Photo by Joy Katzen-Guthrie
Palm Harbor Museum
Where local history comes alive!
2043 Curlew Rd | Palm Harbor, FL 34683 | (727) 724-3054 | palmharbormuseum@outlook.com
Open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays | 10 AM to 2 PM | Free Admission (We welcome donations!)
Open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays | 10 AM to 2 PM | Free Admission (We welcome donations!)
Photo ©Pinellas County Government
And the Ribbon Was Cut!
View Pinellas County Government's video feature of our native Living Landscape (funded by a Pinellas County Municipal Services Taxing Units (MSTU) Special Projects Grant) Ribbon Cutting on December 9, 2022—when our new landscape was officially opened to the community.
Pictured are Palm Harbor Historical Society and Museum President Bob Fortner and museum volunteer and Spearhead of our Living Landscape project, Terry Fortner, join Pinellas County Commissioners Charlie Justice (center left) and Dave Eggers (center right).
Pictured are Palm Harbor Historical Society and Museum President Bob Fortner and museum volunteer and Spearhead of our Living Landscape project, Terry Fortner, join Pinellas County Commissioners Charlie Justice (center left) and Dave Eggers (center right).
COMMUNITY ANNUAL MEETING WED., FEBRUARY 1, 2023
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We invite you to our Community Annual Meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 1st. 2023 will be an exciting year for the Palm Harbor Museum and Palm Harbor Historical Society, Inc. Even as we celebrate our last 40 years, we look toward the future to do everything in our power to ensure the Palm Harbor Museum will continue to be a valuable asset for our community for generations to come. At our annual meeting, we will announce upcoming events in more detail, provide updates regarding our monthly programs, and look toward possibilities for the years ahead. And—there will be pizza, of course!
Remember ... in order to preserve the past and protect the future, those who care must be present. Please join us at our annual membership meeting on Wednesday, February 1st at 6:30 PM at the Palm Harbor Library (2330 Nebraska Ave., Palm Harbor) in the library's Community Room (first room on the right as you enter the library). This event is open to the community and we invite you to bring friends and neighbors. There will be opportunities not only to learn about our past and present, but to help envision our future. |
INTERGENERATIONAL FAMILY FUN DAYS!
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The first of 5 Intergenerational Family Fun Days, brought to you by Faith Mission Grant in collaboration with Jr World Explorers is Sunday, March 12th from 11 AM to 3 PM. This is a free community event with walk-up activities, vendors, tours of the museum, and workshops—the first of which will be candle making and canning workshops on March 12th.
Save All Five Dates! Sunday, March 12, 2023: 11 AM - 3 PM Thursday, April 16, 2023: 11 AM - 3 PM Sunday, May 14, 2023: 11 AM - 3 PM Monday, October 16, 2023: 11 AM - 3 PM Sunday, November 12, 2023: 11 AM - 3 PM Click for Details. |
23RD ANNUAL TEA: MARCH 4, 2023
Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, February 1, 2023 for one of our most popular annual events—our 23rd English Tea on Saturday, March 4 with two seatings at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm. You'll love being served with our wide selection of delectable sweet and savory treats, along with a variety of delicious teas!
Our Palm Harbor Museum back patio gives an outdoor charm in a Florida native landscaped garden setting with tables spaced comfortably. This event is among our most highly attended, and tickets sell out quickly. Seating is limited and advance reservations are required. We urge you to reserve at the earliest opportunity. Learn more.
Two Seatings: 11:30 am and 2:30 pm, $35 per person (members) and $40 per person (non-members). Reserve online at Eventbrite or call the museum at (727) 724-3054 to purchase Thurs-Sat from 10 AM-2 PM. Limited seating – Advance Reservations Required.
We are seeking items for the Silent Auction and we welcome sponsors. If you wish to sponsor a table or have gift cards, auction items, or other items representing your products or services, please call us at (727) 724-3054. All proceeds benefit the Palm Harbor Museum.
Our Palm Harbor Museum back patio gives an outdoor charm in a Florida native landscaped garden setting with tables spaced comfortably. This event is among our most highly attended, and tickets sell out quickly. Seating is limited and advance reservations are required. We urge you to reserve at the earliest opportunity. Learn more.
Two Seatings: 11:30 am and 2:30 pm, $35 per person (members) and $40 per person (non-members). Reserve online at Eventbrite or call the museum at (727) 724-3054 to purchase Thurs-Sat from 10 AM-2 PM. Limited seating – Advance Reservations Required.
We are seeking items for the Silent Auction and we welcome sponsors. If you wish to sponsor a table or have gift cards, auction items, or other items representing your products or services, please call us at (727) 724-3054. All proceeds benefit the Palm Harbor Museum.
FIRST LANDSCAPE WORK DAY OF 2023
With dedicated volunteers from Keep Pinellas Beautiful, Florida Master Gardeners, Pinellas Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society, GFWC North Pinellas Women's Club, and museum members, neighbors, and community, our 2022 Landscape Workdays transformed our museum and grounds. We've heard from so many visitors who say they love our new landscape and signage. Keeping our beds weeded and mulched and our plants watered and loved takes time and dedication and we appreciate every one of you who does it—and our visitors certainly acknowledge it.
Join us on Saturday, Feb. 4th from 8-11 AM for a rewarding morning of beautification as we work to maintain and improve our landscape. Volunteers will assist with weeding and mulching the native plant garden areas and cleaning up the vines and plants along the entrance area and west fence line. These workdays are a productive and fun time of working together and seeing our accomplishments in action. We hope you can join our efforts to help the living landscape grow!
Since spring 2022, our Palm Harbor Museum grounds have experienced improvements funded by Pinellas County's MSTU Grant to reintroduce Florida native plant species to complement and enhance existing historic specimen plants on our grands, adding Florida nature to our history. Earlier in the year, we trimmed trees, removed non-native palms and shrubs, cleared our property and bordering fences of invasive vines and vegetation, trimmed trees and removed weak tree limbs, and took delivery of new plants. In the last several months, we have added informational signage to appeal to all ages, backgrounds, and cultures to convey stories about our local history and explain how early humans and and subsequent settlers to North Pinellas grew and used these plants for food, resources, inspiration and beauty. Visit our pocket park at the corner of Belcher and Curlew Roads and view our new gardens. We want your senses to come alive with community pride — and we hope to inspire you to bring native plants to your own landscape.
As our new shrubs and flowering trees evolve, improve, and mature, they are producing a native Bird Thicket, Florida Butterfly Garden, Heritage Rose Garden, Muhly Meadow, Wildflower Garden, and Pollinator Overlook to enhance our museum. Garden areas benefit from continued attention. Won't you assist in any way you would enjoy? Email or call 727-724-3054 to let us know how you would like to help. You are welcome to adopt and care for a specific area with native plants. Please feel free to water, weed, or simply love on your native plants.
Palm Harbor Museum is open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 10 AM-2 PM at no charge. (Donations are welcomed)
Join us on Saturday, Feb. 4th from 8-11 AM for a rewarding morning of beautification as we work to maintain and improve our landscape. Volunteers will assist with weeding and mulching the native plant garden areas and cleaning up the vines and plants along the entrance area and west fence line. These workdays are a productive and fun time of working together and seeing our accomplishments in action. We hope you can join our efforts to help the living landscape grow!
- TIME: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- WHERE: Palm Harbor Museum - 2043 Curlew Rd. Palm Harbor
- WHAT TO WEAR: Please wear closed toed shoes and clothing you don't mind getting dirty. We recommend a long sleeve shirt, hat and sunglasses.
- WHAT TO EXPECT: All supplies will be provided including gloves, shovels, rakes, loppers, sunscreen, bug spray and hand sanitizer. Water and breakfast snacks will also be available. Please bring a refillable water bottle.
- PLEASE RSVP: Details are on Eventbrite and your reservation helps us with planning—please reserve today.
- QUESTIONS? Contact us at palmharbormuseum@outlook.com
Since spring 2022, our Palm Harbor Museum grounds have experienced improvements funded by Pinellas County's MSTU Grant to reintroduce Florida native plant species to complement and enhance existing historic specimen plants on our grands, adding Florida nature to our history. Earlier in the year, we trimmed trees, removed non-native palms and shrubs, cleared our property and bordering fences of invasive vines and vegetation, trimmed trees and removed weak tree limbs, and took delivery of new plants. In the last several months, we have added informational signage to appeal to all ages, backgrounds, and cultures to convey stories about our local history and explain how early humans and and subsequent settlers to North Pinellas grew and used these plants for food, resources, inspiration and beauty. Visit our pocket park at the corner of Belcher and Curlew Roads and view our new gardens. We want your senses to come alive with community pride — and we hope to inspire you to bring native plants to your own landscape.
As our new shrubs and flowering trees evolve, improve, and mature, they are producing a native Bird Thicket, Florida Butterfly Garden, Heritage Rose Garden, Muhly Meadow, Wildflower Garden, and Pollinator Overlook to enhance our museum. Garden areas benefit from continued attention. Won't you assist in any way you would enjoy? Email or call 727-724-3054 to let us know how you would like to help. You are welcome to adopt and care for a specific area with native plants. Please feel free to water, weed, or simply love on your native plants.
Palm Harbor Museum is open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 10 AM-2 PM at no charge. (Donations are welcomed)
