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MAY PRESENTATION
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 7:00 pm

Wesley Wright, Community Development Director

Come and hear Wesley Wright, Community Development Director for the City of Seminole, present an enlightening program highlighting what developments we can expect to see soon in Seminole. Wesley has been Community Development Director since May 2022 and brought expertise in community development, land use policy, and historic preservation to Seminole with over twenty years of urban and regional planning experience. Wesley has a strong track record of fostering thoughtful growth, preserving community character, and building collaborative relationships across public and private sectors.


Adopt-A-Mile


Join us as we clean up the 1 mile stretch of old Oakhurst Road (74th Ave). Meet at the Museum. Bring yourself, a pair of gloves, and closed toed shoes.
Pickers, bags, and buckets will be provided.


Check back here to see the next scheduled date.

Museum Open
2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month
Closed 1/27/24

Every Thursday

Hours: 10am-1pm

We are now offering private tours for groups.

See the calendar to confirm open dates.
Practice social distancing within the museum.

 The Seminole Historical Society
and Museum 

The Seminole Historical Society was founded to highlight historic artifacts, documents, articles and buildings in Seminole. Its purpose is to ensure that our children and future generations will have a place to go to learn about stories of families from the past who helped create our present, so that we can carve the future.

Become A Member

Members of the Seminole Historical Society can be individuals, families, institutions, or businesses. 

Please see our membership page for detailed information.

Seminole exists because of the dreams and actions of those who came before us. Did you know that in early 1860's individual settlers with names like Archer, Campbell, Cobb, Duhme, Grable, Meares, Moody, O'Quinn, Sartorius, Thevenet and Tyler were the pioneer settlers in the Seminole area? They were followed by more pioneers with names such as Johnson, Leach, Longley, Repetto, Thurston, and Whittle. 


These early settlers found tall pines suitable for building their homes, ample land to raise their cattle, and plentiful wildlife such as turkey, deer, quail to feed their families. 

In 1910, the Seminole area was comprised of just 75 people. The 1920 Census shows names of orange grove owners and farmers living side by side next to each other on one very long road. We know it as Duhme Rd, or 113' Street, or Ridge Road. These families were, O'Quinn, Hinckle, Meares, Johnson, Leach, Brumby, Duhme, and Thevenet. 


The Seminole Historical Museum is a gathering place for the dreams of the past and the rich history of our community. The museum is a place for telling stories of those who are no longer here to tell them for themselves.


We welcome you to our website and invite you to visit our beautiful museum to learn about the stories of those "dreamers" from our past who have helped create our present and future.

The Seminole Historical Society invites you to participate with us in our efforts to preserve our history.

We encourage donations of historical documents, photographs and artifacts to the museum.

We invite you to help us preserve your stories and your important historical memories of Seminole for future generations.

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Mailing Address

The Seminole Historical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 7652
Seminole, FL 33775 


info@seminolehistoricalsociety.org

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