Events
VIRTUAL History Happy Hour @ Home
Thursday, September 10, 2020 5 PM
Join us from the comfort and safety of your own home. You just need a computer or mobile device. Have a drink, wear a fun hat, and we’ll play some fun games, history trivia, and catch up with our friends!
VIRTUAL Florida Speaker Series: Habana Deco: Art & Architecture of Cuba by Sharon Koskoff
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 6 PM
Take a visual journey with artist and author, Sharon Koskoff. Learn about the history and culture of our Southern neighbor and the politics of its future.
VIRTUAL Museum Book Club - Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 12 PM
Dedicated to non-fiction, you’ll discover the truth can be much stranger than fiction. Join us every month to discuss new book! Read the book and come ready to discuss the best non-fiction books. Free to the public. Books are available to check out free of charge at the Museum while supplies last.
History Walking Tour
Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 10 AM
Join the museum staff for a 60-minute walking tour of downtown Lake Wales, which highlights historic architecture. Free to the public. Bring water and sunscreen, and wear outdoor-appropriate attire. Tour begins at the Lake Wales US Post Office located at 6 West Park Avenue in Lake Wales.
VIRTUAL Florida Speaker Series: Mary McLeod Bethune in the Sunshine State by Ashley Preston
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 6 PM
At the turn of the 20th century, Mary McLeod Bethune arrived in Daytona Beach with $1.50, looking to start a school. She overcame institutionalized racism, Ku Klux Klan threats and the ills of segregation to establish what is now Bethune-Cookman University, changing the course of Florida history with relentless faith and dedication to equality.
VIRTUAL Museum Book Club - The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 12 PM
Dedicated to non-fiction, you’ll discover the truth can be much stranger than fiction. Join us every month to discuss new book! Read the book and come ready to discuss the best non-fiction books. Free to the public. Books are available to check out free of charge at the Museum while supplies last.
VIRTUAL Florida Speaker Series - Florida Cattle Ranching: Five Centuries of Tradition by Bob Stone
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 6 PM
Exploring and celebrating the history of culture of the nation’s oldest cattle ranching state. Few realize that cattle first came to the US through Florida, introduced by Juan Ponce de Leon in 1521. See and hear all the aspects of Florida cattle ranching traditions, including Cracker cow-whips and unique ranch gate designs, swamp cabbage and other foodways, cowboy church and Cracker cowboy funerals, Seminole ranching past and present, occupational skills such as roping and branding, the vibrant rodeo culture, side-splitting cowboy poetry, feisty cow-dogs, and much more.
VIRTUAL Museum Book Club - Paradise Screwed: Selected Columns by Carl Hiaasen
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 12 PM
Dedicated to non-fiction, you’ll discover the truth can be much stranger than fiction. Join us every month to discuss new book! Read the book and come ready to discuss the best non-fiction books. Free to the public. Books are available to check out free of charge at the Museum while supplies last.
History Walking Tour
Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 10 AM
Join the museum staff for a 60-minute walking tour of downtown Lake Wales, which highlights historic architecture. Free to the public. Bring water and sunscreen, and wear outdoor-appropriate attire. Tour begins at the Lake Wales US Post Office located at 6 West Park Avenue in Lake Wales.