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* How to research your roots
* A Tribute for Women in Citrus
* Groveland book chosen for ONE BOOK -- ONE COMMUNITY summer reading program! Join us!
* New collections! New multimedia! |
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WOMEN IN CITRUS -- TO BE HONORED
AT JUNE 13 RECEPTION 
The 1954 photo on the orange crate shows more than 100 women who worked at the B and W Canning Co. >>CLICK HERE.if you can help us identify them.
The Groveland Historical Society is hosting a reception to honor WOMEN IN CITRUS. We're issuing an open invitation to any woman who worked in the citrus industry, including those who picked oranges, worked in the processing plants or served as administrators and owners.
The reception will be held on Saturday, JUNE 13, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the museum. The reception will include refreshments and a small thank you gift for the women. We encourage family members to represent any woman, living or deceased, who is unable to attend. The event is free and open to the public. To find out more details or RSVP for the event, >> CLICK HERE.
In conjunction with the event, the museum is trying to identify the 100 plus B and W workers in this 1954 photo. If you knew someone who worked at the company then >> CLICK HERE to see an enlarged copy of the photo with a form for identification. THANKS!! |
ONE BOOK -- ONE COMMUNITY
Images of America: Groveland
The Marion Baysinger Memorial Library has chosen this pictorial history book for a communitywide read this summer.
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 Images of America: Groveland is a 128-page pictorial history of Groveland, Florida, published by Arcadia Publishing. This first ever historical book of the city includes rare photos from 40 sources, including the state archives and many families' personal collections unavailable for public view anywhere else. The book represents months of intensive research.
Images of America: Groveland will be available to purchase the week of June 22. Our communitywide reading program, which examines a chapter a week, will begin the week of July 6.
Sign up to receive e-mail alerts with more details. CLICK HERE.
Prooceeds will help benefit the Groveland Historical Society and Museum. |
| Scenes from March & April programs |
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More than 100 GHS Alumni attended this year's reunion, where the Class of 1959 was honored. You can get a CD or DVD with photos from the event. The CD (left) can be converted into prints. The DVD is a slide show of the photos that display like a movie with the music "Lost in the '50s" and "Unforgettable." Both contain 120 photos. The cost is $10 if picked up at the museum; $12 if mailed.
The Black Seminole history presentation by John and Matthew Griffin drew rave comments from the crowd that came from around the county. Vice Mayor John Griffin and his grandnephew Matthew shared history and several tables of artifacts. Matthew, a senior at South Lake High and the 2008 Lake County Historical Student of the Year, plans to major in agribusiness and anthropology in college.
Thanks to photographer Bonnie Gearhart, John Griffin and Matthew Griffin. |
American Legion Donates Flag
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Five veterans from the Groveland-Mascotte American Legion Post 239 donated a new flag to the museum. The veterans' service included WWII and the Korean War. Among the veterans was a tank commander who fought at the Battle of the Bulge and served under Gen. George Patton.
Post 239 is inviting the public to old-fashioned family games on May 17, Armed Forces Day at the legion hall located at 307 American Legion Road between Groveland and Mascotte. |
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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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Historically Yours |
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Free genealogy workshop & roundtable --
May 30
Carol Murray Tomlinson and Peggy Parrish Sloan, will answer your questions about how to get started researching your family tree.
Learn where to find the records that will help you discover your unique history. The event will be held on Saturday, May 30, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the museum.
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NEW ADDITIONS TO OUR COLLECTIONS 
A Gregg shorthand book from GHS was donated by Lauralee Payne Wyatt.
A 1913 postcard sent by Allen Anderson from Groveland was donaeted by Doris Bloodsworth.
A photo of J.B. Sloan as a boy was donated by his son, Donald Sloan.
Wendell Bridges donated a framed collection of his high school and college athletic achievements.
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Groveland History Now on DVD
BIG, BIG, SUPER BIG THANKS to Kemp Smith!
Kemp, who was married to GHS alumni Marilyn Gammon Smith to whom the museum is dedicated, recently donated a flat screen TV, computer and scanner to help create a multimedia experience for our visitors.
The collection includes oral histories, athletic events from the 1960s through 1980s and a compilation of decades filmed at the Edge Memorial United Methodist Church.
Giving Tree to Honor Donors
The Groveland Historical Museum honors donors with a laminated orange inscribed with their name on this wall-size tree at the museum entrance.
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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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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