Our annual fashion show, “Fashions on Parade,” will be held at the Spartan Manor on Fri., Feb. 10, 2012. Luncheon is at noon and the show beings at 1 p.m. Fashions by Cheri Bloom Bridal & Formalwear, 5647 Main St., NPR. Tickets are on sale at the museum or call 847-3129. 10News recently did a story on the origin of the name “Holiday, Florida,” which we helped with. The video is here. We have uploaded to flickr a 1914 brochure published by the Port Richey Company, provided by Henry Fletcher. It is here We recently obtained a short silent movie filmed in 1929. The first two minutes were shot in New Port Richey. It shows the Hacienda Hotel and a local family and their home on the river. It is here. A video clip of the Dec. 3 dedication of our library as the Julie Obenreder Memorial Library Wing is here. ABOUT US: About Us - News and Views of the Museum - The Beginning of the Museum - Membership Application - Donate Your Vehicle - Our Ghostly Visitor - Our March 2011 Newsletter ARTICLES: Historical Timeline - Index of Names - Medical Services in West Pasco - 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) - Bicentennial Walk-a-Thon (1975) - 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 – HISTORIC PHOTOS – VIDEO CLIPS – See also more local history at fivay.org. |
