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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.

DAR Jacksonville honored for 125th anniversary

29 Apr 2020

Kate Hallock

JHC News

Congratulations to Daughters of the American Revolution's "Mother Chapter of the State of Florida"!

May I see some ID? History of the American Passport photo

27 Apr 2020

Mitch Hemann

From the Archive

The history of the American passport photo is a lot more interesting than you might expect. See what a dig through the archives revealed about Jacksonville passports.