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The '''Pensacola Historical Society''' is an non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting [[Pensacola]] history.  The Society's current executive director is [[Wendi C. Davis]], who is serving in an interim capacity.
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The '''Pensacola Historical Society''' was an non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting [[Pensacola]] history.
 
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==History==
 
==History==
 
The Society was founded on [[February 14]], [[1933]], with twenty-one members meeting at [[T. T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum|City Hall]].  At the next meeting, held on [[March 2]] of the same year, in the [[Shangtung Room]] of the [[San Carlos Hotel]], the Society's charter and by-laws were ratified.  On [[March 25]] the Society was incorporated as a non-profit educational organization.
 
The Society was founded on [[February 14]], [[1933]], with twenty-one members meeting at [[T. T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum|City Hall]].  At the next meeting, held on [[March 2]] of the same year, in the [[Shangtung Room]] of the [[San Carlos Hotel]], the Society's charter and by-laws were ratified.  On [[March 25]] the Society was incorporated as a non-profit educational organization.
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The Pensacola Historical Society was reorganized in [[1952]].  Initially, meetings were held in the Chamber of Commerce offices, but members including [[Leila Abercrombie]] quickly began working to obtain a space in which the Society could meet and reopen a musuem.  After the library relocated from [[Old Christ Church]], the [[City of Pensacola]] allowed the Society to use the church, and they opened a new museum there on [[August 15]], [[1960]].   
 
The Pensacola Historical Society was reorganized in [[1952]].  Initially, meetings were held in the Chamber of Commerce offices, but members including [[Leila Abercrombie]] quickly began working to obtain a space in which the Society could meet and reopen a musuem.  After the library relocated from [[Old Christ Church]], the [[City of Pensacola]] allowed the Society to use the church, and they opened a new museum there on [[August 15]], [[1960]].   
  
In [[1991]], having outgrown the confines of Old Christ Church, the Society moved its Resource Library to the [[Beacon Building]] on [[Church Street]], and the museum to the [[Arbona Building]] on [[Zaragoza Street]].
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In [[1991]], having outgrown the confines of Old Christ Church, the Society moved its Resource Library to the [[Beacon Building]] on [[Church Street]], and the museum to the [[Arbona Building]] on [[Zaragoza Street]]. In 2008, the organization was dissolved, transferring its assets to the West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc., which now is known as the University of West Florida Historic Trust.
 
 
==Pensacola Historical Museum==
 
The Pensacola Historical Museum is currently located in the [[Arbona Building]] at 115 East [[Zaragoza Street]].  The first floor contains rotating exhibits, as well as the museum shop, while the second floor features the museum's permanent exhibit gallery.
 
 
 
The Museum is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and can be reached via telephone at (850) 433-1559. The Museum is closed on Sundays and Mondays.
 
 
 
==Resource Center==
 
The Society's Resource Center houses their collections and research library, and is accessible to Society members free of charge, and to the general public for a nominal fee.  The Resource Center is currently located in the [[Beacon Building]] (which the Society has renamed the Norman Simons Building) at 110 [[Church Street]].
 
 
 
The Resource Center is open Tuesday-Thursday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and on Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and can be reached via telephone at (850) 434-5455.  The Resource Center is closed Sundays, Mondays, and Fridays.
 
 
 
[[Category:Cultural organizations]] [[Category:Heritage organizations]]
 

Revision as of 17:17, 26 July 2016

}} The Pensacola Historical Society was an non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Pensacola history.

History

The Society was founded on February 14, 1933, with twenty-one members meeting at City Hall. At the next meeting, held on March 2 of the same year, in the Shangtung Room of the San Carlos Hotel, the Society's charter and by-laws were ratified. On March 25 the Society was incorporated as a non-profit educational organization.

In 1938, The Society opened a museum in the Dorothy Walton House, located at 137 West Romana Street, which had been purchased and then donated for use as a museum by T. T. Wentworth. Unfortunately, the number of visitors to the museum and volunteers to staff it declined during World War II, and the museum closed on May 5, 1944. The displays and artifacts were moved to Wentworth's home in Ensley, next to which he eventually built a museum of his own, which opened in 1957. The Society itself also fell into inactivity during the war.

The Pensacola Historical Society was reorganized in 1952. Initially, meetings were held in the Chamber of Commerce offices, but members including Leila Abercrombie quickly began working to obtain a space in which the Society could meet and reopen a musuem. After the library relocated from Old Christ Church, the City of Pensacola allowed the Society to use the church, and they opened a new museum there on August 15, 1960.

In 1991, having outgrown the confines of Old Christ Church, the Society moved its Resource Library to the Beacon Building on Church Street, and the museum to the Arbona Building on Zaragoza Street. In 2008, the organization was dissolved, transferring its assets to the West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc., which now is known as the University of West Florida Historic Trust.