* Calling all veterans
* Miss Groveland photo collection
* Happy Birthday Boy Scouts
* New additions to our exhibits
* Live at the Green Swamp
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Museum looking for veterans' photos
 
From left: J.B. Sloan and Joycelen Carter Speer.
Courtesy of Don Sloan and Jack Speer.
The Groveland Historical Museum is seeking photos of veterans for a special display that will be unveiled on the 4th of July and for our permanent archives.
To be included, send a copy of a photo, preferably no larger than 4" x 6". (no originals; we do accept high-quality photocopies) You can >>CLICK HERE to e-mail a jpg of your photo. Or you can mail your copy to: Marie Padgett, 564 E. Magnolia St., Groveland, FL 34736.Please include the veteran's name, rank and branch of service. We also would be honored to include any uniforms or other memorabilia. Thanks! >>View our online veterans photo gallery. New photos -- or replacements -- will be added as we receive them.
SPECIAL JULY 4 MUSEUM HOURS!
9 AM - 4 PM Stop by to see new exhibits! |
New additions to our exhibits
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Being chosen as an FFA Sweetheart was one of the biggest honors you could receive at Groveland High. Pictured at left is Mary Helen Robbins (Myers), Class of 1962, receiving her sweetheart necklace. The photo and the sweetheart charm are on display at our FFA exhibit. Below is a cheerleading uniform from the late 1950s donated by Lynda Gilliard McMurphy, Class of 1960. |
Happy 100th Birthday, Boy Scouts
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Pictured above are members of Groveland's Boy Scout troop from the late 1950s. It is the oldest, continually running troop in Lake County and continues today.
Boy Scouts of America is celebrating 100 years since its founding in the U.S.A. To help celebrate, we've put together a slideshow with lots of photos from Groveland's Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops from the 1950s. After you watch it all the way through, you can add comments in a pop-up review.
>>CLICK HERE to view.
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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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Not too late!
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June 14 was Flag Day, but it's never too late to show your pride in Old Glory. Remember after Sept. 11 when people hung flags from their homes and businesses and wore flag lapel pins? If you need some inspiration, >>CLICK HERE to read this essay titled, "If a Flag Could Talk." |
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Historically Yours |
Miss Groveland
The Annual 4th of July Celebration used to signal one of the town's big events -- the crowning of Miss Groveland.
Betty Thornrose (Lord) was an early winner. In 1965, the tradition was restored and continued for several decades.
Pictured above is Walter Green with Carol Speer, the 1965 Miss Groveland.
>>CLICK HERE to see a photo gallery or slideshow of winners and contestants through the years.
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Happy Father's Day
We wish all the dads out there, a very happy Father's Day! Consider giving your father or grandfather one of the gifts below from our museum gift shop:
1. Images of America: Groveland, a pictorial history of Groveland and GHS. >>Click to order or pick up at the museum this Saturday!
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Green Swamp
Groveland is home to one of the state's most important resources: the Green Swamp. The 560,000 acre wetlands serves as an important filter in the state's aquifer and is home to more than 330 species. Historically, hunters from around the world came to fish and hunt there. Lorem Brown was a popular guide who lived in a log cabin in the Green Swamp.
>>CLICK HERE for a virtual audio-video tour.
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Giving Tree
Honors Donors  The Groveland Historical Museum honors donors with a laminated orange inscribed with their name on a wall-size tree at the museum entrance.
You can mail donations to:
Groveland Historical Society, P.O. Box 761, Groveland, FL 34736.
Suggested donations:
$30 = single
$50 = family
$100 = business
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Wanted: Volunteers
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Please 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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