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The Next Jacksonville Historical Society
Program
Jacksonville's Grandest Spectacle:
The 1888
Sub-Tropical Exposition
with author and historian
Dr. Wayne Wood
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
at
Old St. Andrews
317
A. Philip Randolph Blvd.
7:00
p.m. reception - 7:30 p.m. program
Click here for more information
The Jacksonville Historical Society presents
Oral Histories of World War
II
Sponsored
by the West Jacksonville Rotary Club
The Jacksonville Historical Society
Wins 2009 Service Award
The
Preservation Commission recently honored the
Jacksonville Historical Society for 80 years of collecting, preserving
and sharing Jacksonville's history. In the photo (from left),
Richard Moore (commission member), Lisa Sheppard (senior historic
preservation planner with Jacksonville's Planning and Development
Department), Jerry Spinks (JHS president), Harry Reagan (former JHS
president), Sarah Van Cleve (former JHS president) and Michael Weiss
(chairman of the Preservation Commission).
 The Perfect
Gift!
The
Jacksonville Family Album:
150 Years
of the Art of Photography
This
award-winning book is perhaps the most
beautiful book
ever written about Jacksonville. Order yours now from the Jacksonville
Historical Society.
Click here for
details.
The JacksonvilleStory
website is back! After nearly a year's
absence, one of Jacksonville's most popular historical websites is
available once again!
Click here to enter.
Click
on the photo
above to go to our PHOTO LINKS page. Connect to dozens
of
other historical websites and thousands of old
Jacksonville photos!!
When Does Modern Architecture
Become Historic?
Mid-Century
Modern Architecture
Just as Victorian architecture in the U.S.
was widely obliterated 50
years ago, outstanding architecture
of the 1950s through early 1970s has become increasingly imperiled by
redevelopment and an appetite for newer – but not necessarily better –
buildings. Northeast Florida is home to exemplary works of modern
architecture
from the post-war era (sometimes referred to as “Mid-Century Modern” .)
Click here to
learn more.
Click here to see the MAP
of Mid-Century Modern buildings in the
Jacksonville area.
MYSTERY
PHOTO OF THE MONTH:
Do you recognize this Jacksonville scene? Study
the clues, and
then click
on the photo
for
the answer.
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JHS to Purchase Old St. Luke's Hospital
 The
best way to celebrate our Society’s 80th anniversary is prepare for the
next 80 years. Your Jacksonville Historical Society is doing just
that
– the Society is buying the Old St.
Luke’s Hospital property at Palmetto and Duval Streets to create
a center for the preservation and study of local history.
Click here to read more about this exciting
project.
New! JHS TV - The Jacksonville
History Show
Click on a title
below to watch previous programs:
Player for the
Jacksonville Historical Society TV show.
The Current Jacksonville
History
Show
Tune in for an
in-depth interview with George Winterling, legendary meteorologist
at WJXT TV-4. Jacksonville TV viewers have watched George
forecast the weather for 47 years.
The show can be seen
at 8:00 p.m. Jan. 13 on Comcast Channel 29 and at various unschedule
times throughout the month.
Later, it will be
posted on this website.
Be sure to tune in! Click here for more details.
Historic
Books Online!
Click
on this to vist the  Jacksonville Historical
Society's
Online
Bookstore!
Shop
online now for that perfect gift for the
person who loves history!
 Read
the Jacksonville Historical Society's Quarterly Newsletter online --
Just click
on the image at right.
(Adobe Reader required)
 National
Magazine highlights the Riverside Avondale Historic District
AirTran's
GO Magazine
features an article on "The Jewel of Jacksonville"
Click photo at left to read the article
Jacksonville
Historic Preservation Consortium
click here to
learn more about the Consortium
The next Preservation
Consortium meeting
is Sep. 9, 2009 (11:00 to 1:00)
at the Beaches Museum and History Center.
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