A Celebration of Pride
A Celebration of Pride A Place for Pride | 50 Years: The Stonewall Uprising June 1 – July 31, 2024 Richard & Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum In celebration of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month 2024, the Johnson History Museum presents two exhibitions. A Place for Pride explores Palm Beach County’s progress toward equality. Curated […]
Stories of Rescue
Stories of Rescue Now on Exhibit on the 1st Floor Richard & Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum The stories of ordinary people who chose to intervene and help rescue Jews, despite the risks, demonstrate that individuals have the power to make a difference. Exhibit highlights rescuers whose decisions to act during the Holocaust […]
How a Shipwreck Led to “Billionaire’s Row”
Palm Beach’s “Billionaire’s Row” is connected to a shipwreck from a hundred years ago.
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
What Happened to Hattie Gale?
School opened in early March 1886. On that first day of classes, the teacher, sixteen-year old Hattie Gale, greeted seven students ranging in age from six to seventeen.
