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 The Perfect
Gift!
The
Jacksonville Family Album:
150 Years
of the Art of Photography
This
award-winning book is perhaps the most
beautiful book
ever written about Jacksonville. Order yours now from the Jacksonville
Historical Society.
Click here for
details.
Jacksonville
Historical Society
Archives Collection
Highlights
The JacksonvilleStory website is back! After nearly a year's
absence, one of Jacksonville's most popular historical websites is
available once again!
Click here to enter.
Have
your wedding or party at the beautiful and historic
Old St Andrews Church
Click on the
photo
at left for more
details.
Click
on the photo
above to go to our PHOTO LINKS page. Connect to dozens
of
other historical websites and thousands of old
Jacksonville photos!!
When Does Modern Architecture
Become Historic?
The
Jacksonville chapter of the American
Institute of Architects presented a standing-room only symposium on Mid-Century Modern Architecture in Florida
at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens on March 1.
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Click on a title
below to watch previous programs:
Player for the
Jacksonville Historical Society TV show.
The Current Jacksonville
History
Show
The newest Jacksonville History Show can also
be
seen at
various times on Comcast Ch. 29.
Historic
Books Online!
Click
on this to vist the  Jacksonville Historical
Society's
Online
Bookstore!
Shop
online now for that perfect gift for the
person who loves history!
 Read
the Jacksonville Historical Society's Quarterly Newsletter online --
Just click
on the image at right.
(Adobe Reader required)
 Jerry
Spinks
On May
24, Jerry Spinks is the current President of the Jacksonville
Historical Society.
(Read Jerry's
interview in the Times-Union.)
For the past 30
years, Jerry has been one of the
city's most active preservationists, serving as Chairman of both
Riverside Avondale Preservation and the Jacksonville Preservation
Commisssion. He has led in the restoration of dozens of larndmarks
structures, including the recently completed Merrill House. Last year
Jerry received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Preservation
Commission for promoting historic preservation in Jacksonville. Jerry's
leadership is destined to bring great things for the JHS this year!
Click here to read the President's Message
 National
Magazine highlights the Riverside Avondale Historic District
AirTran's
GO Magazine
features an article on "The Jewel of Jacksonville"
Click photo at left to read the article
Jacksonville
Historic Preservation Consortium
click here to
learn more about the Consortium
 Jacksonville's
Silent Movies
Watch a silent movie clip of Oliver Hardy filmed in Jacksonville!
Click on the
photo:
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