Marion County Museum of History

Marion County Museum of History Preserving and teaching about the history of Marion County, Florida! Watch for our events and activities announced in the Star-Banner and local newspapers.

09/24/2012

Fort King Festival lst Saturday - very successful day.
Nice crowd, many students - we wish all them well in
school and future life. It is always good to see our youth
out and interested, especially history. It can be fun.
Thanks to all that supported us with your attendance.
The participants enjoyed visiting with everyone, and hope
to you see you again.
History Museum

08/22/2012

Fort King Festival 2012

Sept. 22, 2012 **

08/22/2012

FORT KING FESTIVAL - YEAR IS 2012

SEPT. 22, 2012**

08/22/2012

FT. KING FESTIVAL
The Ft. King Festival, an annual event for the Marion County Museum of History will be held Sat, Sept. 22, 2012, from 11am-2pm, on the grounds of the Appleton Museum of Art College of Central Florida, 4333 E Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala. Living history exhibits and demonstrations. Different time periods will be represented from Florida History. Living history camps will be set up and visitors will be able to interact and ask questions about a given time period. Various activities will be available, with things to interest the small visitors also. Students as well as adults will enjoy the visit back in time. It is a great time to do a special report on local and Florida history. Come out and enjoy a wonderful and interesting outing with your family and enjoy a visit to the beautiful Art Museum. Call (352) 694-2529

06/17/2011

The Napoleonic Wars are raging in Europe. British manpower is stretched to its breaking point. Nearly 6,000 American sailors are taken against their will under the policy of impressment and forced into service in the British Navy. Trade restrictions are imposed on America that impedes trade

04/09/2011

Still here, still pursuing a new home. hearing some possible leads, we are still planning on having our annual Fort King Festival. also in the works is a lecture series and possibly a traveling exhibit (maybe), and we are still having our regular board meetings. Keep checking in for updates!

03/09/2011

Still pursuing leads on a new home, but nothing solid yet. the board of directors is still meeting, the museum is still conducting business, so keep an eye out! updates to come!

02/16/2011

We're out. The search for a new home is on! we'll continue to make updates here as they come, so please keep checking in, and keep and eye out for us! until then, thank you all for 15 wonderful years! Here's to many more in a new building!

02/11/2011

the move is proceeding fairly well. East Hall is nearly totally empty of all the MCMoH collections and such. the final stages are in progress, but still looking and hoping to find a new home for the Marion County Museum of History! we'll keep this page running through out with news and updates.

01/28/2011

MCMoH Board of Directors meeting coming up next Wednesday at East Hall, 4pm. Might just be our last board meeting at East Hall. We'll be discussing the move, present options and possible new directions.

01/16/2011

Moving is never easy. And the troubles are compounded when you don’t know where you are moving to.

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Ocala, FL
34470

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+13526942529

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