Exhibitions

Margo Edwards, Wil Shriner (Director of "Hoot") and Jamie Melissa Wilms at the Premiere of the exhibit	Paula Prentiss and Connie Francis on the set for "Where the Boys Are"

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Community
African-Americans in Fort Lauderdale

1890's-1960's

February 1-April 27, 2008

Celebrate Black History Month this February with an exhibit of photographs
from our historic image collections.

Also on Exhibit:

Gators and Gardenias
The Flora and Fauna of South Florida

Exhibit sponsored by Flowers and Found Objects

OCTOBER 19, 2007- APRIL 27, 2008

Take a look at south Florida’s gloriously diverse plant and animal life, and learn how we humans have used and abused our natural environment. This exhibit features a sampling of the Historical Society’s collections, from photographs to furniture, from artifacts to art.

Panorama of the Past

This three-gallery exhibition aims to provide an overview of the entire history of the Fort Lauderdale area. Topics and artifacts range from early native peoples and Spanish explorers to the F.E.C. Railway to the Spring Break craze of the 1960s. Both visitors and native Fort Lauderdalians will learn something new about our city’s history.

New River Inn Visitor's Room, 1908

This exhibition, underwritten by Barbara Wells and the Riverside Hotel, is open on the first floor of the New River Inn. See where Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson of Uhrichsville, Ohio may have stayed on any of their 36 winter vacations at the New River Inn.