The St. Augustine Record

Where History Lives: Museum celebrates more than 100 years of St. Augustine's surfing history

The St. Augustine Historical Society's mission is to preserve the storied past of this historic town. Its archives are filled with records, photos and maps dating from the city's founding in 1565. But ...
Orlando Sentinel

Is Eatonville or St. Augustine the right spot for a Florida Black History Museum?

After months of lobbying and debate, the choice has come down between Eatonville and St. Augustine, the clear front-runners to be home to the first Florida Museum of Black History. The two appear to ...
AZ Central

St. Augustine makes Top 3 in effort to be home to the Florida Museum of Black History

At a meeting in Tallahassee on April 19, The Florida Museum of Black History Task Force placed West Augustine’s former Florida Memorial University (FMU,) in the No. 1 spot — again — for the location ...
The St. Augustine Record

St. Augustine's newest museum celebrates literary history of African diaspora

Gigi Best-Richardson spent Thursday morning doing one of the things she enjoys the most: organizing her large collection of books in her new museum on St. George Street in St. Augustine.
The Business Journals

St. Augustine Black History Museum moves closer to reality with $1 million from state

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The county-backed initiative was ...
Orlando Sentinel

Bill filed to cement Black history museum in St. Augustine

A state senator has filed a bill to solidify a controversial task force decision placing a Florida Black History Museum in St. John’s County, edging out a proposed Eatonville location. The bill, SB ...