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* Farewell Davis Elementary
* New Woodcarving Exhibit!
* Artist creates Giving Tree
* Take Our Black History Quiz
* Don't Miss Reunion Discount Rates |
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DAVIS ELEMENTARY BULLDOZED
TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW CAMPUS
The former Davis Elementary campus, looking west.
In February, bulldozers cleared all but the main office section of the former Davis Elementary School. Hundreds of lifelong friendships started in the classrooms and breezeways of the school named after A.M. Davis, a former school board chairman and mayor.
The school gave many students their first band and choral lessons. The library created a love for books. Remember the blue-covered biographies? Recess? Sharing a tube of 6-12 to keep away the gnats?
The school may be gone, but the memories will last forever.
  FIFTH GRADERS AT DAVIS ELEMENTARY, FEB. 1961
LEFT PHOTO: From left are Jack Speer, Terrell Newman, Tommy Leathers, Mike Lord and David Hoskinson (kneeling).
RIGHT PHOTO: From left are Elaine Hyatt, Kathleen Thacker, Relda Hunt, Doris Woolum and Christine Metz (kneeling). (Courtesy of Ellen Langenbach Thompson) |
| New Exhibit - Clayton Weir Woodcarvings |
Former Groveland Mayor and prominent attorney Clayton Weir loved to carve wood as a way to relax in the evenings while his family watched television. Now his family is sharing some of Weir's extraordinary carvings at the Groveland Historical Museum.
Weir worked at the Arnold sawmill before becoming a lawyer. In the early 1940s, he served as mayor.
His granddaughters, Carol Willard Clark and Kristie Willard Ponsell, say they have fond memories of watching their grandfather trace designs onto the wood and then carefully carve the features with a knife or Exacto blade.
Weir is pictured in the above photo between former Governor Farris Bryant (left) and Governor Claude Kirk.
The Groveland Historical Museum is open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday and by special arrangements.
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SOUPER BOWL SATURDAY SLIDESHOW
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More than 100 people attended the tribute to Julian Rowe.
Click here to see our slideshow of the event.
Also, photographer Bonnie Gearhart made a collage from the event. Click here to view the collage or to order a copy. |
Images of America: Groveland
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 Images of America: Groveland is a 128-page pictorial history of Groveland, Florida, published by Arcadia Publishing. The book includes rare photos from 40 sources, including the state archives and many families' personal photo collections unavailable for public view anywhere else. The book represents months of intensive research.
Images of America: Groveland will be available in late June to early July. Look for more details soon on how you can get an advance copy. Proceeds will help benefit the Groveland Historical Society and Museum. |
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GHS Alumni Web site
If you wish to view the GHS Web site, and haven't joined already, contact Deborah Whitmore Hicks at WSAdmin@myfamily.com, and she will help you register.
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Hang Out With Old Friends
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... WHILE YOU MAKE SOME NEW ONES!
Help us staff the museum for two hours on a Saturday of your choice. It's fun and educational.
To find out more, call Marie Padgett at 352-429-4318.
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Historically Yours |
Make your reservation for the 2009 GHS Annual Alumni Reunion today!
This year's reunion is shaping up to be a memorable one you won't want to miss.
- We'll be meeting in the old GHS auditorium for the first time in years.
- It's your last chance to see the old high school building before it's destroyed this summer.
- Special morning events planned to honor our veterans.
- AND MUCH MORE!
Deadline for discounted hotel rates: MARCH 7.
Deadline for discounted event rates: MARCH 14. Click here for reunion information.
Click here to download the registration forms. ***************
Giving Tree to Honor Donors
The Groveland Historical Museum couldn't exist without our wonderful donors. We've been planning for more than a year for a special way to acknowledge these generous folks. Groveland artist Jason Brown, son of Wanda Toth Brown and Tommy Brown, recently completed painting an orange tree at the entrance to the museum. Laminated oranges with each donors' names -- or the names of loved ones, businesses or other organizations being honored -- will be attached to the tree in the coming weeks.THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE DONATED.You can donate online at the museum's Web site or you can mail donations to: Groveland Historical Society, P.O. Box 761, Groveland, FL 34736.
Suggested donations:
$25 = single
$50 = family
$100 = business
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FEBRUARY was Black History Month. Click here to test your knowledge.
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MARCH is Women's History Month.
- Groveland's first woman city council member: Cherry Rowe.
- Groveland's first woman mayor: Doris Thompson Davis.
- The Groveland Woman's Club, which started in the early 1920s, created the city's first public library.
- The 1940 GHS Girls Basketball Team were state champs and tied for Southeast champs.
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