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Tues-Fri: 10am - 4pm ; Sat: 10am - 2pm ; From July 22 to Aug. 30, the accessibility entrance will be closed for building maintenance.
The Winter Park History Museum seeks to research and preserve the abundant, history of Winter Park and its surrounding area, and tell our town's story through free educational exhibits, lecture series and outreach programs.
“Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere who bravely bears his country’s cause.”
-Abraham Lincoln
🇺🇸Happy Veterans Day and Thank You to the brave men and women who have served this country.🇺🇸
🇺🇸Today we met with @benmackjackson founder of @ww2vhp. Ben and his organization will be at the City of Winter Park’s Veterans Day celebration this Friday at 10 am. 🇺🇸He’ll be sharing the incredible stories he’s captured from WWII veterans with a traveling museum display. We are proud to support the work of the WWII Veterans History Project and the passion Ben brings to these legacies. We’ll see you all at the Ruby Ball Amphitheater in Hannibal Square!! #wpinspires #historicwinterpark
Thanks to the Board of Orange County Commissioners and the Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs for their financial support of arts and culture in our community. It was our first year applying for this grant, and we are honored to have been awarded our funding. We look forward to contributing to the vibrant arts culture of our county. #wphistory #wpinspires #wphistorymuseum
🎃🕸️👻Witching you a Happy Halloween!!👻🕸️🎃
Bring the kids to the WPHM to try out our new scavenger hunt! Look around and find these hidden pictures all over our exhibit to win a free postcard. Stop by Tuesday-Friday 10 am-4pm and Saturdays 10am-2pm!
We recently received this beautiful postcard in the mail from Plainfield, Wisconsin! The image on the front is a chambered nautilus shell which was on display at the Beal-Maltbie Shell Museum at Rollins College. The Shell Museum was created to house Dr. James Hartley Beal’s extensive shell collection and was financed by Beal’s close friend Birdsey Lucius Maltbie. The museum opened in 1941 and remained a popular Winter Park attraction until 1988 when the collection was donated to the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville.
This donation fits perfectly with our current exhibit “Hello Sunshine: Selling Florida Through the Art of Postcards” because it highlights another important tourist attraction here in central Florida! If you have any postcards or other memorabilia associated with central Florida tourist attractions, or if you’re interested in learning more about Florida tourism, please come see us at the museum Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm and Saturday 10am-2pm! We look forward to seeing you soon!
☀️What a great presentation and another successful Arts and Culture collaboration!!! ☀️Thanks to @meadgarden and Rick Kilby for a great speaker event on selling Florida sunshine and the history of Florida tourism. 🦩We can’t wait for the next one! #wphistory #wpinspires #historicwinterpark
🌀In preparation for hurricane Milton, we will be closed Tuesday October 8th- Thursday October 10th and plan on reopening under normal hours Friday. Stay in the loop and be prepared! Stay safe everyone! #hurricanemilton #wphistorymuseum #wpinspires
We are loving the new edition of @winterpark_magazine!! 😍😍 Stop by the museum to see Hello Sunshine today!! #wpinspires #wphistorymuseum #historyliveshere
The WPHM will be closed tomorrow in anticipation of Hurricane Helene. Stay Safe everyone!
Last night we had a great time with @casafelizmuseum and authors Dr Claire Strom, Rachel Walton, and Reagan Cooney to launch their book, A Campus History Series:Rollins College! The pictorial book covers the student experience during the early years of Rollins including photographs from the Rollins Archives! Stop by the WPHM to pick up your copy today! #wpinspires #wphistory #wphistorymuseum
Last night we hosted Howard Kurtz for our first Behind the Seams presentation! 🪡We brought out articles of clothing and accessories from the WPHM archives dating from the 1880 to the 1940’s. Howard discussed the styles and transitions of fashion through the decades as well as tips for dating pieces you might have in your own closet! Become a WPHM member today to learn more about upcoming members only events and presentations like these!! 🧵#wphistorymuseum #wpinspires #historyliveshere #wphistory
Today we had the pleasure of seeing Sanford FD’s 1916 Hallock Chemical Engine, it’s a sister vehicle to the @winterparkfd first motorized fire truck. Winter Park’s truck was in use until 1929 when they purchased a new engine. So neat to see 1 of 5 remaining 1916 trucks in the state. #historyliveshere #wphistorymuseum #wpinspires #historicwinterpark #wpfd
☀️Did you know some of the postcards on display at the WPHM are over 100 years old? ☀️ This one of the Pansy Cottage is postmarked 1909. The cottage belonged to writter of the Pansy magazine Isabella Alden and stood on the corner of Interlachen and Lyman Aves. 🦚 Stop by Hello Sunshine today to see Pansy and the postcards of other historic Winter Park homes. Tuesday-Friday 10-4 and Saturday 10-2. 🦚 #wphistorymuseum #historicwinterpark #historyliveshere #postcardplaces
☀️Bobbing into another wonderful weekend in Winter Park! 🦩Stop by Hello Sunshine to see Winter Park and Florida through beautiful historic postcards! Open Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm and Saturday 10 am-2pm #wphistorymuseum #postcardplaces #bobblehead
