Photo by Joy Katzen-Guthrie

Palm Harbor Museum
Where local history comes alive!

We welcome you!  Free/Donation Tours can be docent-led or self-guided
Open 10 AM to 2 PM on Thurs, Fri and Sat
Email us to arrange other times for group tours | closed on holidays
Corner of Belcher & Curlew Rds  |  Enter from Curlew  |  plenty of free parking
2043 Curlew Rd.,  Palm Harbor, FL  34683  | Email:  [email protected]  | (727) 724-3054

 CURRENT EVENTS  ~  YOU ARE INVITED!

TONIGHT!
PALM HARBOR MUSEUM PRESENTS Voices & Visions of 1776 – Arts & Culture
  Wed., March 4, 2026  |  6:30 PM at Palm Harbor Library

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We will celebrate America250 in collaboration with Palm Harbor Library for our March Palm Harbor Museum Presents: Voices & Visions of 1776 – Art & Culture on Wed., March 4 at 6:30 PM at Palm Harbor Library. With special clips from PBS’s THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION directed by Ken Burns,  representatives from the library, museum, and Main Street Palm Harbor will facilitate discussion and present samples of historic national music, poetry, and art  Artifacts from our museum will be on display along with pieces from our summer 2025 exhibition 100 Years of Palm Harbor: A Step Back in Time that will connect our local history with our national history. Special refreshments and gift bags for those who attend will be available. All ages are invited at no charge. 
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All are welcome at no charge (donations gratefully accepted)
Wed., March 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM at Palm Harbor Library
2330 Nebraska Ave., Palm Harbor (next to Sprouts, between US 19 and Belcher Road)
Refreshments available |  Free Parking & Handicapped Accessible  |  No RSVP necessary

26TH ANNUAL ENGLISH TEA
Sat., March 7, 2026  |  Seatings at 11:30 AM and 2:30 PM

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The Palm Harbor Historical Society presents one of its most popular events—its 26th Annual Tea on Saturday, March 7, 2026 . You'll love being served with our wide selection of delectable sweet and savory treats and a variety of delicious teas on our charming back patio with comfortably spaced tables.

Both seatings are currently sold out.
If you would like to be on a waiting list for tickets, please email [email protected]. 

$45 per person |  All proceeds benefit Palm Harbor Museum
Palm Harbor Museum, 2043 Curlew Road, Palm Harbor, FL 34683
(corner Belcher & Curlew, entrance from Curlew)
​Plenty of free parking | Handicapped Accessible

At each seating a sumptuous gift basket will be raffled to a lucky winner. The Museum seeks items for the Raffle Baskets. If you have gift cards or other items representing your products or services, please email us to arrange to be notified when items may be dropped off. ​

We welcome sponsors! Table sponsorships are available for donations of  $100, $250, $500, and $1,000. Sponsors are celebrated on the Tea Sponsor Poster at the event and on our website. Advertise your agency, organization, or company as a Palm Harbor Museum 2026 English Tea Sponsor. 

NATIONAL QUILTING DAY AT THE MUSEUM
Sat., March 21, 2026

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In honor of National Quilting Day - the third Saturday in March - celebrated throughout the United States - Quilter's Crossing members will be at the museum creating quilts for abused children who have been removed from their homes by court order. 

An active Quilt Guild in Pinellas County, Quilter's Crossing and its Philanthropic Committee have worked with the Advocate from the Pinellas Sheriffs Department for more than twelve years to donate quilts for children as part of the Sheriffs Advocacy Program, as well as to donate quilts for Haven House for abused women. These handmade quilts are comforting gifts to children and women in need. 

Quilter's Crossing is a non-profit organization dedicated to service in Pinellas County.  Please visit our museum on March 21st to see them preparing these gifts on National Quilt Day, say hello, see their beautiful work, and meet their dedicated members. 

Visit Quilter's Crossing site to discover more. 

FREE INTERGENERATIONAL FAMILY FUN DAY
Sat., April 18, 2026  |  11 AM to 2 PM

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Our next free  2026 Intergenerational Family Fun Day brought to you by Pinellas Community Foundation and Faith Mission Grant will be our Earth Day Celebration on  Sat, April 18, 2026  from 11 AM until 2 PM. 

Join us for all or part of this time as we enjoy arts and crafts, activities, games, and refreshments indoors and out, rain or shine.  Our historic Hartley House indoor exhibits and historic Citrus Grove House, as well as outdoor native landscape exhibit with signage are open for your enjoyment, including our permanent exhibit Marriage and Mayhem in the Sunshine State as well as rotating exhibits. Our beautiful Wind Phone inspired by the "Kaze No Denwa" (The Phone of the Wind) created by 72-year-old garden designer Itaru Sasaki in Japan is available for you to experience as well.

Refreshments will be available at no charge, including Culver's frozen custard. 
No reservations are necessary. Bring family and friends and join us to celebrate Earth Day!
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We are now a Florida Heritage Site

Photos by Joy Katzen-Guthrie
We invite you to view our new Hartley House Historical Marker (dedicated on July 19, 2025. The  Florida Historical Marker Program is among the most popular and visible statewide public history programs of the Florida Division of Historical Resources, with the intention to provide awareness of Florida's rich cultural history and to enhance the enjoyment of publicly accessible historic sites and attractions.

This marker was the result of a ten years-long process in which volunteers from Palm Harbor Historical Society, Inc. partnered with Pinellas County historians to research and author the text and apply for approval from the Florida Department of State Division of Historical Resources. Discover more about the rich history of the Hartley House (built between 1914 and 1919) and Palm Harbor Museum by viewing our Historical Marker at any time and by visiting our museum during our open hours 10 AM to 2 PM Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, when you can enjoy a self-guided or docent tour at no charge (Donations are gratefully accepted!). Museum grounds also include our historic Citrus Grove House,  Florida native plant gardens with informational signage, wind phone, and shaded picnic area in our camphor tree grove.

Discover more about our Historical Marker and Palm Harbor's Centennial: 
Pinellas County   |  Suncoast News   |   MSN   |   TBN Weekly   |   Bay News Nine

Did You Know ... Palm Harbor Museum is Available for Rentals?

Historic Hartley House and grounds provide a cosy, historic venue for meetings, clubs, showers and other celebrations.

Conveniently located at the corner of Belcher and Curlew Roads (with entrance from Curlew). Ample parking, affordable rates, handicapped accessible with covered veranda, large outdoor patio and shaded picnic area in addition to kitchen, indoor parlor, and exhibit rooms. Hartley House has been the lovely location for many a private event and meeting, and yours could be next! Discover more about hosting your event at Hartley House. 

Email Barb Battaglia for availability and additional information.
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Photos by Joy Katzen-Guthrie

OUR FEATURE EXHIBIT:  
​MARRIAGE AND MAYHEM IN THE SUNSHINE STATE

As you view our most recent exhibit, Marriage and Mayhem in the Sunshine State, you'll discover the fascinating story of how, here in north Pinellas County, the actions of the Duke of Sutherland and the woman he took to become his second wife, Mary Caroline "May" Blair, created one of the biggest scandals in British society. The scandal rocked the British establishment and upset Queen Victoria herself. 

In Dunedin, The Duke and Mary Blair married. Aside Lake Tarpon, they made their home.  Read their story and touch or view closely the artifacts of their lives and era that immerse you into Victorian history. 

View this exhibit with docent tour or self-guided visit at no charge during museum hours Thurs, Fri, and Sat between 10 AM and 2 PM. Donations gratefully accepted.

PALM HARBOR MUSEUM FEBRUARY 2026 E-NEWS

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Our February 2026 E-Newsletters are chock full of information of our Feb-March events, speaker programs, volunteer opps, news, photo recaps, and more.

​View our February 1st edition here
View our February 13th edition here

To receive our e-newsletter (issued monthly and additionally on occasion for special announcements), join our mailing list via the subscribe form at the bottom of this page or email us your request to be added. We'll update you of museum news, activities, programs, special events, and announcements, and of course, you may unsubscribe at any time. 

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​We are delighted to welcome you!
WE WOULD LOVE YOU TO VISIT
​PALM HARBOR MUSEUM
2043 Curlew Rd   |   Palm Harbor, FL   |   34683   |   (727) 724-3054   |  [email protected]
Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10 AM to 2 PM   |   Free Admission  (donations welcomed!) | closed on holidays
Docent-led or self-guided tours   |   We welcome groups!   |   Email to arrange other times for group visits
plenty of free parking on our museum grounds | corner of Belcher & Curlew Rds | enter parking lot from Curlew