Speaker; Joey Vars, Historian of the Belleview Inn in Belleair Wednesday November 12, 6 PM Best known for the Belleview Biltmore Hotel, Belleair has long been one of Pinellas' most historic locations. Yet, aside from the hotel's role in developing the Pinellas...
Early Ybor: A Blending of Cultures
Speaker; Arminda Mata, Ybor City Historical Society CEO & President, Rollin’ Through History Mobile Museum WednesdayOctober 8, 6 PM Arminda will be demonstrating the impact of the various groups on Ybor- the Spanish, Cubans, Sicilians, German, & Jewish immigrants- who...
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The 1st Commercial Airline Flight January 1,1914
Speaker/Ed HoffmanWednesdayAugust 13, 6 PM 1 January 1914: The world’s first scheduled commercial passenger flight took place when Antony Habersack Jannus piloted a Benoist XIV Air Boat, a small biplane, from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida. The passenger was St....
Florida: A History in Pictures, Jeff Davies & Mike McGinness
SATURDAYJULY 19 AT 10 AM From the stone forts at St. Augustine, to the Everglades or “The Big Swamp,” Jeff & Mike offer a stunning portrait of the history of our one-of-a-kind state. … Admission for our WaCKy TALES WEDNESDaY is FREE. Donations are cheerfully accepted!...
Liz Childress, Learn About Weedon Island Bugs
WednesdayJuly 9, 6pm Liz Childress Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center Learn about the buzzes, chirps, and clicks heard in the west-central Florida landscape, who makes them and why. Attendees may even get a chance to “stridulate” (make a shrill...
Terry Fortner, Yesteryear I Lived In Paradise
WednesdayJune 11, 6pm Myrtle Scharrer Betz was a born storyteller. Her tale begins, when her father, Henry Scharrer, a native of Switzerland who came to America in the early 1890s as a adventuresome young man, sailed Caledesi Island during stormy weather. He stayed...
Graduation is not Goodbye Exhibit
Exhibit runs May 16 - June 28 Wed. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Presented by Clearwater High School’s Rho Kappa Honor Society Teen Advisory Board. This remarkable exhibit is the culmination of months of dedication. The Rho Kappa students conducted in-depth research, raised...









