The Dixie County Historical Society was created in February 1992.  It is located in the Dixie County Cultural Center (formally the Old Town School), and is open each Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m and the first and third Saturdays of each month. You can call 352-542-0047 for more information (if no answer, please leave a message and someone will get back to you.

BOARD MEMBERS

President  Sherry Ragsdale                Betty Cannon                 E.B. Chavous                     
                  
Vice President  Nina Johnson             Maxie Chewning            Dottie Leichner

Secretary  Dana Johnson                    Betty Mikell                  Beth Ann Palmer 
                                                                                                               
Treasurer Anne Hodge                        Mark Rains                   Robert Robinson


                                                      
                                             

Historian:  Preston Chavous                                         

  CALENDAR OF EVENTS

• Monthly meetings are every third Monday at 6:30 p.m., at the Dixie County Cultural Center (Old) Old Town School, except December.
• Annual Celebration on the grounds of the "old" Old Town Elementary School, now our Dixie County Cultural Center...April 17, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. 
• Bluegrass Music...April 17, 2010....Dixie County Cultural Center, corner of SR 349  and CR 55A in Old Town, Florida.
• Annual Dinner...October 18, 2010   

 Annual Celebration

April has be designated as Dixie History Month and we will have a day long celebration on the grounds of the Dixie County Cultural Center.  There will be food, music, vendors, displays and so much more.  So make your plans to join us as we celebrate and preserve our heritage. The day is April 17, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.  More information will be coming as we continue our planning.

Jackson Water Hole Park

This park was created by the Society to memorialize the place where Andrew Jackson and his troops stopped to camp and water their horses during a raid on the Seminole Indians in 1819. The park is located approximately 2 miles north of Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on State Road 351.  This park is open everyday and free to the public.

Parade of Homes

Our annual Holiday Parade of Homes is held the first weekend of December.  We have local homeowners and businesses that decorate in Christmas fashion.  They open their homes and businesses for your viewing pleasure. You may tour the homes at your leisure and enjoy the beautiful sites. This is one of the biggest fund raisers for the Society.

School Scholarship

Each year at graduation the Historical Society presents one senior from Dixie County High School with a $500 scholarship. Each participant must write a 500 word essay describing "What the History of Dixie County Means to me".

Fish Bone Cemetery

This cemetery was dedicated on March 19, 2000, to the families of those buried there. This cemetery is located east of the Shired Island Highway (County Road 357), approximately two miles north of Shired Island. Stop for a stroll down the trail to the cemetery.  This site is open everyday and free to the public.

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Other Links

Dixie County Chamber of Commerce