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Take a look at our feature and learn more about the work happening at the Historical Society of Martin County, the Elliott Museum, and the Gilbertโs Bar House of Refuge Museum.
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๐ฒโจ Itโs Featured Friday!
This week, longtime Elliott Museum and House of Refuge Museum docent Marie Kennedy is sharing the story behind one of our fascinating artifacts โ an 1890s ladiesโ bicycle designed by our namesake, Sterling Elliott!
Marie also gives us a peek into our Adoption Program, which allows supporters to โadoptโ a piece of history for one year and help us care for and maintain the incredible artifacts and exhibits throughout our museums. ๐๏ธโค๏ธ
Weโre so grateful for passionate docents like Marie who help bring these stories to life every day!
#ElliottMuseum #Bicycle #FeaturedFriday #MuseumDocent #AdoptAnArtifact
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๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐กโ๐ง ๐๐ ๐ช๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐.
What if you could ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐? Not a puppy. Not a highway. Not a star in the sky...๐๐ป ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐!
At the historic ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐โ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ, you can adopt one of the remarkable objects that helps tell the story of the people who watched over Floridaโs coast and offered refuge to those in peril. A ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐, A ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐, ๏ธ A ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต-๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ, ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธโฆand more! And hereโs where it gets REALLY coolโฆYour adoption comes with a ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, a photograph with your artifact, and a ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ or your business name and logo alongside the artifact.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น? This is your chance to become a ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐, ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐. ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐.
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๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐:
hsmc-fl.com/adopt-an-artifact/
#PatriotDay #AdoptAnArtifact #HouseOfRefuge #GilbertsBar #MartinCountyHistory #FloridaHistory #PreserveHistory #GiveHistory #UniqueGifts #HistoricGifts #SupportYourMuseum #TreasureCoast #AmericanHistory #HonorAndRemember
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๐ฃ๐ข๐ฃ ๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จโ๐ฉ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ง!
Think you know pop art? ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป!
Step into the colorful, wildly imaginative world of Charles Fazzino, one of the worldโs most celebrated 3D pop artists! His art doesnโt just sit on the wall, it ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ, ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐๐!
With bold colors, incredible detail and playful scenes packed with surprises, Fazzinoโs 3D artwork is something you really have to ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐.
๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐.
๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ.
๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก.
๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ก๐ข!
This is a ๐ข๐ก๐๐-๐๐ก-๐-๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ to experience the work of a world-famous artist right here at the Elliott Museum.
Discover all the little details hiding in plain sight. ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฃ ๐๐ฅ๐ง. ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: bit.ly/ElliottMuseumExhibits
#CharlesFazzino #Fazzino #3DPopArt #PopArt #ElliottMuseum #MartinCountyFL #HutchinsonIsland #ArtLovers #MuseumExperience #SeeItToBelieveIt #ExploreArt #FloridaMuseums
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๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐๐ง! Which one are ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ making?
๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ - $๐ด๐ฌ
๐ง๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ - $๐ญ๐ญ๐ฑ
๐ง๐ต๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ | ๐ญ:๐ฌ๐ฌโ๐ฐ:๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐
Get ready for an afternoon of ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ. ๐๐จ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐. ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐. & ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ. at the Elliott Museum! Join mosaic artist ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ, owner of El Turco Art, for a hands-on Turkish mosaic workshop where you'll create your own beautiful, one-of-a-kind piece inspired by the vibrant artistry of Turkey.
And yesโฆ ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ!
Learn from an experienced mosaic artist
Explore ๐ฐ๐ด different colors, shapes, beads & tiles
Sip authentic Turkish coffee
Take home your handcrafted creation
No artistic experience neededโjust bring your creativity!
๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ and bring a little bit of Istanbul home with you!
bit.ly/turkish-mosaic-candle-holder-lamp-workshop
#ElliottMuseum #TurkishMosaic #MosaicWorkshop #TurkishArt #StuartFL #ArtWorkshop #CreativeExperience #TurkishCoffee #MartinCountyFL
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You know Florida...๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ช ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐?
There are stories hidden in Floridaโs past that connect ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐, ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ, ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐, ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ who helped shape our state.
On ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ, filmmaker and historian ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป brings those stories to life at the Elliott Museum. And heโs bringing something special with him: ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น that reveal the deeper connections behind this extraordinary history.
๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ. ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ. ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ.
๐๏ธ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ:๐ฌ๐ฌโ๐ฏ:๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐
๐๏ธ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐ก๐ข๐ช! bit.ly/floridas-gullah-geechee-legacy
๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ and ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ.
#GullahGeechee #FloridaHistory #BlackHistory #ElliottMuseum #MartinCountyFL
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๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ! ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐!
Labor Day is more than just a long weekend and the unofficial end of summer, itโs a day to celebrate the hardworking people whose dedication helped build our communities and our country. The holiday has been observed nationally since ๐ญ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ, honoring the social and economic achievements of American workers.
And right here in Stuart, we have plenty of hardworking history to celebrate! From the early settlers who helped establish our community along the St. Lucie River to the pineapple farmers, railroad workers, boat builders, business owners, and countless others who helped shape the Stuart we know and love todayโ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐.
So, while you're enjoying your well-deserved day off, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐!
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ incredible automobiles
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ art and culture
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ fascinating history
Make some Labor Day ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐!
๐ช๐โ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐กโ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป! ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐!
#HappyLaborDay #WereOpen #ElliottMuseum #StuartFlorida #StuartHistory #MartinCounty #FloridaHistory #HistoryComesAlive #ExploreMore
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