Museum Director - Bill Metcalfe	Assistant Director - Frank Peters
Museum Store Manager - Marcia Beasley	Museum Volunteer Coordinator - Sandy Cross

Reviews of Our Current Exhibits

• NatureCoaster.com  - (https://www.naturecoaster.com/another-day-another-dollar-historic-exhibit-gala-jan-19-floral-city/)

• Cycle Scene in Floral City – (https://www.yoursun.com/arcadia/news/cycle-scene-floral-city-citrus-county-s-quaint-visit-avenue/article_2ddd1a72-8ead-11e9-abb8-e79a1eb53f4f.html)  (Arcadian Article)

Museum News

Museum Project Days
Thursday, December 5, 2019	Final Setups for Heritage Days
Thursday, December 12, 2019	Last Museum Project Day until 2020

 

Heritage Days : Dec 6 & 7

Museum Volunteers
Friday, December 6
Museum Galleries			Duval-Metz House Volunteers
5-7 p	Bill and Tom
7-9 p	Bill and Frank		Saturday, December 7
Museum Store			10 am – 1 pm –
5-7 p	Paulette, Carol K.			Lynn
7-9 p	Susie and Sharon			HD
Saturday, December 7				Frank
Museum Galleries				Debbie
10 a – 1 p	Bill and Susie			Ed
1 – 4 p	Bill and Frank		1 pm – 4 pm
Museum Store				Lynn
10 a – 1 p	Paulette, Carol K.			HD
1 – 4 p	Sharon and Marlene			Janet D.
				Ron A

 

August 16 – Joan Yerka and Kenda Hedden celebrate a birthday at Floral City Heritage Museum. They were welcomed by Janie Stewart, the Museum volunteer of the day. We are searching for a history of Singing Forest which Joan was looking for as a birthday treat! If you know one, call the museum and leave a message!

 

Summer at the Museum

In June, the Director and Museum volunteers had a great time with approximately 20 students in cooperation with the Floral City Branch of the Citrus County Library System daytime summer program. The hands-on experiential activities in which the children engaged were specifically designed to build background knowledge with first through fifth grade students.

 

Items to Note

• Since April, Floral City Heritage Council Team led by new Museum Director Bill Metcalfe has built a new display case for the canoe recovered in Floral City area waters.
• The rooms behind the Museum exhibits have been cleaned and organized, while some cleared storage areas have been designated as office space.
• Thanks to the assistance of Brent Zaniewski, the Museum now has a phone and WiFi for guests and museum volunteers to stay connected.
• A team is currently working on a next exhibit on the Duval-Metz house.
• The team is also reviewing all the items kindly loaned to the Heritage Museum for more exhibits and organizing historical documents related to council activities.
• The Museum has a new television in the media/meeting room to show the videos. In addition, the museum is updating the climate control systems.

MUSEUM STORE PAGE / SHOPPING CART
Serving a special niche in the county, the Museum's “Country Store” offers items relating directly to Floral City, Citrus County and other items seldom found at the modern chain stores. We have feather dusters, wooden-handled corn brooms, glass wasp catchers, antique tin signs, wooden toys and hand fans.

Reviews of Our Current Exhibit
NatureCoaster.com  - (https://www.naturecoaster.com/another-day-another-dollar-historic-exhibit-gala-jan-19-floral-city/)

Cycle Scene in Floral City – (https://www.yoursun.com/arcadia/news/cycle-scene-floral-city-citrus-county-s-quaint-visit-avenue/article_2ddd1a72-8ead-11e9-abb8-e79a1eb53f4f.html)  (Arcadian Article)