Lake Wales History Museum
March 2019
History Happy Hour
See the changing exhibit: The Freedom Riders closes on March 20. Talk to our curator and enjoy live music, history trivia, complimentary food and drinks. Free to the public.
Find out more »Florida's Female Pioneers
Women's History Month presentation: Peggy MacDonald, photo by Annie Morian Co. “Florida’s Female Pioneers” with guest speaker Peggy MacDonald examines some of the women who have shaped the Sunshine State. Dr. Esther Hill Hawks, a female doctor during the Civil War, visited Florida during the war and ran the first…
Find out more »June 2019
Building an Icon: Building Bok Tower Singing Carillon
This exhibition at the Lake Wales History Museum by Bok Tower Gardens is on exhibit thru Aug 24. Learn about the ways that people worked on the Singing Tower from Edward Bok’s initial vision to its design and construction, from the foundation to its crowning herons. Lake Wales History Museum hours…
Find out more »September 2019
Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program 1942-1964
On exhibit Sept 3 - Oct 26, this Smithsonian exhibition explores the little-known Bracero Program, the largest guest worker program in U.S. history. Millions of Mexican men came to the U.S. on short-term labor contracts between 1942 and 1964. The Museum is open Tuesday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm. The…
Find out more »History Happy Hour
Thursday, September 12, 6 - 8 pm at the Lake Wales History Museum. Wear your favorite vintage attire, see our mini-poster exhibit, "The Bracero Program," and check out our new 1985 Lake Wales Fire Truck. Join our new Friends of the Museum membership program. Enjoy a donation bar, good eats,…
Find out more »History Book Club
4th Wednesday of each month, except December, at Noon (12 pm). Dedicated to non-fiction, you'll discover the truth can be much stranger than fiction. Read the book and come ready to discuss the best non-fiction books. The books are available to check out free of charge at the Museum while…
Find out more »October 2019
Town & Country History Bus Tour
Take a historical tour of Lake Wales on Oct 5 at 10am. Learn about several of the historic buildings.
Find out more »Museum Book Club: Cross Creek by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Museum Book Club meets at Noon on the 4th Wednesday of each month (except December).
Find out more »History Book Club
4th Wednesday of each month, except December, at Noon (12 pm). Dedicated to non-fiction, you'll discover the truth can be much stranger than fiction. Read the book and come ready to discuss the best non-fiction books. The books are available to check out free of charge at the Museum while…
Find out more »November 2019
Voices of Lake Wales
Voices of Lake Wales runs from Nov 5, 2019 - Jan 18, 2020. The Museum is open Tuesday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm. The Museum is closed on: Sundays & Mondays The 4th of July Thanksgiving Day The Day After Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day and New Year's Day
Find out more »History Book Club
4th Wednesday of each month, except December, at Noon (12 pm). Dedicated to non-fiction, you'll discover the truth can be much stranger than fiction. Read the book and come ready to discuss the best non-fiction books. The books are available to check out free of charge at the Museum while…
Find out more »January 2020
History Book Club
4th Wednesday of each month, except December, at Noon (12 pm). Dedicated to non-fiction, you'll discover the truth can be much stranger than fiction. Read the book and come ready to discuss the best non-fiction books. The books are available to check out free of charge at the Museum while…
Find out more »Spirited: Prohibition in America
The Museum is open Tuesday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm. The Museum is closed on: Sundays & Mondays The 4th of July Thanksgiving Day The Day After Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day and New Year's Day
Find out more »February 2020
History Bus Tour – SOLD OUT!
SOLD OUT!!! Feb 1, 10am. Take a bus tour of historic and architectural sites in Lake Wales. $15 per person.
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History Book Club
4th Wednesday of each month, except December, at Noon (12 pm). Dedicated to non-fiction, you'll discover the truth can be much stranger than fiction. Read the book and come ready to discuss the best non-fiction books. The books are available to check out free of charge at the Museum while…
Find out more »March 2020
Virtual Tour: Infamy: December 7, 1941
The Museum is open Tuesday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm. The Museum is closed on: Sundays & Mondays The 4th of July Thanksgiving Day The Day After Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day and New Year's Day
Find out more »April 2020
Virtual Meeting: History Book Club
4th Wednesday of each month, except December, at Noon (12 pm). Dedicated to non-fiction, you’ll discover the truth can be much stranger than fiction. Join us every month to discuss new book! Read the book and come ready to discuss the best non-fiction books. Free to the public. Books are…
Find out more »May 2020
Virtual Meeting: History Book Club
4th Wednesday of each month, except December, at Noon (12 pm). Dedicated to non-fiction, you’ll discover the truth can be much stranger than fiction. Join us every month to discuss new book! Read the book and come ready to discuss the best non-fiction books. Free to the public. Books are…
Find out more »June 2020
Virtual Meeting: History Book Club
4th Wednesday of each month, except December, at Noon (12 pm). Dedicated to non-fiction, you’ll discover the truth can be much stranger than fiction. Join us every month to discuss new book! Read the book and come ready to discuss the best non-fiction books. Free to the public. Books are…
Find out more »July 2020
Virtual Meeting: History Book Club
4th Wednesday of each month, except December, at Noon (12 pm). Dedicated to non-fiction, you’ll discover the truth can be much stranger than fiction. Join us every month to discuss new book! Read the book and come ready to discuss the best non-fiction books. Free to the public. Books are…
Find out more »September 2020
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote
The Lake Wales History Museum hosts the “Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote” exhibit by the National Archives from Sept 29 - Nov 14. The exhibit highlights the struggle of activists throughout the history of the United States that worked to secure voting rights for all American women. The…
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