It has been almost a full year since we re-opened our doors to the general public on June 1st of 2021 after being closed for just over a year. With the initiation of in-museum programming again, it finally feels like we are getting back up to speed. We have some exciting programs and presentations on the horizon to give us all something to look forward to during the summer months.
But first, I am looking forward to our Annual Members' Cookout coming up on Thursday, May 12th.
It is always a great relaxed atmosphere and wonderful chance to get to know other folks who are part of our organization. This year's "State of the Museum" presentation will provide an opportunity to find out what is going on behind the scenes with our organization as well. We hope to see you here.
You can find additional info about this members-only event at the top of this newsletter.
While we are still filing the rough edges off of June's program plans, on Thursday, July 14th we will welcome Zach Zacharias from the Museum of Arts and Science as he shares his presentation on Florida Forts and hosts a book signing following the presentation. We look forward to having more on June's program soon.
Our video production team has also been hard at work these past weeks. Over the summer months we can look forward to a four-part video series with life-long New Smyrna Beach resident Lois Tipton. Tipton, a former columnist for the local New Smyrna Beach News and Observer, wrote a column for the paper back in the 90s titled "Old Days, Old Ways". The content from the column was compiled for a book which was named after the column. We are all excited for the first of the video series to be ready for public release, which I'm told will be early this summer.
Several more installments of the Veterans History series will also find their way to our channel as this important program continues.
Stay tuned to this newsletter, or our Facebook page to stay up to date on all that's going on.
As always, we hope to see you soon, here at the museum.
