The fall lineup for the Speaker Series program features authors who will share interesting aspects of Jacksonville’s history. Join us at one or more of the programs!

The fall lineup for the Speaker Series program features authors who will share interesting aspects of Jacksonville’s history. Join us at one or more of the programs!
Every citizen of Jacksonville has the opportunity to contribute to a lasting marker commemorating Jacksonville’s Bicentennial. Don’t be left out!
Incorporated in 1869, the neighborhood known as LaVilla was annexed by the City of Jacksonville in 1887 and thrived into the early decades of the 20th century as the setting of Jacksonville’s richest multi-cultural, multi-ethnic life.
Women’s fashion in the early 1900s were often an expression of her place in society. Museum House Docent Nancy Gandy shares a look at clothing that could have been worn by the Merrill family women.
Local author/historian Wayne Wood and photographer Mark Krancer (right) flank Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd at the Florida Preservation Awards. Just one piece of News & Notes…
The Florida Theatre has remained one of Jacksonville’s major music venues for almost 100 years. Want to know more about Jacksonville’s music history?
Office: Old St. Luke’s Hospital
314 Palmetto Street, Jacksonville 32202
Parking lot entrance from Monroe Street, behind the Maxwell House Coffee Plant
(904) 665-0064
info@jaxhistory.org
Staff
Alan J. Bliss, Ph.D. - Chief Executive Officer
Kate A. Hallock - Chief of Staff / Communications Director
Twyla Rosenwinkel - Office Administrator
Emily Cottrell - Interim Archivist
Sherrard Ceglia - Archives Assistant
Heather Sims Stine - Events Coordinator
Nancy Gandy - Merrill House Museum Coordinator
Justin P. Case - Oral Histories Coordinator
Hayden Heller - Oral Histories Interviewer
Bicentennial Bell Chairperson: Aaron Gibson-Evans