Events

Historic Walking Tours – The Civil War Comes to New Smyrna

Learn about the tragic impact the Civil War had on the residents of New Smyrna as they were caught between a Union Navy blockade and Confederate efforts to use Mosquito Inlet as a port to support the war effort. Registration Dates: January 20th Feb 3rd & 17th March 2nd, 16th & 30th April 13th & […]

13 Apr

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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Historic Walking Tours – Central Historic District Tour

Visit multiple historic sites and hear about some notable characters who influenced the growth and culture of New Smyrna. Learn how the city got its first library in exchange for buying abridge, and how the Seminole and Civil Wars impacted the area we now know a s downtown New Smyrna. Dates: Tuesday, January 16, 23, […]

16 Apr

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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Historic Walking Tours – Old Coronado Beach & Flagler Avenue

Discover a tomb in the middle of the street and a WWII watchtower site as you explore the story of the community formerly known as Coronado Beach. This tour meets at the gazebo adjacent to the shuffleboard courts at the corner of Flagler and S. Pine St. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Registration Dates: Wednesday, […]

17 Apr

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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Historic Walking Tours – 3 Downtowns of New Smyrna Tour

Explore multiple areas that started to become the town centers for New Smyrna, beginning with the Smyrnea’ Settlement of 1768 through the arrival of Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway. Registration Dates: Thursday, January 18, 25 Thursday, February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Thursday, March 7, 14, 21, 28 Thursday, April 4, 11, 18, 25

18 Apr

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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Historic Walking Tours – Central Historic District Tour

Visit multiple historic sites and hear about some notable characters who influenced the growth and culture of New Smyrna. Learn how the city got its first library in exchange for buying abridge, and how the Seminole and Civil Wars impacted the area we now know a s downtown New Smyrna. Dates: Tuesday, January 16, 23, […]

23 Apr

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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Historic Walking Tours – Old Coronado Beach & Flagler Avenue

Discover a tomb in the middle of the street and a WWII watchtower site as you explore the story of the community formerly known as Coronado Beach. This tour meets at the gazebo adjacent to the shuffleboard courts at the corner of Flagler and S. Pine St. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Registration Dates: Wednesday, […]

24 Apr

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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George Sibley – Smyrnea Lost and Found

Join us as film producer George Sibley shares insight into his work on the film "Smyrnea Lost and Found". Filmed shortly after the completion of archaeological surveys in New Smyrna Beach and the discovery of Turnbull's letters and maps in the archive in Dundee Scotland, Smyrnea Lost and Found is a wonderful overview of the community of settlers who founded the area now recognized as New Smyrna Beach.

24 Apr

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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George Sibley – Smyrnea Lost and Found

Join us as film producer George Sibley shares insight into his work on the film "Smyrnea Lost and Found". Filmed shortly after the completion of archaeological surveys in New Smyrna Beach and the discovery of Turnbull's letters and maps in the archive in Dundee Scotland, Smyrnea Lost and Found is a wonderful overview of the community of settlers who founded the area now recognized as New Smyrna Beach.

24 Apr

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Historic Walking Tours – 3 Downtowns of New Smyrna Tour

Explore multiple areas that started to become the town centers for New Smyrna, beginning with the Smyrnea’ Settlement of 1768 through the arrival of Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway. Registration Dates: Thursday, January 18, 25 Thursday, February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Thursday, March 7, 14, 21, 28 Thursday, April 4, 11, 18, 25

25 Apr

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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Historic Walking Tours – The Civil War Comes to New Smyrna

Learn about the tragic impact the Civil War had on the residents of New Smyrna as they were caught between a Union Navy blockade and Confederate efforts to use Mosquito Inlet as a port to support the war effort. Registration Dates: January 20th Feb 3rd & 17th March 2nd, 16th & 30th April 13th & […]

27 Apr

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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SVHS Annual Cookout and Business Meeting

Held at the museum, this annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet other members of the Southeast Volusia Historical Society. The museum will supply items from the grill along with soft drinks, beer and wine. Members who attend are requested to bring an appropriate side dish or desert to add to the meal. Watch for a signup sheet in April and May's newsletter.

09 May

6:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Jim Sawgrass “Florida’s Seminole Wars”

Jim Sawgrass joins us for this special matinee program to kick off the summer and shares the story of Florida's Seminole Wars from the Native American perspective.  Jim Sawgrass is a native Floridian of Muscogee Creek (Mvskoke) descent and living historian of the southeastern tribes of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Sawgrass has been sharing his  knowledge of the Southeastern Native American tribes for over 25 years. He served on the Florida Indian Council from 1991-1995. Sawgrass has been sharing his knowledge of the Southeastern Native American tribes for over 30 years. 

22 May

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Jim Sawgrass “Florida’s Seminole Wars”

Jim Sawgrass joins us for this special matinee program to kick off the summer and shares the story of Florida's Seminole Wars from the Native American perspective.  Jim Sawgrass is a native Floridian of Muscogee Creek (Mvskoke) descent and living historian of the southeastern tribes of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Sawgrass has been sharing his  knowledge of the Southeastern Native American tribes for over 25 years. He served on the Florida Indian Council from 1991-1995. Sawgrass has been sharing his knowledge of the Southeastern Native American tribes for over 30 years. 

22 May

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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