May 18, 2013
Fort Lauderdale’s FEC Passenger Station Exhibit 
Date:
April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013
April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013
Location:
Fort Lauderdale History Center
Fort Lauderdale History Center
Address:
United States
United States
Description:
This new exhibition allows guests to take a quick look at Florida East Coast passenger service in Fort Lauderdale and investigates the importance of the passenger station to the growth of the town. For most of its inhabited history, the New River has been difficult to access. Tropical foliage and the Everglades made traveling south over land slow and tedious. When the first Florida East Coast train arrived at the north bank of the New River in 1896, Fort Lauderdale finally had a reliable, efficient connection to the rest of the country. For nearly 50 years, Fort Lauderdale’s FEC Passenger Station – once situated directly across from the New River Inn – welcomed tens of thousands of people to Fort Lauderdale.
This new exhibition allows guests to take a quick look at Florida East Coast passenger service in Fort Lauderdale and investigates the importance of the passenger station to the growth of the town. For most of its inhabited history, the New River has been difficult to access. Tropical foliage and the Everglades made traveling south over land slow and tedious. When the first Florida East Coast train arrived at the north bank of the New River in 1896, Fort Lauderdale finally had a reliable, efficient connection to the rest of the country. For nearly 50 years, Fort Lauderdale’s FEC Passenger Station – once situated directly across from the New River Inn – welcomed tens of thousands of people to Fort Lauderdale.
Bartlett's Memorabilia Exhibit 
Date:
January 8, 2013 9:00 am to January 13, 2013 4:00 pm
January 8, 2013 9:00 am to January 13, 2013 4:00 pm
Location:
bonnethouse
bonnethouse
Description:
Delight in the Bartlett family memorabilia. Frederic Clay Bartlett forsook his family's hardware business and was inspired to become an artist. After graduating from Munich's prestigious Royal Academy in 1895, he returned to a prolific and prosperous career in the United States and worked on mural projects in conjunction with great American architects such as Howard Van Doren Shaw. Today his easel work can be found in the best museums including the Corcoran Gallery, the Carnegie Institute and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Delight in the Bartlett family memorabilia. Frederic Clay Bartlett forsook his family's hardware business and was inspired to become an artist. After graduating from Munich's prestigious Royal Academy in 1895, he returned to a prolific and prosperous career in the United States and worked on mural projects in conjunction with great American architects such as Howard Van Doren Shaw. Today his easel work can be found in the best museums including the Corcoran Gallery, the Carnegie Institute and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Public Tours of the Bonnet House 
Date:
January 8, 2013 10:00 am to January 12, 2013 4:00 pm
January 8, 2013 10:00 am to January 12, 2013 4:00 pm
Location:
bonnethouse
bonnethouse
Address:
United States
United States
Description:
By the time early settler Hugh Taylor Birch purchased the Bonnet House site in 1895, the grounds had already witnessed 4,000 years of Florida history. A shell midden left by the Tequesta people indicates that human activity on the site dates back to 2,000 B.C. while further archeological evidence suggests that the grounds was one of the first sites of Spanish contact with the new world. This eclectic house with its unique art-inspired rooms and magnificent gardens is a must-see for anyone visiting the area. Tours are available Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday 11 am to 4 pm. Bonnet House is closed on Mondays.
By the time early settler Hugh Taylor Birch purchased the Bonnet House site in 1895, the grounds had already witnessed 4,000 years of Florida history. A shell midden left by the Tequesta people indicates that human activity on the site dates back to 2,000 B.C. while further archeological evidence suggests that the grounds was one of the first sites of Spanish contact with the new world. This eclectic house with its unique art-inspired rooms and magnificent gardens is a must-see for anyone visiting the area. Tours are available Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday 11 am to 4 pm. Bonnet House is closed on Mondays.
Tour Old Fort Lauderdale 
Date:
January 8, 2013 12:00 pm to January 13, 2013 4:00 pm
January 8, 2013 12:00 pm to January 13, 2013 4:00 pm
Location:
Fort Lauderdale History Center
Fort Lauderdale History Center
Address:
United States
United States
Description:
Right in the heart of Downtown, you can tour the history museum in the 1905 New River Inn, Broward’s oldest hotel building, visit our 1899 Replica Schoolhouse, see the 1907 King-Cromartie House, explore the archives at the Hoch Heritage Center and much more. A must see for anyone visiting Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, 231 SW 2nd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. For more information call (954) 463-4431 Ext. 12 or email education@flhc.org. Docent tours at 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, and 3:00 pm
Right in the heart of Downtown, you can tour the history museum in the 1905 New River Inn, Broward’s oldest hotel building, visit our 1899 Replica Schoolhouse, see the 1907 King-Cromartie House, explore the archives at the Hoch Heritage Center and much more. A must see for anyone visiting Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, 231 SW 2nd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. For more information call (954) 463-4431 Ext. 12 or email education@flhc.org. Docent tours at 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, and 3:00 pm
What's Happening This Week?
What's News?
February 7, 2013
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale Unveils Major New Exhibition: ‘Wari: Pre-Inca Lords of Peru’January 3, 2013
Learn the art of Calligraphy, Watercolor, Acrylics and Zentangle on the Historic Bonnet House EstateSeptember 14, 2012
Florida Grand Opera Appoints Susan T. Danis as New General DirectorSeptember 12, 2012
Florida Grand Opera’s 2012-2013 SeasonSeptember 11, 2012
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts Unveils the Club Level Experience
