November 2010

Walter Jones Historical Park, with its 1875 farmhouse, 1876 barn and sawmill, and historical museum, recalls a 19th-century homestead and offers a view of the change that has occurred in the region in less than a century and a half.*

His tenure at the site, stretching from 1916 to 1925, is today remembered in the museum's various exhibits, while the splendor he bestowed upon the estate persists in its magnificent Gilded Age architecture. Recently, Vizcaya has hosted Pope John Paul II, Queen Elizabeth II of England, and the Summit of the Americas.

At the Museum, visitors will not only find a collection of intriguing exhibitions that chronicle San Diego’s diverse history, but also an extensive Research Library. This is home to over 45 million pieces of paper and 2.5 million images that document the people, places and events of San Diego’s past. (from website)

Veterans Memorial Park/Wall South, a park to honor Veterans of all of America's wars. In exchange for the five-and-one-half acre site overlooking Pensacola Bay, Vietnam Veterans of Northwest Florida (VVNF) signed an agreement with the city of Pensacola making the Wall South Foundation--the fund raising arm of VVNF -- fully responsible for upkeep and maintenance of Veterans Memorial Park which includes a World War I Memorial (relocated to the park from downtown Pensacola), a World War II Memorial, a Monument dedicated the World War II Submarine Lifesaving League, a Vietnam-era HU-1M Huey helicopter, a children of Vietnam Veterans memorial and all future memorials which may be added to the park. With more than 750,000 people, including Vice Presidents Dan Quayle and Al Gore, having visited Wall South since its dedication, Veterans Memorial Park/Wall South has become a beautiful, yet somber, tourist attraction for the Florida Panhandle. and while the park is technically city property, its maintenance and upkeep are the responsibility of the Wall South Foundation and Vietnam Veterans of Northwest Florida.

In addition to its many historical exhibits, the Museum uses unique and extraordinarily extensive dioramas to depict Calistoga during its period as the elegant 1860s Hot Springs resort developed by pioneer, promoter, publisher, entrepreneur, and California's first millionaire, Sam Brannan. Special exhibits which change quarterly reflect the varied interests of the people of the Valley, and have ranged from antique silverware; to model ships; to historical musical instruments.

This expansive and verdant state park features an opulent plantation including Civil War-era Confederate cannon installations.

Torreya State Park is the current site of the Gregory House, a fully furnished plantation dating from 1849. The park also saw the movement of Andrew Jackson's armies during the First Seminole War in 1818 and the installation of six Confederate cannon during the Civil War. The remains of the gun installations are still visible.

This historical society houses an abundant collection of research resources.

Tarpon Springs, Florida has an interesting and culturally rich past that helps to draw visitors each year. The members and volunteers of The Historical Society understand the significance of this history and are working to preserve its treasures for future generations. The society's collection includes: pre-history; postcards; art; vintage clothing; railroadiana; photographs; documents; deeds; and ledgers.

A testament to the extravagant tastes that informed Gilded Age architectural style, the 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel was originally intended to serve as a railroad resort for the rich. Today the Henry B. Plant Museum, named for the railroad magnate who spearheaded its construction, offers a critical look into Florida's turn-of-the-century legacy through artifacts and educational exhibits.

The Henry B. Plant Museum interprets the turn-of-the-century Tampa Bay Hotel and the lifestyles of America's Gilded Age. Critical to the success of this mission is the restoration and preservation of this National Historic Landmark, an opulent 1891 railroad resort, and the artifacts significant to its history and the life and work of Henry Bradley Plant. Through educational exhibits and events, the museum transports visitors of all ages and backgrounds to the late Victorian period, the beginnings of Florida's tourist industry, and the early years of the city of Tampa. This quintessential Victorian palace features unique Moorish revival architecture, opulent European furniture and art treasures of the original railroad resort. The past will delight you at the Henry B. Plant Museum.

December 2008 will not only bring a comfortably cool climate to central west Florida; it will also see the opening of the Tampa Bay History Center. The Center's many exhibits will cover the past 12,500 years of human societies in the area, from the Native Americans who flourished for thousands of years to the Europeans who landed and created their own New World civilization some 500 years ago.

The ship has functioned as both a military and civilian vessel and its service record includes WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.

Of the 747 ships launched at Richmond during the War, only this vessel remains to tell the story of that incredible time, never to come again, when men and women from all over this country worked side by side to create the greatest ship-building enterprise the world has ever seen. In the process, Richmond, and the world, changed forever. It is the mission of this museum to show what happened in the four Kaiser shipyards during those four short war years. It is also its mission to show the history of the ships that were built here, particularly of the Red Oak herself, her service and her resurrection.