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| + | {{Infobox Organization | ||
| + | |name=Pensacola Historical Society | ||
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| + | |formation=[[1933]] | ||
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| + | |executive=[[Robyn A. Mainor]] | ||
| + | |board=[[Sandra Johnson Jordan]], ''Pres.''<br/>[[Elizabeth Vickers]], ''Vice Pres.''<br/>[[Dave Edwards]], ''Secretary''<br/>[[Wendy Simon]], ''Treasurer''<br/>[[Vince Margiotti, Jr.]], ''Parliamentarian'' | ||
| + | |staff=[[Jacki Wilson]], ''Curator of Research and Collections''<br/>[[Wendi C. Davis]], ''Curator of Exhibits'' | ||
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| + | |website=[http://www.pensacolahistory.org/ www.pensacolahistory.org] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | The '''Pensacola Historical Society''' is an non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting [[Pensacola]] history. The Society's current executive director is [[Robyn A. Mainor]]. | ||
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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]]. | + | 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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| + | ==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. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | ==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]]. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Cultural organizations]] [[Category:Heritage organizations]] | ||