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The Floral City Heritage Council
P O Box 328
Floral City, FL 34436


Floral City Community

Wikipedia 

Discover Crystal River

Naturecoaster.com, an FCHC Corporate Member

Floral City Branch Library Calendar of Events

Best Places to Live in Florida

Florida Niche

Tidewater Florida

Florida Backroads Travel

Liveability (Areavibes.com)

Citrus County Board of County Commissioners

 


Heritage Event : TBA 

8394 E Orange Ave, Floral City Florida 34436

 

Floral City Heritage Council

Museum and Country Store Re-Opening for the Season

The Floral City Heritage Museum and Country Store will re-open on Friday, September 1st!

Museum and Country Store Days and Hours: Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Interested in touring the Museum, but Fridays and Saturdays don't work for you?  Private tours can be arranged by contacting the Museum Director, Tom Ritchie.  

 

Upcoming Events

Summer Whites - A Celebration of Summer POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER!

In Lieu of the Regular Quarterly Membership Meeting!
New Date to Be Announced

Join us for Summer Whites - a time for our membership to celebrate the end of summer and enjoy fellowship and food.  Dress in your summer whites and enjoy an ice cream bar!  There will be no potluck and no business meeting.  

This meeting is for members and invited guests only, please.

Please RSVP to Paulette with the number of guests who will be attending.

 

Floral City Heritage Days - Spring Into History: A Celebration of 14 Decades of Floral City History took place on March 25, 2023. Residents of the 34436 ZIP code participated in a parade and day-long celebration of Floral City.

Florida Cracker cowboy camp

Bicyclists view rivet forge and blacksmith

Couple dressed in vintage wedding attire from 1971

Citrus County Board of County Commissioners Recognize the 140th Anniversary
of the Laying Out and Surveying of Floral City with Proclamation

Residents of Floral City and members of Board accepting proclamation

On March 14, 2023, the Citrus County Board of County Commissioners issued a proclamation officially recognizing the laying out and surveying of Floral City, Florida in 1883, making this year the 140th anniversary of this event.

The Museum is open free of charge to all visitors on Fridays and Saturdays September to May from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at 8394 E. Orange Ave. in the Floral City Town Center.

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Visit Floral City:

Discover our parks, boat ramps, bike trail, scenery and great businesses...you will want to vist again.

Corporate Members of Floral City Heritage Council

  • Coping with Dementia is an Organizational Member of Floral City Heritage Council that uses our small-town setting to stimulate nostalgia therapy each year with an Annual Walk under the Historic Oaks. 
  • Naturecoaster.com shows the way to events, activities, and places for visitors and residents in Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco counties. Get to know the newest Organizational Member of Floral City Heritage Council.

Mission: The Floral City Heritage Council serves as an advocate for Florida historic preservation and presents and supports Florida folk-life programs.  Established in September 1992 as a local branch of the Citrus County Historical Society, we support and promote the Society's mission to preserve and further the knowledge of the history and pre-history of Citrus County, Florida, and nearby areas.

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The information on this site is updated frequently. Please come back often to get acquainted with FCHC and our webspace. 



Terri Hartman,  Heritage Days Events  |  Jeane DeFelice, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram  |  Janet Donovan, Publications  |  Marcia Beasley, Publicity  |  Paulette Ritchie, Official Records

 

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