Come discover rural Florida history through hands-on activities and pioneer chores. Tour our historic buildings such as our 1885 Carlton House, 1891 General Store, and 1898 Okahumpka Train Depot. Join in on a one-room school house lesson, try your skills at rolling hoops, or dip a $2 beeswax candle all while listening to the sounds […]
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African Roots of Southern Cooking
African Americans developed a cultured identity through “soul” and associated food ways of people of African descent over hundreds of years. In this exhibit, we will explore the vast variety in African American cooking; from foods prepared by enslaved Africans in British America and the antebellum South; in the urban centers during the Great Migration; […]
“Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s Invisible Immigrants”
Join the Ybor City Museum Society for the unveiling of special exhibit at the Ybor City Museum State Park on the six phases of Spanish immigration. Enjoy a festive and educational cultural program on Spanish immigration delectable Spanish-style tapas, beverages Spanish guitar museum and more in the museum garden. The exhibit is based on a […]
Tall Tales of Old Florida at Cracker Country
Explore Tampa’s 19th century living history museum by night. A guide will greet you at the gate and lead you through historic structures and grounds by lantern light. Along the way, meet storytellers who will spin wild yarns about a few of Florida’s unexplained oddities! A little scary, a little funny and always family friendly, […]
Upstairs Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel
Step back in time and enjoy the single-character performances that bring turn-of–the-century Tampa Bay Hotel staff members and guests to life. Each character is based wholly or in part on actual hotel staff and guests. Based on original research conducted by the Henry Plant Museum, these characters recreate the attitudes and mores of a bygone time, […]
Have Blues, Will Travel: Traveling Blues Musicians in the Jim Crow Era
Because Black artists were not paid royalties on their songs in the way white musicians were, touring was among the only ways to make money from their music. However, traveling as a Black person, especially in the American South, was incredibly dangerous. On the road, travelers were faced with segregation laws everywhere. There was intense […]
Christmas in the Country at Cracker Country
How did rural Americans celebrate Christmas before malls, e-cards and twinkly electric lights? Experience a 19th century Florida Christmas in the Country at Mildred W. and Doyle E. Carlton, Jr. Cracker Country at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Christmas in the Country will take place Saturday, December 11, 2020 from 10:00am – 4:00pm. Cracker Country is […]
Eerie Evening at the Tampa Bay Hotel
An Eerie Evening at the Tampa Bay Hotel will be held on October 22, 23, 29 and 30, 2021. See the Museum in moonlight as you’ve never see it before and investigte a questionable death at the Hotel! Period lighting and candles set the stage for a night of intrigue. Candle light flickers off the […]
Upstairs Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel
Step back in time and enjoy the single-character performances that bring turn-of–the-century Tampa Bay Hotel staff members and guests to life. Each character is based wholly or in part on actual Hotel staff and guests. Based on original research conducted by the Henry Plant Museum, these characters recreate the attitudes and mores of the times […]
Speaker Series – History of Dunedin Golf Club
This presentation is about the history of the Dunedin Golf Club which was built by Donald Ross. Come learn about about the history of this unique and historic golf club.