NEWS: Our July 2014 newsletter, currently being mailed to members, is here. The 2014-15 board of directors of the WPHS was installed on May 10 by New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe, pictured here with board member Bill Aycrigg. Former WPHS President David Prace presented a plaque to outgoing President Bob Hubach (picture). The newly installed President of the WPHS is Bob Langford (picture). The officers of the Gulf High School history honor society, who volunteered at the museum this school year, were thanked (picture). On April 25 Gulf High School students re-created an old photo from about 1948. The original photo shows four girls, three of them Gulf students, on the Main Street bridge in about 1948. See this article on the GHS web site. Dr. J. Michael Francis of USF did a presentation on Spanish Florida at the museum on April 19. Two pictures are on our web site here and at Flickr here and here. Video of the presentation is here.
ABOUT US: About Us - News and Views of the Museum - The Beginning of the Museum - Membership Application - Our March 2011 Newsletter - Our Jan 2012 Newsletter - Our Sept 2012 Newsletter - Our July 2014 Newsletter ARTICLES: Historical Timeline - Index of Names - Pine Hill (Obenreder) - Pine Hill (Burch) - Pine Hill Cemetery - New Port Richey Press - Recollections of Chester Wilcox - The Baker House - The Gazebo in Sims Park - Obituary Database - Obituary Images - Photos Then and Now - Queen of Peace Hall Dedication - Deciucies Photographs - Hudson Veterans Memorial (1981) - Old Timers’ Picnic (1978) - Moving the Catholic Church (2001) - Port Richey Historic Preservation Sunday (2006) - Veteran's Day (2006) - Martin Luther King Day (2007) - James E. Grey Preserve - First Mural - Second Mural - Third Mural - Fourth Mural - Fifth Mural - Bush Plaque in Sims Park - Photos by Lillian Kreps (1980s) - Eight Photos From 1924 - Other Resources HISTORIC PHOTOS – PHOTOS OF THE WPHS – VIDEO CLIPS – See also more local history at fivay.org. |
