Flag raising kicks off month-long ‘Journey to Juneteenth’ celebration
May 20, 2025
May 20th marks 160 years of Florida Emancipation Day.
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Flag raising kicks off month-long ‘Journey to Juneteenth’ celebration
May 20th marks 160 years of Florida Emancipation Day.
Matheson kicks off Alachua County Bicentennial with symposium on Saturday
Dec 5, 2024
Event is first of two in December celebrating county’s past.
Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center to receive Florida Historic Marker
Sep 2, 2024
Designation to be celebrated on Sunday.
Gainesville to host Summer (You)th Celebration
Jul 25, 2024
Saturday event to take place at Cotton Club Museum and Depot Park.
Florida Finds: Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center
Feb 14, 2024
Center to celebrate Zora Neal Hurston.
Sankofa statue unveiled to honor local historian
Jun 19, 2023
Gainesville’s “Journey to Juneteenth” reaches end with colorful dedication ceremony.
Alachua County to unveil statue on Juneteenth
Jun 15, 2023
Statue will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Patricia Hillard-Nunn
Gainesville to host two Juneteenth events
May 30, 2023
City plans enstoolment celebration, history of Seminole Nation this weekend.
Gainesville celebrates Florida’s Emancipation Day
May 20, 2023
Event highlights, clarifies state’s little-known emancipation history
SF hosts heritage food symposium
Dec 3, 2022
Event offered information, workshops and presentations geared toward crops and culture.
Cotton Club Museum chair honored
Aug 6, 2022
Vivian Filer receives one of inaugural City of Gainesville Historic Preservation Awards.
Gainesville honors longtime community historian
Jul 24, 2022
Roy Hunt receives inaugural Historic Preservation Award.