PRESERVING YOUR HISTORY PHOTO VIA ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL HISTORY CENTER
The Orange County Regional History Center (Website) will spend November looking at the “many places history hides,” from cemetery headstones to old family photographs, with three programs in downtown Orlando.
The lineup opens Friday, November 6, with a Lunch & Learn on reading Orlando’s past through Greenwood Cemetery, the city-owned cemetery southeast of downtown. Speaker Sarah Boye, who developed and wrote the City of Orlando’s Greenwood Cemetery digital walking tour, will show attendees how to read a cemetery like a historian. The talk, “History Written in Stone: Reading Orlando’s History in Greenwood Cemetery,” will explore the landscape, its hidden stories, and what the stones reveal about the city’s history.
The program runs from noon to 1 p.m. at the History Center and online. It is free for History Center members and $5 for the general public. With lunch, the cost is $12 for members and $17 for the general public. Lunch must be ordered by 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 5. For full details and registration, click HERE.
On Saturday, November 7, History Alive: Florida Lifestyle will bring hands-on activities centered on the cattle ranches, citrus groves, and trades that shaped the state. Families can play a game that follows Florida’s cow hunters and try pioneer-style butter molds while learning how early Floridians made dairy staples, according to the official press release. History Alive runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with guided museum tours at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:45 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. For full details, click HERE.
The month wraps up Saturday, November 14, with the History Center’s annual Preserving Your History program, presented by the Allinson Family. Participants will work with preservation experts to learn how to record oral histories, care for family photographs and heirlooms, and research their genealogy. Presentations run from 10 to 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch and an interactive workshop and genealogy help lab from noon to 2 p.m.
In-person registration is $45 and includes lunch and materials. Space is limited. Virtual participation is $25. For full details and registration, click HERE.
Visitors can also see the museum’s newest major exhibition, “By Heart and By Hand,” which celebrates the artistry, heritage, and traditions of Black craft artists. It runs through March 28, 2027.
