:: BEACHES AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Explore

Explore Shore Stories: Down the Boardwalk

Step out onto the boardwalk and the journey begins. Starting at the Village of Mayport you’ll explore Atlantic, Neptune and Jacksonville Beaches, Palm Valley, all the way south to Ponte Vedra. Events, characters, and historic locations highlight moments in time and weave history, tying our six beach communities together as one.

Experience

Experience Something New with Every Visit

Exhibitions change in our Rotating Gallery several times a year. Each visit will bring a whole new experience! Special events, workshops, lectures and all sorts of activities are scheduled throughout the year as well.

Take a Trip with Your Friends

Guest tours, school field trips, “Be A History Sleuth” summer camps, “Pablo Pals” preschool programs, birthday parties, and many other special events are offered throughout the year.

Learn

Learn About Your Community

The Archives on the second floor offers amateur and professional researchers alike an opportunity to learn more about their local history through photographs, maps, postcards, newspapers and genealogical information. The Archives & Research Facility is free and open to the public Tuesday – Thursday and by special appointment.

Celebrate

Make History with a Party

Your business, club or group can rent the Beaches Museum & History Center for a special event or function.

Visit

Step Back in Time

When you visit Pablo Historical Park, you’ll step back in time to the turn of the last century when old Pablo Beach was a young pioneer community. The Mayport Railway Depot, #93 Foreman’s House, and Old #7 Locomotive tell the story of the coming of the Florida East Coast Railroad, while the Pablo Beach Post Office reflects the history of the Beaches’ earliest settlers.