Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum Celebrates Half Century with New Exhibit and Tea Time Events

The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum is celebrating its first half-century with a new temporary exhibit and two Town Hall Tea Time events at its newly renovated space in Historic City Hall at 71 N. Federal Highway (33432). For more information, please call 561.395.6766 or visit www.BocaHistory.org.

Fifty years of collecting

Until December 2022

Featuring artifacts and memorabilia that represent the wide array of items that make up the ever-growing historic collections at the Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum, the new temporary exhibit includes everything from Floy Mitchell’s flapper dress to a vote Votomatic from approximately 2000. These objects show the breadth of the Boca Raton Historical Society‘s collections acquired over the past half-century and tell how Boca Raton has grown and changed since its inception as a farming village in the 1890s .

Tea time at City Hall

Friday May 13 at 2 p.m.

Where were you in 72?

Foods of the 1970s

Who remembers when Hamburger Helper was new? How about “Watergate Salad?” People of all ages will enjoy this nostalgic, but not necessarily health-conscious, look at the popular foods, sweets, and tasty treats of the era. Vanessa Carosella, Mary Isenbek, and Susan Gillis, Curator of the Boca Raton Historical Society, will revisit cuisine, food, and restaurants of the 1970s.

Tea time at City Hall

Wednesday, June 1 at 2 p.m.

Where were you in 72?

1970s fashions

From hippie clothing to disco, this program will include a fashion show and creations by students from the THOS fashion school. This is the perfect opportunity to look back on what we were – 50 years ago! – while supporting the talented creators of tomorrow. Presented by THOS Fashion School student Letty Sanchez and Olivia Hollaus, Founder and Creative Director of Protect My Shoes, a brand focused on creating stylish, durable and effective shoe care products, and former contributor to styling for Boca Magazine.

The cost to attend either of these City Hall Tea Times is FREE for BRHS members; and $10 for non-members. To RSVP, please email [email protected] or call 561.395.6766 ext. 100.

The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum is the headquarters of the Boca Raton Historical Society, whose mission is to collect, preserve, and present information and artifacts relevant to the past and evolving history of Boca Raton and to maintain a role visible in education and advocacy for historic preservation in the community. Now open to the public Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the museum is located in the historic City Hall at 71 N. Federal Highway (33432). For more information, please call 561.395.6766 or visit www.BocaHistory.org.

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