Preserving Yesterday For Tomorrow

Mission Statement: It is the mission of the Plantation Historical Museum to preserve the history of the City of Plantation.

Plantation Historical Museum
511 North Fig Tree Lane
Plantation, FL 33317
954-797-2722

John Feeney, Museum Curator

Hours of Operation

Schools, clubs and organizations by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Free Admission

NEW EXHIBIT

Pirates: Treasure, Terror and Tall Tales
June 4, 2016 – October 22, 2016
Calendar of Events for Pirates: Treasure, Terror and Tall Tales

MEETINGS & EVENTS:  ALL EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

GENERAL MEETING:
Speaker: Margaret Weller “Lady Gold Diver”
Thursday September 22^nd 2016 6:30pm
The long-time treasure hunter has been salvaging Spanish galleons off the coast of Florida since the 1970s. She will share her amazing experience working as a treasure seeker and a few of her many interesting and funny stories related to her career salvaging sunken treasure.
Margaret Weller Flyer

BCAS WORKSHOP
Saturday October 15^th 10am-12noon
Broward County Archaeological Society and the Palm Beach Museum of Natural History come together at Plantation Historical Museum for a Hands-on Workshop of documenting, sorting and preserving artifacts excavated from an actual Broward County archaeological site.

GENERAL MEETING:
Speaker: Robert DePalma, Paleontologist
Thursday October 20^th 2016 6:30pm
The Boca Raton native will share his experiences travelling all over the world searching and collecting the remains of dinosaurs. One of his finds, a triceratops skeleton, is currently on display at the Museum. He has been featured on the National Geographic Channel’s Dino Death Match.
Robert DePalma Flyer

EVENT:
Broward County Plant Affair at Plantation Heritage Park*
Saturday October 22^nd 2016 9am-5pm
Sunday October 23^rd 9am-4pm
This bi-annual event features local plant vendors & Master Gardeners.
*Park Admission $1.50 per person

EVENT:
Annual Firefighters’ BBQ at Pine Island Park
Sunday November 6^th 2016 12noon – 5pm
The Plantation Historical Society will be supporting our City’s Volunteer Fire Association for their 60^th Annual Barbeque.
We will have past commemorative Fire and other City landmark ornaments for sale.

Also on display:

Everglades Diorama showing the “Many Faces of the Everglades”
History of City of Plantation exhibit
Fire Dept. memorabilia including the City’s first fire engine
Artwork by Kevin Wakefield
Ice Age exhibit featuring bones & fossils from Florida
Cheryl the Triceratops, dinosaur skeleton
Seminole and Tequesta display

For meetings and programs see the Plantation Historical Society’s page

City History Timeline – 1906 to present