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160 E. Tarpon Avenue – Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 – 727-943-4624

Newsletter                          
                  May/June 2013

Welcome

 

Welcome to our new board members: Kenneth Henderson, Ramona Pletcher and Alternate Cathie Koch. Each of these unique people bring their own gifts to the Tarpon Springs Area Historical Society and we are looking forward to their involvement.
 

Tarpon Springs Area Historical Society

Annual Picnic

Saturday May 18, 2013

11:30 ~ 1:30 pm

Fred Howard Park ~ Shelter # 4

Annual Picnic

Members and volunteers, please join us for our annual Tarpon Springs Area Historical Society Picnic to be held on Saturday May 18, from 11:30 ~ 1:30 at Fred Howard Park~shelter # 4. Food and drink will be provided by the historical society board. Did you attend school in Tarpon Springs? Please come and share some of your photos and stories about your school years (Teachers, classmates, etc.). Enjoy a photo of Pinder’s Landing and Picnic Grounds on the Anclote River (Dietrich Collection).

Helping at the Depot

 

We still need help at the Depot! We’ve gotten a couple of new volunteers who are greatly appreciated. If you feel you can contribute any time, you may call the depot at 727-943-4624 and speak to the board members that are present from 12:00 until 3:00 Wednesday through Saturday or call Phyllis Kolianos at 727-937-8779. The Society will provide education for those who wish to give tours.

 

Collection Corner

Since January 2013, Meredith Kambic, University of South Florida graduate intern, has accessioned numerous photographs and materials in the archives. Her last project is an interim exhibit on schools in Tarpon Springs with a focus on the “50th Anniversary of Integration in Tarpon Springs Schools.”

 

Prior to 1963, African-American students had to travel to Clearwater to attend High School. At one time many of those students would ride the train from the Tarpon Springs Atlantic Coast Line Depot Station to Clearwater to go to school. The younger black elementary and middle school students attended the local Union Academy for 1st through 8th grade. Ms. Kambic has created an excellent exhibit through research of documents and old news articles to tell this historic period in Tarpon Springs’ history

Membership

 

Membership is open to anyone interested in the rich history and cultural identities of the early pioneers of this area and in preserving and recording the documents, photographs, objects, events, buildings and outstanding personalities that have made Tarpon Springs so special.

 

CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP

   Student $10.00 __ (K-12th)

   Individual $20.00 __

   Family/Dual $30.00 __

   Contributing $50.00 __

   Patron $100.00 __

   Life Member $200.00 __

 

Membership Application

Tarpon Springs Area Historical Society 160 E. Tarpon Avenue

Tarpon Springs, FL. 34689

 

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Please mail or drop by the Historic Train Depot with your application and payment to renew or to join us. A Christmas ornament of the train station is available for new and renewing members at the $30 level or above.

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mLinks to other sites of interest

City of Tarpon Springs
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Contact us at
160 East Tarpon Avenue
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
Phone: 727.943.4624
tarpon.historical@verizon.net