Experience the past at the Historical Society’s First Annual Living History Expo and Barn Dance

Fort Lauderdale Historical Society
219 S.W. 2nd Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

The Fort Lauderdale Historical Society (FLHS) will host its first annual Living History Expo and Barn Dance on May 3rd from noon – 5p.m. at the FLHS. The barn dance will begin at 6 p.m.

Experience life in the 19th and early 20th century with tradesmen, blacksmiths and classic cars. Also featured at the event is a Civil War encampment from the Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 1395. Civil War reenactors will entertain and teach you about life during Civil War times. The night will end with a “Barn Dance” to celebrate the harvest with the South Florida Bluegrass Association.

Admission is $5 person which includes a $5 discount to the Historical Society’s 1905 New River Inn Museum of History.  For more information, please contact Jamie Wilms at 954-463-4431 X 12.

Located on the New River, the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society tells the story of our community’s history from the Pioneers of Fort Lauderdale to the present day through its four historic structures: 1905 New River Inn, which houses the Museum of History and was the first building in Broward County to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places; the 1905 Philemon Bryan House, a four-square Vernacular style house; 1905 Acetylene Building, which produced acetylene gas to light the New River Inn; and the 1907 King-Cromartie House , which belonged to one of the first pioneer families in Fort Lauderdale. The site also includes a replica of the first Broward County school house and the Hoch Heritage Center, a public research library that holds the largest collection of material related to greater Fort Lauderdale, including more than 250,000 historic photographs.

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L-R Bill Hardy, FLHS Director of Education and Public Programs Jamie Wilms, Rob Davis, and Rene Marders, Commander of Sons of Confederate Veterans Sons 1395.