020 Steering Committee Members |
Floral City Heritage Council Museum Volunteer Training
Operating the Media Viewer
Locating items in the Museum
Summer Library Program in the Museum
Making butter Takes awhile (HD Bassett)
My Name in Hieroglyphics
A Day at the Museum Builds Background Knowledge that helps develop literacy, mathematics, and social skills
Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) partners
Kassie Kemp, FPAN
Links to FPAN documents and Pages (These will be targeted links on the archive page)
Local cemeteries
Floral City Heritage Council partners with Inverness Heritage Council on the care and upkeep of the Dampier Cemetery where Marie Duval is buried.
Floral City has more than 17 cemeteries that have been identified but not yet cataloged.
The Hills of Rest is right on the edge of town.
The Frazier/Williams Cemetery (or the Floral City Community Cemetery) on Great Oaks Blvd is a famous entry in the Black History Trail as the oldest African American Cemetery in Florida.
