Osceola History

10/21/2026

Join us for a family-friendly day of holiday cheer at an Osceola Christmas! 🎅🎄

📸 Photos with Santa
💌 Write and deliver letters to Santa
🎨 Holiday crafts
🔎 Museum scavenger hunt
☕FREE hot cocoa and cookies
🎟️ Receive a coupon to Pioneer Village

🎉 FREE ADMISSION! 🎉

✨ Let us know you're coming by registering on Eventbrite! No tickets are required for entry
🔗https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2003628407503?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/18/2026

📸 From our archives!

Featured here is a postcard of Grand Champion Brahman Bull, Emperor Manso, described as a fine example of Central Florida’s cattle-raising industry.

According to the postcard, Emperor Manso was 3 years old here and weighed 2,135 pounds!

10/16/2026

Passionate about preserving local history? Volunteer with us! ❤️

🔗 Visit the link below to learn more about volunteer opportunities and fill out an application: https://osceolahistory.org/volunteers/

10/15/2026

If you're voting by mail make sure your ballot gets back to our office by 7PM on Election Day, November 3, 2026!

There are three ways to return your mail ballot:
1. Drop it in the mail and mail it back to us.

2. Drop it in a secure ballot intake station during Early Voting. During Early Voting, October 19-November 1, 8AM-8PM, you can drop your mail ballot in the secure ballot intake station at any Osceola County Early Voting site.

3. Hand deliver your mail ballot to the Elections office at 2509 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, 34744.

10/14/2026

📸 As part of our Unknown Faces of Osceola County series, we’re sharing a photograph from our archives in hopes that someone in the community can help identify those pictured!

This photograph features a group of 17 unidentified men, women, and children in Peghorn, Florida. According to the information written on the back of the photograph, Mrs. J.L. Deeson is among those pictured, but we don’t know which person she is.

Do you recognize anyone in this photograph?

10/14/2026

Our first unknown face of Osceola County has been identified!

Watch to learn her story and take a look at the next faces we need help identifying.

10/12/2026

This Indigenous Peoples' Day, and every day, we honor and celebrate the rich histories, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous communities.

The Welcome Center & History Museum and Pioneer Village at Shingle Creek are open today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Explore exhibits and artifacts at each museum that highlight the history and heritage of the Seminole Tribe.

10/11/2026

📸 From our archives!

Pictured here is a postcard featuring Osceola County High School in Kissimmee, FL. Year unknown.

10/09/2026