Historic Pensacola

Living history. Museums. Archaeology. Preservation. Historic Pensacola! #ExploreHPcola

[UWF @UWF]

Looking for something to do this summer? Take a stroll through @HistoricPcola.

🔗 Learn more at https://t.co/dsntyJRwh6.

[Pensacola Florida @VisitPensacola]

Journey to Juneteenth! 💙 The City of Pensacola is hosting a variety of events for all ages to celebrate Juneteenth! This is a great time to explore the diverse and rich African American history in Pensacola. Tap here: https://t.co/t2d14fZOYu to learn everything you need to know!

[Port of Pensacola @portofpensacola]

Welcome to the @portofpensacola Spanish training vessel JS de Elcano - the worlds 3rd largest tall ship! She will be in port all week so make sure you say hello to the crew as they explore Pensacola for the 10th time since 1959. #Elcano #Flaports

[Historic Pensacola @HistoricPcola]

Today we honor and remember.
#MemorialDay2023

[Florida Humanities @FlHumanities]

For over 150 years, #Florida has celebrated #EmancipationDay on May 20. Educator and Florida Humanities speaker @tamekahobbs explains how this came to be.

If you'd like to learn more about Emancipation Day, check out this latest digital history project: https://t.co/9suAg5oAAm

[Florida Humanities @FlHumanities]

We're hitting the road! 🚗

On Monday, April 17 at 1 PM, join #Florida Humanities Executive Director Nashid Madyun at the Pensacola Museum of Art to learn about the diverse #funding opportunities we provide to support humanities-based programming. https://t.co/SNwfrmm3JN

[Historic Pensacola @HistoricPcola]

The Pensacola Museum of History, Pensacola Museum of Art, and the Pensacola Children's Museum will be closed on Sunday, April 9 for staff to enjoy the Easter holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, April 11 at 10:00 a.m.

[AAHS Pensacola @aahspensacola]

The African American Heritage Society Gallery is open! Make sure to come see our current exhibit before they rotate out! The museum is open from 10am-4pm and is free of charge!

[UWF @UWF]

Happy Lunar New Year, #Argos!

2023 is the #YearOfTheRabbit — a kind, energetic and resilient animal that represents patience and treating others with respect.

[Historic Pensacola @HistoricPcola]

What a life well lived! Frank joined us in 2013 for our 79th Annual Dinner where we screened, Pearl Harbor: One Last Goodbye. He was a wonderful man full of music & stories. May he rest in peace.

[WEAR ABC 3 @weartv]

RIP 🙏 One of the last remaining survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Chief Warrant Officer Frank Emond, has died at age 104. https://t.co/qCouxI2Tsm

[Historic Pensacola @HistoricPcola]

Join us for our monthly lunch & learn series. Program is free--bring your lunch & enjoy a casual opportunity to learn about the Archaeology of Piracy on Wed, January 18 at Noon.

Held the third Wednesday of each month, 12-1 pm at the Voices of Pensacola, 117 E. Government St.

[Historic Pensacola @HistoricPcola]

Dear Santa, I am nine years old. I’ve been very nice this year. This is what I want for Christmas. These four dolls that say I got love, peace, Soul, and flower. And I want a cotton candy maker. Recordmaker, an album of the Jackson 5 & Osmond brothers. Terris K. December 1971

[Historic Pensacola @HistoricPcola]

My Dear Santa Claus:I want to write to you & tell you what I want for Christmas. First I want a lot of firecrackers and a good bow and arrow and a goat and sulky and a nice bag of candy and a nice little pony and watch. Elbert, The Daily News, December 24, 1889

[Historic Pensacola @HistoricPcola]

The Pensacola Children's Museum, the Pensacola Museum of Art, & the Pensacola Museum of History will be open Dec 23 (weather dependent), 27, 28, 29, & 30. All museums will be closed Dec. 24,25,31, & Jan.1.

Thank you for your support of the museums of the UWF Historic Trust.

[Historic Pensacola @HistoricPcola]

From the NWS, confidence is growing that low temps will likely reach into the teens & 20s late Thurs night/ Fri morning through Sun night. Consider alternate plans for any outdoor activities Thurs night on. Therefore, Historic Pensacola Village will be closed on Fri, Dec 23.

[Historic Pensacola @HistoricPcola]

Jeanne Solomon, with Hilma Kahn on her left, lights the Chanukah menorah in front of the old Temple Beth El located on E. Chase St., ca. 1923.

The first Temple Beth El was built in 1878. It burned in 1895 & 1929. The new Temple was built on Cervantes & Palafox St in 1931.

[Florida Memory @FLMemory]

Chanukkah celebration at temple, ca. 1923. #Hanukkah

MOSAIC Project Photographic Collection, 1880-1970. State Archives of Florida, Collection M88-77, Image MS25741.

Link: https://t.co/se4FbEmuDg.

[Historic Pensacola @HistoricPcola]

Please note the museums will close today at 3:00 due to the threat of severe weather.

[Historic Pensacola @HistoricPcola]

A historic look at Pensacola’s women’s suffrage movement https://t.co/LOBNYe2aX3

[Martha Dunagin Saunders @DrMDSaunders]

It was a pleasure attending the unveiling of the first historic marker in Pensacola on the National Votes for Women Trail at the Pensacola Museum of History.

It's an honor for @UWF to participate with @ncwhs in a project that represents the complete story for women’s suffrage.

[Historic Pensacola @HistoricPcola]

Kick of the Blue Angels Homecoming Week on Tues, Nov 8 at the Pensacola Children's Museum. Local children's author Angel Stull-James will share her @BlueAngels inspired children's books, Tuesday Bluesday & Fat Tuesday. Books will be 20% off in the Museum Store for participants.