2025-2026 Season Guide
2025-2026 Season Guide Get ready for a season where history comes alive! The 2025-2026 Season Guide from the Historical Society of Palm Beach County is filled with events that celebrate our community’s rich heritage. Leading the way is our featured exhibition, Sunshine Cinema: Florida in Film, exploring the state’s starring role on the silver screen. […]
Education Videos
Education Videos Learn With Us In 2022, the Historical Society of Palm Beach County began a collaboration between its Research Department and Kilo Content to produce a video series, Behind the Palms, hosted by Kilo owner Kent Anderson. Behind the Palms breathes creative life into seldom-heard stories of Palm Beach County history. The first episode […]
People and Places Gallery
Black Cultural Heritage Trail
Learn of the Rich Cultural Heritage of Palm Beach County Explore The Historical Society of Palm Beach County is proud to announce the official launch of the Palm Beach County Black Cultural Heritage Trail, a celebration of the rich and diverse history of African American communities in Palm Beach County. This new cultural trail highlights […]
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage – Visual & Natural
Visual & Natural Celebrating Hispanic Heritage September 18, 2024 – October 15, 2024 Richard & Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum 1916 historic courtroom – third floor Through the eyes of four Hispanic American female artists, Visual & Natural focuses on the influence of Hispanic heritage on Palm Beach County. Although Hispanic and Latinx […]
More Than a Game: Champions in the midst of Desegregation
Back to all More Than A Game: Champions in the Midst of Desegregation Through February 26 Richard & Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum Meet the 1968 Maroon Devils and their basketball coach, Floyd Andrews, from Roosevelt, the all-Black high school in West Palm Beach until 1970. Taught not to use racism as an […]
Archive Month
October Proclaimed Palm Beach County Archive Month in Honor of Historical Society of Palm Beach County
The Storm of ‘28
Back to all The Storm of ‘28 Through December 31, 2021 On September 16, 1928, a storm equal to a Category 4 hurricane struck Palm Beach County from Boca Raton to Jupiter. At least 3,000 people died, most of them in the Glades, becoming the second worst natural disaster in US history in terms of […]
Palm Beach County History-Introduction
West Palm Beach 1900 Courtesy Historical Society of Palm Beach County West Palm Beach 2002 Courtesy Historical Society of Palm Beach County History is the study of change over time. Many things influence change, such as geography, weather, natural resources, and people. The story of how those changes affected humans and the area around them […]
Special Districts and Consolidation Government
There are two additional forms of local governments: the special district, and a consolidation of city and county governments. The first form provides specific needs and is separate from the county government. The other eliminates duplication of some services, thereby centralizing the government. SPECIAL DISTRICTS Special districts provide a specialized service to a specific geographical […]