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Halifax Historical Museum ~ Winter/Spring 2012!
"Preserving your history everyday!"


 NEW EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM
The Halifax Historical Society Museum's
 New Exhibit with more
"Entrepreneurial Dreams That Grew"
The Story of the International Speedway Corporation
January 31, 2012 ~ July 7, 2012
This is the story of one of the
most well known companies in the world.
See how it moved from a small company building a race track to the
entertainment company it is today.

           
This exhibit is sponsored in part by the
Volusia County Cultural Council &
State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs



Museum Hours:
Tuesday ~ Friday:  10:30 am ~ 4:30 pm
Saturday: 10 am ~ 4:00 pm
$5 Adults, $1 Children 12 & under!
Thursdays - Admission is by donation.
Saturdays - Children 12 & under are free!
Bring your family and friends!

252 South Beach Street
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
Between Magnolia and Orange Avenues
Phone: 386-255-6976
Parking in the Palmetto Avenue Parking lot.
The building is wheelchair accessible.
Call 386-255-6976 for information.



The museum's permanent exhibit
 presents the history of the greater Daytona Beach area
with artifacts dating from 5,000 B.C.E.

  • The local Native Americans
  • The Spanish and British colonial eras
  • Early pioneer families
  • Beach auto racing
  • World War II
  • Vintage toys
  • A  20 minutes movie is shown continuously throughout the day Covering 130,000 years of local history!
The Museum offers a research facility with old city directories, documents
and maps as well as an extensive photographic and postcard collection.

Housed in the former 1910 Merchants Bank building, the two-story interior walls are graced with hand-painted murals depicting area scenes, and highlighted by Beaux Arts styling of stained glass windows and lighting.

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