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!

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PARTNER PROGRAM
CLEARWATER HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS M.F. GROSS with MADMAN

Past Presenter for our speaker programs, author/journalist Michael F. Gross, presents his riveting program, MADMAN, for Clearwater Historical Society on Wed., May 13 at 7 PM. This program, based on Michael's biography of the true story of a crime spree in our region in 1949, held our audience spellbound when Michael Gross presented it last year.  Discover more and view other Clearwater Historical Society events in their Spring newsletter here.

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​PALM HARBOR MUSEUM PRESENTS
​AMERICA 250: THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Wed., June 3 at 6:30 PM at Palm Harbor Library

Our June Palm Harbor Museum Presents features our second America250 Celebration in collaboration with Palm Harbor Library as we feature AMERICA 250: The Spirit of Service—Civic Engagement on Wed., June 3 at 6:30 PM at Palm Harbor Library, 2330 Nebraska Ave., Palm Harbor. 

Together, Palm Harbor Library and Palm Harbor Museum celebrate America's Semiquincentennial with special clips from PBS’s THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION directed by Ken Burns. Speakers include Pinellas County Commissioners Dave Eggers and Brian Scott, Palm Harbor Library Director  Matthew David, Palm Harbor Museum President Lynn Geist, and Palm Harbor Museum Programs Coordinator Joy Katzen-Guthrie leading discussion with the audience and presenting  moments from the Ken Burns documentary.  

Artifacts from our museum will be on display at the library that will connect our local, state, and national history. Hear music from revolutionary times, enjoy festive red-white-blue refreshments, and take home a special gift bag and printed materials provided generously by the Tampa Bay Times and Florida Humanities—all selected in support of our America250 theme.  

Join us for The Spirit of Service - Civic Engagement and participate with all 5 of your senses!
All ages are welcome at no charge (donations gratefully accepted). No RSVP is required. 
Refreshments Served | Free Parking | Handicapped Accessible

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All are welcome at no charge (donations gratefully accepted)
 Wed., June 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM at Palm Harbor Library 
2330 Nebraska Ave., Palm Harbor (next to Sprouts, between US 19 and Belcher Road)
Free Parking & Handicapped Accessible  |  No RSVP necessary

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​Intergenerational Family Fun Day Back-To-School Event
Sat., July 11 from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Museum

Our next free  2026 Intergenerational Family Fun Day brought to you by Pinellas Community Foundation and Faith Mission Grant will be our Back-To-School Evet on  Sat, July 11, 2026  from 11 to 2.  Join us for all or part of this time as we enjoy arts and crafts, activities, games, free books, and refreshments. 

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 newest exhibit, Marriage and Mayhem in the Sunshine State. 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. Enjoy free Culver's frozen custard and other refreshments as well. 

All Ages Welcome at No Charge  (donations gratefully accepted)
Sat., July 11, 2026 from 11 to 2  |  No RSVP Necessary
2043 Curlew Rd., Palm Harbor (corner of Belcher & Curlew, entrance from Curlew)
​Plenty of Free Parking & Handicapped Accessible

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Palm Harbor Museum ~ 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

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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.

Photos by Joy Katzen-Guthrie

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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.

DISCOVER MORE ABOUT YOUR visit

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PALM HARBOR MUSEUM FEBRUARY 2026 E-NEWS

Our March 2026 E-Newsletter is chock full of information of our March-April events, speaker programs, volunteer opps, HART campaign, news, recaps, and more.

​View our May edition here
View our April/May edition here ​
View our March 20th 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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View the MAY 2026 EDITION OF PALM HARBOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM E-NEWS

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