The Halifax Historical Museum's
2010 exhibit is here!
"Old Daytona
School Days!"
A Pictorial History
With antique school desks and blackboards, old microscopes, ancient typewriters, early schoolbooks and long ago high school annuals.
Opens January 19, 2010
through July 3, 2010
You don't want to miss
this fun and fascinating exhibit!
The focus of the museum is to present the history of the greater Daytona Beach area with artifacts dating from 5,000 B.C. including the local Native Americans, the Spanish and British colonial eras, early pioneer families, beach auto racing, WorldWar II and vintage toys.
The Museum offers a research facility with old city directories, documents and maps as well as an extensive photographic and postcard collection.

Housed in the former 1910 Merchants Bank building, the two-story interior walls are graced with hand-painted murals depicting area scenes, and highlighted by Beaux Arts styling of stained glass windows and lighting.

A theater with seating for 60 features a high definition television and videos on the history of the area.

The Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Adult admission is $5.00 and $1 for children 12 and under. Admission is by donation on Thursdays.
Children 12 years and under are free on Saturday.

Funding for these programs is provided in part by:
Florida Department of State,
Division of Historical Resources,
County of Volusia
City of Daytona Beach.