Boy, did the summer fly by. It's already October and all you see at the grocery stores and restaurants is pumpkin this and pumpkin that. Pretty soon we'll be seeing our northern visitors return and some familiar faces return to the front desk at the museum.
We're putting the final touches on Night at the Museum. It's going to be a great event. If you haven't purchased your tickets you can still get them at the door for the same $30 price. Our volunteers have put in considerable effort to make this a fun evening for everybody. I want to single out a few of them: Kay Matheny, along with help from Drew Mays, has created the layout for the event. She has really worked to maximize space and efficiency. Kay has also handled the responsibility for ticket sales and reconciliation. Mary Shear and Sheila Holbrook will be handling the decorating this year. From what I have already seen the museum will look great. Lynn Mays was instrumental in getting Lost Lagoon to submit their food proposal. Their menu looks delicious and I know you will enjoy their offerings. Mark Rakowski gathered all the appropriate permits and licenses and made arrangements for picnic tables and other needed items. Larry Skates and Jim McGee will be picking up the round tables that we use in the museum. Elaine and Dale at Shark Bite Marketing along with Victoria at Cut Above Designs have put together our online and email marketing and have done a great job. There are many others who have contributed their time, energy, and knowledge to bring this event to life. It's not a one man operation by a long shot.
I have been overwhelmed by the support we have received from local businesses and those who may never see our museum. SoNapa Grille has been a long-time supporter and New Smyrna Beach Brewing Company is stepping up for the second year in a row. Hottie Coffee supports us throughout the year and made no exception for this event. Our auction donors have come through with some tremendous items I know you will be interested in bidding on.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everybody for supporting this great museum. We couldn't do it without you!
See You at the Museum!
Robert Redd, Executive Director
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Museum hours:
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Tuesday ~ Saturday
Admission by donation.
120 Sams Avenue
New Smyrna Beach
386-478-0052
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| "Postcard Images of America" Help Requested |
You've seen their books in almost every bookstore, museum, and gift shop across the country. Now
Arcadia Publishing
and museum Executive Director Robert Redd are working together on a postcard history of New Smyrna Beach.
Scheduled for a 2016 release, this book will showcase the history of our city through the use of historic postcards. Text captions will accompany each entry.
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Sestercentennial Celebration 2018
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| I know it's hard to believe but New Smyrna Beach will be celebrating its 250th birthday in 2018! That's right in 1768 the Smyrnea Settlement became active with over 1,250 Minorcans, Greeks, and others. Despite the difficulties they encountered and the ultimate failure of the settlement New Smyrna Beach is today a thriving and prosperous city. In 2018 the New Smyrna Museum of History is going to help produce an event to commemorate our long history here. While we have a committee chair and have had a couple of brainstorming sessions it's time to really start the planning. Would you like to be a part of this committee and help bring one of the biggest events ever to New Smyrna Beach? Whether you are a leader, a follower or a bit of both we need you and your ideas. If you would like to be a part please contact Robert at the museum. He will gather and pass along your contact information so that you can be kept up to date on future planning meetings. Let's make our Sestercentennial an event that is talked about for years to come! |
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Join us for this year's Night at the Museum! This event was a huge succe
ss last year and this year promises to be even bigger and better. The theme for this year is going to be
"Brews and the Blues"
. There will be plenty of great food, drinks, live entertainment and a live auction.
Make your plans to be at the museum on Friday night, October 2 from
6-9 pm. Tickets are available at the museum and will cost $30.
Event Sponsors
Auction Donors
Food and Drink Providers
Entertainment
Cyndi Fraser
If you are interested in helping with planning and preparing for Night at the Museum, if you would like to be a corporate sponsor, or are interested in donating to our auction please contact Robert at the museum for further details. He can be reached at 386-478-0052.
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Monday, October 5th
11am - 10pm
FUNDRAISER at BJ's Brewhouse |
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Enjoy delicious food in a fun atmosphere with your family and friends while earning funds in support of the museum. With each flyer presented during this fundraising event BJ's will donate 15% of the food and soft beverage sales to the New Smyrna Museum of History. These flyers must be printed and presented to the server when ordering. CLICK HERE TO PRINT YOUR FLYER |
| History Book Club Wednesday, October 7, 1pm |
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Join local historian Louise B. Caccamise as she
discusses her book
Memory Lane: A History of the Street Names of Deland. Anybody who has ever lived or visited Deland surely has a questions that will be answered in this presentation.
Refreshments provided by Hottie Coffee. |
| Community Museum Meeting Thursday, October 15, 6:30pm |
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Florida in World War II: Floating Fortress will be the subject of a presentation by Dr. Nick Wynne. Dr. Wynne is the author  of nearly twenty books. He is a past Executive Director of the Florida Historical Society. Copies of several of his books will be available for purchase and signing. |
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Captain Charles H. Coe History
Thursday, Nov. 5 ~
1:30pm
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Andrew Morris Foster, the great grandson of Captain Charles H. Coe, will be giving a presentation on the life of this newspaper man, author, genealogist, researcher, naturalist, explorer, amateur archaeologist & activist. Coe was the author of Red Patriots: Story of the Seminoles. Coe also authored the pamphlet Debunking the Spanish Mission, where he directly, and successfully, took on the story that the sugar mill in New Smyrna Beach was a mission. Mr. Foster is the custodian of a large archive of Coe family artifacts and letters. He will be bringing some of these treasures for us to see! Coe's father William Henry Coe is buried in Edgewater-New Smyrna Cemetery. Mr. Foster has recently had a headstone installed for the elder Coe. Andrew has also generously donated copies of many items that are now included in the Sheldon Research Library.
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History Book Club
Thursday, November 12, 2015 ~
1pm
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Dr. Ashley N. Robertson, Curator and Museum Director for the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation/National Historic Landmark at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach and Assistant Professor of History at BCU, will be on hand to discuss her new book Mary McLeod Bethune in Florida:
Bringing Social Justice to the Sunshine State. Dr. Robertson received her Ph.D. from
 Howard University. Ms. Bethune left a large imprint on our area and this promises to be a fun and interesting presentation. You don't want to miss it. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Sponsored by our friends at The History Press and Hottie Coffee.
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| Community Museum Meeting Thursday, November 19, 6:30pm |
 Popular local speaker James "Zach" Zacharias will be entertaining us with a presentation on Lost Roadside Attractions. Have you ever heard of Bongoland? Well, it's now the Sugar Mill Gardens in Port Orange. Places like this and many others will be discussed. Zach is the Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach. |
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Dana Greatrex
Jill Osterhout
Barbara Heffernan
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