July 2022
N E W S L E T T E R
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Museum Kicks-off the Summer
with Video Series
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Lois Veronee Tipton, lifetime resident of New Smyrna Beach and 5th generation Floridian, wrote a column titled "Old Days - Old Ways" for the New Smyrna Beach News and Observer back in the 1990s. A short time ago Lois Tipton joined Dr. Frank Farmer for an extended conversation about growing up in New Smyrna Beach.
In case you missed episode 1 of this four-part video series, you can access it now,
Episode 2 of this lively interview is Available Now!
Watch Episode 2.
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Museum Program
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Zach Zacharias
presents
Florida Forts on the
Edge of Empire
Zach Zacharias is the senior curator of education and history with the Museum of Arts and Science in Daytona, and is a regional favorite for this lively research and presentations. We are excited for his return as he talks about his book, "Florida Forts on the Edge of Empire". The book tells the story of many of the great fortifications that are found all over the state from Pensacola to the Dry Tortugas. Florida had approximately 400 forts, this book details the roughly 13 forts you can visit as a tourist.
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Veterans’ History Project |
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In this month’s installment of the Veterans’ History Project, Army Colonel Earl Tingle joins Dr. Frank Farmer to talk about his time in service. Colonel Tingle is a New Smyrna native who had two separate Army careers. After assignments in the jungle patrols and fire bases of Vietnam, Earl was stationed in Panama as a paratrooper and highly decorated Jump Master.
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by Greg Holbrook
Executive Director, New Smyrna Museum of History
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Happy 4th of July!
The museum is looking forward to an exciting summer of welcoming visitors to our city who are interested in learning more about local history.
Our museum programming events are back on a regular rotation of the second Thursday each month at 6:30 in the evening. It is wonderful to again host in-museum programming events on a regular basis. You can find information about our upcoming July program with Zach Zacharias and August’s program with Dr. Cameisha Whittaker in this newsletter.
In September we are looking forward to an interactive program on the changing landscape of the riverfront here in New Smyrna Beach. Presented by museum member and tour guide Mark Spradley, the program will feature a host of aerial photographs from our local area.
In October we welcome Ann Browning Masters author of “Floridanos, Menorcans, Cattle-Whip Crackers: Poetry of St. Augustine”. With three great-great aunts recognized as Civil War spies and a great-great uncle known from Mayport, Florida to Cape May, New Jersey as a rum-runner during Prohibition, Ann Browning Masters has a colorful family history of stories to tell.
Our YouTube channel will also be a great place to catch summer programming as we continue to release the remaining 2 episodes of the Lois Tipton interview throughout the summer months. We are forever grateful to Brion Reilly as well as Dr. Frank Farmer and Kelly Faulkenham who have all invested huge amounts of their personal time to make these special topic programs and our Veterans’ History project available to us all.
Coming up this October we are looking forward to the return of Night At The Museum! Preparations have already begun to make this year’s event more enjoyable than ever.
Have a great 4th of July weekend, we hope to see you soon, at The New Smyrna Museum of History.
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“Hidden History of Civil War Florida”
by Robert Redd
At the outset of the Civil War, Florida's entire population was only a bit larger than that of present-day Gainesville. Still the state played an outsized role in the conflict. Floridians fought for the Union and Confederate armies. Sunshine State farmers provided beef and other foodstuffs for the Confederacy, rations that proved increasingly consequential as the years wore on. The Battles of Olustee and Natural Bridge, where boys from the West Florida Seminary entered the fray helped keep Tallahassee as the only Confederate-held capital east of the Mississippi River. Even the conspirators involved in Lincoln's assassination wove a trail that led to Florida. Join author Robert Redd on a tour of the lesser-known aspects of Florida in the Civil War.
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Stop by the Museum Store to pick up your copy today or Click Here to order from the Museum Store Online.
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More local titles by author Robert Redd
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"Historic Sights and Landmarks
of New Smyrna Beach"
by Robert Redd
New Smyrna Beach is the third-oldest city in Florida behind only St. Augustine and Pensacola. Originally settled by Dr. Andrew Turnbull in 1768, the city accumulated significant, intriguing, and stunning monuments to its past. An unusual-looking memorial to world war heroes, a cross, battle helmet and eagle sits at Riverside Park. One of the oddest sites is a single-stone cemetery with a vault dedicated to the memory of Charles Dummett. Because of the insects that inhabit Ponce Inlet, a well-known landmark was originally named Mosquito Inlet Lighthouse. Local author and historian Robert Redd guides readers through the iconic historical landmarks of "Florida's Secret Pearl."
Get Your Copy Today
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“Postcard History Series,
New Smyrna Beach”
by Robert Redd
In 1768 Scottish physician Andrew Turnbull arrived in Florida with more than 1,400 indentured servants. He and his partners dreamed of establishing a plantation settlement that would make them wealthy. Despite some successes, New Smyrna was not the financial windfall they had hoped for, and after only nine years, the settlement failed. Disgruntled workers appealed to East Florida governor Patrick Tonyn, who granted them their freedom. Many of the now free settlers took residence in St. Augustine. In the succeeding years, New Smyrna has seen Civil War skirmishes, the addition of "Beach" to its name, a merger with Coronado Beach, the rise and fall of the rail industry, and a marked increase in local and out-of-state tourism. The "World's Safest Bathing Beach" is no longer a local secret.
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“Racing In Daytona Beach,
Sunshine, Sand & Speed”
by Robert Redd
From the earliest days of the automobile, drivers who craved speed found it at Daytona Beach. Long before the speedway was even a glimmer in Bill France Sr.'s eye, racers in Daytona Beach were careening along at the fastest possible clip. Cars were still a novelty in 1903 when Daytona Beach drivers were pushing for land speed records on a track near today's Granada Ave. beach entrance. A reputation was born here early, drawing racing pioneers like Sara Christian, who famously raced her husband on the combination dirt and paved track in 1949. From the brave forerunners who tore up the hardpacked sand to the modern vehicles blasting away at nearly two hundred miles per hour on Daytona Beach International Speedway, Robert Redd explores the driving tradition that has made Daytona Beach a racing mecca.
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Museum Program Coming Up In August
Thursday, August 11, 2022, at 6:30 pm
Dr. Camesha Whittaker
Presents
Eleanor Roosevelt & Mary McLeod Bethune,
An Unusual Friendship
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Dr. Camesha Whittaker of Bethune-Cookman University joins us to talk about her book, “Eleanor Roosevelt & Mary McLeod Bethune, An Unusual Friendship”. Don’t miss this fascinating program that explores the impactful friendship of two of the most influential American women of the 20th Century. Discover how these two women used their position, friendship, and personal networks to create a model of civility and transformative leadership. |
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Your Membership and Support Matters!
New Members:
Patricia Prioleau
John & Robin Scheuer
Jim & Trish Kennedy
In Memoriam:
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The Southeast Volusia Historical Society was recently awarded the Guidestar Silver Seal of transparency to acknowledge the level of dedication that we provide to donors, organizations and government entities who consider donating to our organization. |
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Make your donation today via mail to:
Southeast Volusia Historical Society Inc.
P.O. Box 968
New Smyrna Beach FL 32170-0968
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Museum Hours
Tuesday - Saturday
10 AM - 4 PM
Adults 18+ $8
Young Adults 11-17 $5
10 & Under Free
Members Free
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The New Smyrna Museum of History
120 Sams Ave., New Smyrna Beach Fl. 32168
Phone: 386.478.0052
nsmofhistory@gmail.com
PO Box 968, NSB, Fl. 32170-0968
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