Causes: Arts & Culture, Education, Historical Organizations, Historical Societies & Historic Preservation, History Museums, Libraries
Mission: Fort Lauderdale Historical Society brings the stories of our diverse community to life through educational experiences, cultural exhibits, research, and preservation for future generations.
Results: The Society operates a campus of 6 historic buildings which includes 1) History Museum Fort Lauderdale (history, anthropology, archaeology & visual art exhibits); 2) Pioneer House Museum; 3) the 1899 Replica Schoolhouse Museum. These museums are open M-F noon - 4pm, Sat & Sun 9:30am - 4pm, with docent tours of all 3 museums departing from the lobby every day at 1pm, 2pm, & 3pm. The Society operates education programs for Broward Schools both on its campus and in schools. Education modules include archaeology, engineering, Seminole culture, Hispanic Heritage, Civil War, Broward African American Pioneers, general South Florida history. More than 2,000 Broward students have participated in Society educational programs this year to date. Life-long learning opportunities, i. e. lectures, book signings, etc. , are offered weekly. The Society operates a research library of Florida history with more than 3,000 books, newspaper clipping files that date back to 1910,5,000 architectural plans, 400,000 historic photographic images, 300 oral histories, and 2,500 historic maps. Any given day (M-S 9am – 5pm) there can be researchers in the library from Broward Schools, 4 local universities, businesses, and property owners seeking historic designations.
Target demographics: Preserve, educate & entertain visitors with the stories and artifacts of S Florida's unique history
Direct beneficiaries per year: 5,000 K-12 students, 40,000 visitors to historic campus & museums, hundreds of researchers and research requests.
Geographic areas served: Greater Fort Lauderdale, FL
Programs: Museum tours, K-12 educational programs, Life-Long Learning, Historic preservation consulting services, public library and research facility
Mission: Fort Lauderdale Historical Society brings the stories of our diverse community to life through educational experiences, cultural exhibits, research, and preservation for future generations.
Results: The Society operates a campus of 6 historic buildings which includes 1) History Museum Fort Lauderdale (history, anthropology, archaeology & visual art exhibits); 2) Pioneer House Museum; 3) the 1899 Replica Schoolhouse Museum. These museums are open M-F noon - 4pm, Sat & Sun 9:30am - 4pm, with docent tours of all 3 museums departing from the lobby every day at 1pm, 2pm, & 3pm. The Society operates education programs for Broward Schools both on its campus and in schools. Education modules include archaeology, engineering, Seminole culture, Hispanic Heritage, Civil War, Broward African American Pioneers, general South Florida history. More than 2,000 Broward students have participated in Society educational programs this year to date. Life-long learning opportunities, i. e. lectures, book signings, etc. , are offered weekly. The Society operates a research library of Florida history with more than 3,000 books, newspaper clipping files that date back to 1910,5,000 architectural plans, 400,000 historic photographic images, 300 oral histories, and 2,500 historic maps. Any given day (M-S 9am – 5pm) there can be researchers in the library from Broward Schools, 4 local universities, businesses, and property owners seeking historic designations.
Target demographics: Preserve, educate & entertain visitors with the stories and artifacts of S Florida's unique history
Direct beneficiaries per year: 5,000 K-12 students, 40,000 visitors to historic campus & museums, hundreds of researchers and research requests.
Geographic areas served: Greater Fort Lauderdale, FL
Programs: Museum tours, K-12 educational programs, Life-Long Learning, Historic preservation consulting services, public library and research facility
Arts & Culture
Ft Lauderdale
