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One City, Many Stories

3 Aug 2020

Alan Bliss

From the CEO

It's never a dull moment at the Jacksonville Historical Society! What's happening with historical monuments and markers? What about renaming parks? Learn how you can be "in the know" about our work.

Global entrepreneur, changemaker joins JHS Board

3 Aug 2020

Kate Hallock

JHC News

Dennis B. Whittle joins Jacksonville Historical Society as new member of the board of directors.
JEA Building

Jacksonville Historical Society supports adaptive reuse of JEA headquarters

1 Jul 2020

Kate Hallock

JHC News

Downtown building on Jacksonville Historical Society's 2020 Most Endangered Historical Structures list in jeopardy of demolition.
Kristanna Barnes

Public education advocate joins JHS Board

1 Jul 2020

Kate Hallock

JHC News

The Jacksonville Historical Society welcomes Kristanna Broward Barnes as a new member of its Board of Directors.
The Florida Casket Company Building, also known as the Casket Factory, was built in 1920 and it located at 318 Palmetto Street, adjacent to Old St. Luke's Hospital, est. 1878.

Please Call Home: The Music That Made Southern Rock

19 Jun 2020

Kate Hallock

JHC News

The Jacksonville Historical Society and aficionados of music genres rooted in Northeast Florida, particularly Jacksonville, have taken on an ambitious and alluring project that is sure to draw bands and musicians to perform at a new venue in 2021.

JHS welcomes new board member

27 May 2020

Kate Hallock

JHC News

Fourth-generation Jacksonvillian G. David Auchter IV joins Jacksonville Historical Society's board of directors.