The Historical Society of Palm Beach County is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to collect, preserve, and share the rich history and cultural heritage of Palm Beach County. The HSPBC maintains a large archive on the history of Palm Beach County, Florida, and the Caribbean. Through its archives, which includes four million photographic images, plus maps, newspapers, journals, periodicals, architectural drawings, and research files, the Society maintains an active research facility and documents the people and events that have shaped Palm Beach County. In addition, the multiple education programs and initiatives of the Society in schools and communities are of primary importance to our vision of building an understanding and appreciation of local history in our children.
After the Historical Society was formed in 1937, West Palm Beach attorney A. Stanley Bussey donated a vintage black-and-white photograph of an island street scene to the newly established Society, the first gift to what would become a remarkable collection of artifacts and documents representing the cultures and communities, failures and successes of life in Palm Beach County.
The creation of the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum in 2008 finally allowed the collection to fully serve its critical purpose: to share and showcase the rich history of Palm Beach County and the larger context of Florida’s heritage dating back at least 12,000 years.
Our Team
Jeremy W. Johnson, CAE
President and Chief Executive Officer jjohnson@pbchistory.org | ext.102
Sharon Poss
Director of Administration
sposs@pbchistory.org | ext. 100
Rhonda Gordon
Director of Outreach and Volunteer Services rgordon@pbchistory.org | ext. 109
Erica Grant
Director of Curatorial Affairs
egrant@pbchistory.org | ext. 105
Stephanie Issac
Membership and Development Director sissac@pbchistory.org | ext. 103
Taylor Materio
Chief Development Officer tmaterio@pbchistory.org | ext. 104
Rose Guerrero
Director of Research and Archives rguerrero@pbchistory.org | ext. 112
The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties The David Minkin Foundation The Ellen and Ian Graham Foundation Florida Department of State Division of Arts & Culture The Fortin Foundation of Florida Frances and Jeffrey Fisher Charitable Foundation Inc. Frances G. Scaife Foundation General Society of Colonial Wars The Hulitar Family Foundation J.M. Rubin Foundation Knight Foundation The Loreen Beisswenger Farish Charitable Foundation The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation, Inc. Pat Moran Family Foundation Inc. PJ Callahan Foundation, Inc. The Park Foundation Richard S. Johnson Family Foundation Scaife Family Foundation The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation Sharkey Family Foundation, Inc. Sidney Kohl Family Foundation Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Florida William A. Meyer Foundation
In furthering our mission, the Historical Society of Palm Beach County and Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum pledge to continually work toward integrating values, policies, and practices that ensure equality and inclusiveness for all people without regard to race/ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, or religion.