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Jacksonville Historical Society

Seniors On A Mission

December 1, 2013

Ever wonder how in the world all those giveaways get wrapped or put into bags or boxes for distribution to the public at special events? Those events include the tens of thousands of bags for participants of coordinated events, such as the , , and . Then, of course, there are events sponsored by the , , , , and

Community·History

Jacksonville Historical Society Releases Annual List of Endangered Buildings

List includes Doro Fixture building slated for demolition In observance of National Historic Preservation Month, the has released its annual list of Jacksonville’s Most Endangered Buildings. “Historic sites and properties matter to Jacksonville’s people. When historic buildings – such as Fire Station No. 5 and soon the George Doro Fixture

Jacksonville Historical Society’s Gingerbread Extravaganza Returns to Old St. Andrews

Bakers throughout the community will come together this month to celebrate a

10 Reasons to Support Arts and Culture in Jacksonville

Cultural organizations and artists are poised to assist the City as they

Documenting This Time in History

May 24, 2020

Community·Feature·Health & Wellness·History

Documenting #Pandemic2020Jax How can we, as a community, document this unprecedented time in history? Two local organizations are giving us a gift that we will be able to give to generations to come. “A little more than a century ago, Jacksonville citizens faced loss in many ways from a series

Holiday Events

December 18, 2014

Downtown·Family·Feature·Festivals·Hemming Park·Holidays

HOLIDAY EVENTS Through Jan 1 NIGHTLY TREE LIGHT SHOWS With all new light synchronization and music for 2014, the Landing’s 56-foot-tree comes alive each evening, performing a 10-minute show each hour with more than 78,000 twinkling lights. , 904-353-1188, www.jacksonvillelanding.com Through Jan 11 ADVENTURE LANDING WINTERFEST hosts with outdoor ice

Halloween Party at the Casket Factory

October 6, 2014

Charitable·Downtown·Feature·Holidays

WHAT: Casket Factory Halloween Party when: Friday, October 24th 8pm-1am where: The Casket Factory, 314 Palmetto Street Tickets: $45 Info: www.jaxhistory.com, (904)665-0064, jaxcasketfactory@jaxhistory.com Last year’s first annual was the “it” All Hallows’ Eve soiree in . Fans of the inaugural event and those who regretfully missed it the last go-round