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Understanding Juneteenth

If you are like many people, you may have a vague understanding of the holiday, but don’t understand its origins and why we celebrate it nationally today.

June 16, 2021

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April 21, 2021

Palm Beach County’s Oldest Business Lainhart and Potter Building Materials

Since its inception in 1893,
Lainhart and Potter Building Materials
has become a staple in Florida
construction.

April 21, 2021

A Portrait of Leadership

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April 2, 2021

Mary Louise Majewski Brewer: An Oral History

Albert and Mary Majewski established a bakery in this two-story building on Clematis Street between 1896 and 1900. When Albert died in 1909, Mary had to care for their seven children and run the bakery.

March 31, 2021

Delray Beach: A Sterling Century

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March 18, 2021

Daisy Emily Butler Lyman: A Lantana Pioneer Story

Daisy Emily Butler Lyman (1871-1964), West Palm Beach’s first teacher and the wife of one of Lantana’s founding sons, was

March 9, 2021

Black Voices From Palm Beach County History

Mildred “Millie” Gildersleeve (c. 1860-1950) One of the first African Americans to live on Lake Worth and the first midwife in Palm Beach County.

February 23, 2021

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Happy Juneteenth! If you are like many people, y

Happy Juneteenth!

If you are like many people, you may have a vague understanding of the holiday celebrated on June 19, but do you understand its origins and why it is observed nationally today? Visit our website (link in bio) and read our newest Story for a brief history . . .

https://pbchistory.org/understanding-juneteenth/

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In Honor of Memorial Day The US Navy and National

In Honor of Memorial Day

The US Navy and National Guard march on Narcissus Ave, West Palm Beach, in 1922.

Today is Emancipation Day in Florida, or Freedom D

Today is Emancipation Day in Florida, or Freedom Day!

While Juneteenth recognizes the emancipation of slaves in the US, it took some time for the information to reach Florida. It wasn't until May 20, 1865, when Union General Ed McCook read the Emancipation Proclamation in Tallahassee, that Florida slaves were truly freed.

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Do any of these facts surpris

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Do any of these facts surprise you?

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Congratulations to our final winner of this gift b

Congratulations to our final winner of this gift bag full of goodies from @Gardenoflife and more! We love sharing history with our community.

Thank you to everyone who attended our March events, entered the giveaway, or made our March Women’s History Initiative possible with their sponsorship.

Keep up to date with the Historical Society and our PBC History Museum happenings at PBCHistory.org!

The HSPBC Women’s History Initiative presents A

The HSPBC Women’s History Initiative presents A Portrait of Leadership, a Virtual Panel Discussion, on March 31, in celebration of Women’s History Month.

News Anchor Tiffany Kenney of WPBF 25 News will moderate a panel of four local women who make history in leadership roles. They will discuss challenges they have overcome and how gender has shaped their careers. The panel includes:

Verdenia Baker, Palm Beach County Administrator

Evelyn Hopkins, Corporate Counsel, Florida Crystals

Pamela Rauch, Vice President, External Affairs and Economic Development, FPL

Kelly Smallridge, President and CEO, Business Development Board of Palm Beach County

Be sure to register on our website for this FREE event!

Thank you to our Sponsors:

Presenting Sponsors – Loreen Beisswenger Farish Charitable Foundation, Mary Alice
Fortin Foundation, Pat Moran Family Foundation

Champion Corporate Sponsors – FPL, Leeds Custom Design, Scaife Family Foundation

Visionary Corporate Sponsors – Christian Angle Real Estate, Kirchhoff & Associates Architects, Nievera Williams Design, PNC Bank, Sciame Homes, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority

Victor Sponsors – John Archer, Abby Beebe, Alexandra and Joe Chase, Susan and Christopher Cowie, Frances Fisher, Mary and Mark Freitas, Garden of Life, Sunni Johnson, Colleen Orrico, Pioneer Linens, Kelly Rooney, Tracy Smith, Samantha Storkerson, Rachel Tessoff, Dinyar Wadia

Advocate Sponsors – Brenda Bailey, Laurel Baker (in honor of Rebel Cook), Nancy Brinker, Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, Mark Elhilow, Dorothy Jacks, Lynn and Russell Kelley, Marti LaTour and George Elmore, Gary S. Lesser, Kristy and Grier Pressly, Alice and Cater Randolph

Suffragist Sponsors – Katherine Dickenson, Lisa McDermott-Perez

February is Black History Month! Take time to lear

February is Black History Month! Take time to learn about some of the many African Americans who have helped shaped their home.

Visit our first outdoor exhibit, “City of Hope: Resurrection City and the Poor People’s Campaign.” This timely poster exhibit honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final and most ambitious vision, that each U.S. citizen have equal access to economic opportunities and the American Dream. It examines the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign—a grassroots, multiracial movement that drew thousands of people to Washington, DC, for 43 days. Demonstrators demanded social reforms while living on the National Mall in a 16-acre tent city known as Resurrection City.

Organized by the Smithsonian and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, "City of Hope" helps contextualize the Poor People’s Campaign’s historical significance and present-day relevance.

The Poor People’s Campaign set the stage for future social justice movements. Within months after Resurrection City’s evacuation, major strides were made toward economic equality in many areas.

This free exhibit is possible only with the support of our community. Our display is sponsored by the Loreen Beisswenger Farish Charitable Foundation, Pat Moran Family Foundation, PNC Bank, Sciame Homes, Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, and West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority.

Visit our website for more information pbchistory.org.

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Baseball great Hank Aaron (1934-2021), who died Fr

Baseball great Hank Aaron (1934-2021), who died Friday, lived in West Palm Beach for many years during retirement. The Braves trained here, starting in 1963, at former Municipal Stadium, where the address became, and remains, Hank Aaron Drive. When he was inducted into the Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame in 2010, Aaron told The Palm Beach Post that here was the first training where his Black and white teammates were not forced to stay in separate hotels.

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