Barberville Pioneer Settlement

09/05/2026

The winners of the 🔥FREE ADMISSION❄: 9th Annual FIRE & ICE: Non-Profit Chili Cook-Off & Ice Cream Churn-Off are The Crankin A's in chili competition and Erick Nielsen in in the Ice Cream competition. The Crankin A's received $680 for their non-profit. Big shot out to 2nd & 3rd places as well. In the Cook-Off 2nd place goes to Daytona Beach Blue Society. 3rd place goes to the Kiwanis Club. In the Churn-Off Connie Gilmore Campisi came in 2nd and Diana Johnson won 3rd.

09/05/2026

Another FIRE & ICE is in the books. Thank you to all our volunteers, all the non-profit chili cook-off competitors, and especially ALL OUR JUDGES! 🔥FREE ADMISSION❄: 9th Annual FIRE & ICE: Non-Profit Chili Cook-Off & Ice Cream Churn-Off THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSOR. ❤️💜💛🧡💚

09/01/2026

THANK YOU once again to The Hughley’s for spotlighting THIS SATURDAY'S
🔥FREE ADMISSION❄: 9th Annual FIRE & ICE: Non-Profit Chili Cook-Off & Ice Cream Churn-Off

🎻 📖 LIVE MUSIC & STORYTELLING
🍔 ENJOY OUR SUMMER KITCHEN
🧶🏺 HISTORIC POTTERY, SPINNING, WEAVING & TRAIN DEMONSTRATIONS!
& MORE! 🎉

Your chili competitors are ready and waiting for you to judge which is the best, and who deserves HALF OF THE TICKET SALES as prize money to their nonprofit!! 💵 🥰

SKIP THE LINE & buy your CHILI & ICE CREAM tickets in advance using the link below! 🍨🌶️
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/fire-and-ice-open-house-sept-5th-2026-event-registration

08/07/2026

Thank you, Sponsors. Together we are preserving our shared culture.

08/03/2026

SO happy for our friends over at The Brown!
Congratulations on this astronomical undertaking to benefit the future of the County of Volusia!

While their museum is being renovated, you can still catch The Brown out and about, including at our 🌠☄️Pioneers Under the Stars: on FRIDAY, October 16th!!

07/30/2026

Our Pioneer Hearts are full!

Thank you to the The Rotary Club of DeLand for allowing us to walk your members down memory lane to the West Volusia gem that is our museum!

The club voted unanimously to donate all of the clubs administrative donations for the day to Barberville directly! 💚💵
We also donated a free annual membership 🪪 to a lucky raffle winner, Mercedes Jordan, who will now be able to attend the Settlement year round for free, INCLUDING all of our annual events! 😍😱

A special thank you to Zach Zacharias, Senior Curator of History of The Brown, for inviting Barberville - in museum solidarity 🤎 - to speak ahead of our joint event on October 16th: 🌠☄️Pioneers Under the Stars: Barberville Pioneer Settlement + The Brown🔭🌌!

⭐️ Become A Member Today to Support In-Person, Hands-On Activities in the County of Volusia! 🔗 https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/become-a-member-of-the-settlement-and-visit-free-all-year

07/28/2026

The Rotary Club of DeLand is excited to welcome Christen Gandy, Event Director of the Barberville Pioneer Settlement, as our guest speaker this week!

For more than 50 years, the Barberville Pioneer Settlement has enriched West Volusia through education, historic preservation, and hands-on learning experiences. Founded by local educators, this nonprofit museum continues to bring Florida’s pioneer history to life while preserving the traditions and stories that have shaped our community.

Christen will share more about the Settlement’s lasting impact on West Volusia, as well as the many ways community members can join the generations of volunteers and supporters dedicated to preserving our history for the future.

📅 Thursday, July 30
🕦 Doors open at 11:30 AM | Meeting begins at 12 PM
📍 Wayne G. Sanborn Activity Center
815 S. Alabama Ave., DeLand

Come learn more about this incredible piece of our local history and the people working to keep it alive for generations to come! 💙💛

07/15/2026

WE ARE LIVE! 🥳

If you're a non-profit and would like to win $$$, our online application for our 🔥FREE ADMISSION❄: 9th Annual FIRE & ICE: Non-Profit Chili Cook-Off & Ice Cream Churn-Off is OPEN on our website!
https://www.pioneersettlement.org/events-calendar

Got your vending eyes on the 50th Annual Fall Country Jamboree ? That application is officially OPEN as well!

Can't wait to see you then! 🎉

April  5th, 2026 ​​— Inaugural  Spring Fundraiser: Easter Sunday Reenactment Service May 2nd, 2026 — Jamming at the Settlement June 6th, 2026 — Jamming at the Settlement