This Month at the Museum
December 2023

A Note from the Director

Dear Friends:

The halls have been decked and we are ready for a wonderful and festive holiday season! Are you? If you are still looking for the perfect gift, please allow us to give you some ideas!

- Give the Gift of Membership! We have a membership level for everyone and at the Family level or higher, you will be able to take part in the NARM and SEMC benefits at partner museums! Purchase a membership HERE.

- Give the Gift of Art! Rebecca Lemmon's exhibit is spectacular and her work is available for purchase with a portion benefitting the Museum. She has also created scarves and notecards featuring her work!

- Gift the Gift of Posterity! Put your loved one's name on a brick to be placed in the Train Enclosure! This is a great way to capture the name of a friend, family, or even organization as part of the walkway around our famous locomotive! Buy-a-Brick HERE!

- Give the Gift of a Legacy! Make an end of year contribution to the Museum or set up a future planned gift. Your support now or in the future will ensure that we continue to have a "future for our past." Gifts can be made to support the ongoing operations of the Museum or the Jean H. McCormick Endowment fund. Contact me for more information at [email protected] or 904-241-5657 x 113.

- Give the Gift of History! Shop local right here at the Museum's Store! We carry dozens of titles about our area including Images of America books on Ponte Vedra Beach and Jacksonville Beach, Wayne Wood's book, "Jacksonville's Architectural Heritage", and many more! Don't forget, members receive 10% off!

All of these are not only great gifts, but also support the Beaches Museum--Win/Win! Thank you as always for your wonderful support of the Museum and we will see you at one of our upcoming programs and events!

Sincerely,
Chris Hoffman
Executive Director

Current Exhibit: "Golden Hour Dwelling" by Rebecca Lemmon

In a continued celebration of local artists, Beaches Museum is proud to present the work of Rebecca Lemmon.

About the Artist: Discover the art of Rebecca Lemmon, a local painter whose work celebrates "the faithful simplicity of daily life." A graduate of Flagler College, Rebecca taught painting and drawing for 10 years at Episcopal School of Jacksonville. Her latest work highlights how “ordinary days have their own glory," celebrating the light-dappled beauty of domestic and botanical scenes. Lemmon’s immersive artistry invites the viewer to experience how the simple evokes the sublime.

"Golden Hour Dwelling" is on display in the Museum's lobby and Dickinson Gallery.

Beaches North Pole Express
Friday, December 8, 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 9, 10:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Join Beaches Museum for the “Beaches North Pole Express!" Meet Santa and the North Pole Express Conductor to celebrate the holiday season.

Visitors are invited to:

- Write a letter to Santa!

- Make holiday crafts!

- Take pictures with Santa and his elves!

- Enjoy hot cocoa and cookies!

- Meet the Polar Express Train Conductor!

- View the Beaches Museum’s very own operating North Pole Express model train!

- Ride the trackless train!

- Enjoy other festivities in the History Park!

Beaches North Pole Express is free to Museum Members with a suggested $5 donation from non-members.

Register Here

Christmas at the Cabin
Thursday, December 14, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Please join us as we experience the warmth of the holiday season at the Beaches Museum’s 1873 Oesterreicher-McCormick Cabin for the Museum's annual holiday open house event, “Christmas at the Cabin”.

This year's annual festival will be bustling with twinkling lights and convivial carolers. There will also be music and dance performances at the historic Beaches Museum Chapel along with period décor, lights on display throughout the history park, and an open fire for roasting marshmallows! The event will take place rain or shine.

Admission for Museum members is free and a $5 donation from non-members is appreciated.

Register Here

Beaches Bite By Bite

Back by popular demand, the Beaches Area Historical Society Cookbook will be returning in the spring! We KNOW many of you have this book floating around your kitchen and we have really enjoyed hearing the stories behind so many of the recipes!

NOW is your chance to be included in the cookbook! Do you have a favorite recipe to share? A meal that reminds you of home? A favorite dish and a local restaurant! Let us know!

Please submit a maximum of 3 of your favorite family recipes to represent you in the Beaches Museum Community Cookbook and a committee will choose the recipes for each section. If your recipe has an accompanying story please add it at the end in the Comments/Story section. Thank you for contributing to our cookbook, only through community support will it be a success.

Questions or ideas can be submitted to Susan at [email protected].

Submit Recipe

Leave Your Mark! Buy a Brick!

Show your Beaches Museum pride, memorialize a loved one, or celebrate something special by having your message displayed on a commemorative brick to be installed inside our Train Enclosure.

Engraved on your brick could be a name, a message, a business, or something else entirely! Whatever you decide, your brick will serve as a visible reminder of your commitment to the Museum and the Beaches area.

Every brick has a story. Write yours and make your mark as a part of the Beaches Museum. History is in the making, and this is your chance to memorialize the things that matter most to you. Your brick will be a place where the past meets the future in a perfectly preserved moment as a permanent part of Beaches history.

The 4”x 8”x 2 ¼” bricks are engraved using state-of-the-art laser technology and they are all guaranteed for life.

Buy-A-Brick

Support the Museum through Membership!

Membership at the Beaches Museum is a great way to show your support!

Join us in preserving, understanding, and celebrating the history of the Beaches – become a member of the Beaches Museum. Join now, and you receive all the benefits of membership, including access to historic buildings, the Beaches Museum, and rotating exhibits showcasing the colorful heritage of our Beaches communities.

You can become a member of Beaches Museum on our website. You can also donate directly to the Museum. When you chose to donate you can select a project that most interests you, including the Chapel Preservation Fund, the Jean McCormick Founders Fund, or the Museum’s General Fund.

Join or Renew!

Beaches Museum Legacy Circle

Help ensure a future for our past by making a planned gift or a gift to our endowment!

To learn more about remembering the Museum in your will or contributing to the future sustainability of our organization, please contact Chris at 904-241-5657 x 113 or [email protected].