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September 17 Tampa Bay History Center members can join us for our VIP Member Reception preview of "Cinema in the Sunshine State," the Tampa Bay History Center’s newest temporary exhibition, on Thursday, Sept. 17th,...

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VIP Member Reception preview for "Cinema in the Sunshine State"

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September 19 Explore Ybor City with Evangeline “Van” Linkous, Ph.D., AICP, a History Center-trained guide and USF professor who teaches urban planning history. Her courses examine industrialization, mutual aid...

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Ybor City Walking Tour

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October 3 On Oct. 3 at 10 a.m., the History Center will host a pickle workshop on the Upper Terrace overlooking the Garrison Channel. Designed for beginners and suitable for everyone, this hands-on class covers...

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Pickle Party: Pickling Workshop

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October 24 For 15 years, A Night at the Museum has brought the community together for a family-friendly Halloween celebration at the Tampa Bay History Center. Join us on Saturday, October 24, as we celebrate the...

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15th annual A Night at the Museum

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November 4 Join the Tampa Bay History Center for an evening with award-winning National Geographic photographer Mac Stone as he shares his work documenting the last old-growth cypress swamps of the American South. Drawing...

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Florida Conversations: An Evening with Mac Stone

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  • Sun 13
    Chinsegut Hill Historic Site

    Chinsegut Hill House Tour on Sunday at 10 a.m.

    September 13 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Chinsegut Hill House Tour on Sunday at 10 a.m.
    Chinsegut Hill 22495 Chinsegut Hill Road, Brooksville, FL, United States

    Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida …

    $10
  • Sun 13
    Chinsegut Hill Historic Site

    Chinsegut Hill House Tour on Sunday at Noon

    September 13 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Chinsegut Hill House Tour on Sunday at Noon
    Chinsegut Hill 22495 Chinsegut Hill Road, Brooksville, FL, United States

    Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida …

    $10
  • Sun 13
    Chinsegut Hill Historic Site

    Chinsegut Hill House Tour on Sunday at 2 p.m.

    September 13 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Chinsegut Hill House Tour on Sunday at 2 p.m.
    Chinsegut Hill 22495 Chinsegut Hill Road, Brooksville, FL, United States

    Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida …

    $10
  • Mon 14

    Volunteer training week

    September 14 - September 18
    Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States

    Volunteer training week prepares new and returning volunteers for public-facing roles throughout the History Center, including gallery interpretation, school group support, tours, education programs and visitor engagement. Participants will learn …

  • Thu 17

    Book Club: “It’s Hard to Kill a Bougainvillea: From Slavery to the American Dream” by Sylvia A. Alvarez

    September 17 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
    Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States

    Join the Tampa Bay History Center Book Club for a discussion of “It’s Hard to Kill a Bougainvillea: From Slavery to the American Dream” by Sylvia A. Alvarez. Alvarez will serve as the reviewer for the September discussion.

    Free
  • Thu 17
    Join Cigar City: Bringing Industry to Tampa, a 20-minute docent-led tour offered every Tuesday at 2 p.m., and step into this gallery chronicling Tampa’s rise as the cigar-making capital of the U.S.

    Cigar City: Bringing Industry to Tampa

    September 17 @ 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Cigar City: Bringing Industry to Tampa
    Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States

    Join docent Amy Tyrrell for a 20-minute guided walkthrough of Cigar City and discover how Tampa became one of the world’s leading cigar manufacturing centers. Amy connects Henry B. Plant’s …

    $18.95
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