~ Halifax Historical Museum ~
"Preserving your history everyday!"
New Exhibit
WE MADE IT HERE!
"We ain't just a beach!"
The history of manufacturing
in
Halifax Country!
What we have and do produce. . . . . .
You'd be surprised!
Exhibit Opens:
July 22, 2014 - November 15, 2014
This exhibit is sponsored by
Volusia County Cultural Council &
State of Florida Department of Culture
COME SEE US!
We look forward to seeing you
in the museum.
Our website is sponsored by Alternate Image.
We are grateful for their support.
Museum Hours:
Tuesday ~ Friday: 10:30 am ~ 4:30 pm
Saturday: 10 am ~ 4:00 pm
$5 Adults, $1 Children 12 & under!
Thursdays - Admission is by donation.
Saturdays - Adults $5 - Children 12 & under are free!
Parking in the Palmetto Avenue Parking lot.
The museum is wheelchair accessible.
CALL 386-255-6976 FOR INFORMATION
About us!
Welcome to the
1910 Merchants Bank Building that houses the
Halifax Historical Museum.
Our museum displays artifacts
dating back to 2,500 to 5,000 B.C.E.
Our movie, "Daytona Beach Memories",
covers 130,000 years of our local history.
We are the best deal in town.
$5 adults & $1 children 12 and under for an hour and a half of total fun!
The museum's permanent exhibit
presents the history of the greater
Daytona Beach area
known as Halifax Country with artifacts dating from 5,000 B.C.E.
- The local Native Americans, the Timucuans
- The Spanish and British colonial eras
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.
