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historicmelroseflinc
Mar 7, 20221 min read
Melrose March Art Walk
We enjoyed a great Melrose Art Walk on March 4, 2022, the first Friday of the month. At the Daurer History Center, we featured a...
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historicmelroseflinc
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Banana & Cemetery Tour by Q.I. Roberts HS History and Archaeology Club
A sincere thanks to Laurie Alsobrook for a spectacular tour of the Melrose cemetery. It is truly fascinating to see family burial plots...
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historicmelroseflinc
Jan 20, 20221 min read
Banana Cleanup and Park Tree Planting
For the 20th anniversary of HMI purchasing the three lots in the center of Melrose for Heritage Park, our volunteers and Big Tree...
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historicmelroseflinc
Jan 20, 20221 min read
Preservation of Florida’s Historic Resources
Historic Melrose Inc. encourages support for the recent Tallahassee legislation called the Main Street Tourism and Historic...
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historicmelroseflinc
Dec 1, 20211 min read
Daurer History Center Art Walk
Daurer History Center will be open during the Art Walk from 6-8pm this Friday, December 3rd. Come to Heritage Park and see the vintage...
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historicmelroseflinc
Aug 3, 20211 min read
Heritage Park Cleanup
Melrose Heritage Park and HMI hosted wonderful volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 146 (Keystone United Methodist Church). Each boy provided...
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historicmelroseflinc
Mar 21, 20211 min read
Historic Marker Unveiling at Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church unveiled its historic marker on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Sponsors include Historic Melrose, Inc., Trinity...
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historicmelroseflinc
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Florahome History
At the annual meeting, Ronnie Carnes provided a wonderful history of Florahome, Florida. Some entertaining stories and rare pictures...
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historicmelroseflinc
Jan 18, 20211 min read
Historic Grist Mill Cleanup and Grounds
We thank all the wonderful volunteers who helped clean up the historic grist mill and grounds at Banana, Florida (just south of Melrose)....
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historicmelroseflinc
Nov 15, 20201 min read
Fossils Near Melrose
Dick Franz gave a terrific talk about Florida history, geologic and hydrologic events, and fossils found in the local area. James Peffley...
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historicmelroseflinc
Sep 18, 20201 min read
All aboard the Melrose train! Please mark your calendars for the following events:
Speaker program by Dick Franz, Sunday 15 Nov. 2020, 2pm. Homemakers Club. Melrose Christmas parade, Saturday 6pm, Dec. 19, 2020. ...
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historicmelroseflinc
Jul 13, 20202 min read
“Capital Projects……….Volunteers Needed!”
Project list as of July 2020: Plant approximately 3 live oak trees to replace the dying water oaks, subject to consultation with Mr....
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historicmelroseflinc
Jun 17, 20201 min read
Heritage Park Fountain Clean Out
A sincere thank you to HMI board member Sara Hebert and her friend Sarah Mixon for cleaning the jewel of Heritage Park! With the help of...
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historicmelroseflinc
Feb 29, 20202 min read
HMI Field Trip to the UF Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, Saturday, Feb 29, 9-11 a.m.
HMI enjoyed a field trip to the UF Ordway-Swisher biological station just south of Melrose, east of SR 21 and south of SR100. Richard...
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historicmelroseflinc
Feb 20, 20201 min read
HMI Annual Meeting held Sunday, February 16, 2020.
The HMI annual meeting was held on Sunday, February 16, 2020, 2:00 – 3:30 pm, at the Homemakers’ Club. Experts from the UF Sam Proctor...
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