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THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MARTIN COUNTY
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Blogs and Views
A Treasure of a Talk: Al Simbritz Explores Our Glittering Coast!
Al Simbritz’s How the Treasure Coast Got Its Name lecture drew nearly 70 visitors to the Elliott Museum, captivating audiences with shipwreck lore and coastal history.
Full House, Full Hearts, and a Fascinating Journey Through Russia!
Jonathan Knaus captivated 30 guests at the Elliott Museum with stories from 20 years in Russia during his talk, Reflections on Russia. A cultural hit!
Clay to Tray Workshop Success!
We had such a blast at the Clay to Tray pottery workshop at the Elliott Museum! Everyone tapped into their creativity as they designed their own beautiful clay trays.
Full House for “Cow Creek Chronicles” at the Elliott Museum!
We had a fantastic turnout for Cow Creek Chronicles: Florida’s Past Comes Alive with author Gregory Enns. Over 20 enthusiastic attendees filled the room for this captivating journey through centuries of Florida history.
Jesup & The Second Seminole War Lecture
Successful Grand Opening of 2 Incredible Exhibits!
Thursday, Sept 18, 2025 the Elliott Museum welcomed over 120 guests to celebrate the highly anticipated opening of two world-class exhibits.
Encounters At The Elliott – A Huge Success
From the soaring sounds of the Stuart Community Concert Band in the Air & Space Concert to the mind-expanding guided tour of UFOs: Denial, Disclosure, Discernment
Renowned Cinematographer, Tom Fitz: Earth Day
Join us for a captivating presentation by award-winning cinematographer Tom Fitz, who will share insights into the art of filmmaking, showcase memorable and challenging shoot moments, and reflect on the lessons learned along the way.
CLASS 26 “Aliens Exist!”
LEADERship Martin County Alumni Youth group, had an inspiring day exploring Arts and Culture in Martin County! One of their stops included the Elliott Museum and their experience with the UFOs Denial – Disclosure – Discernment exhibit.
WPTV Unraveling the Secrets of UFOs
The Elliott Museum’s newest exhibit is causing quite a stir. WPTV News – FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast connects us to the behind the scenes of “UFO: Denial, Disclosure, and Discernment.”
CLASSIC CARS VIDEOS
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HOUSE OF REFUGE VIDEOS
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𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍
This is the one everyone will be talking about.
Join us 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟗 𝐚𝐭 𝟑 𝐏𝐌 as nationally acclaimed 𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 & 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐟𝐟 takes the Elliott stage for an unforgettable afternoon of music.
From opening for 𝐁𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐯𝐢 at 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 to climbing the charts with his hit album 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧 & 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬, Dylan delivers a powerful, intimate performance that connects from the very first note.
One stage. One afternoon. One extraordinary artist.
🍸 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐛𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞
🎟 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬: $𝟑𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧
📅 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟗 | 𝟑 𝐏𝐌
Seats are limited—secure yours now.
bit.ly/the-elliotts-sunday-concert-series-dylan-rockoff
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𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬
📅 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌
📍 𝐋𝐨𝐱𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤
𝟗𝟎𝟔𝟎 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐑𝐝, 𝐉𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐅𝐋 𝟑𝟑𝟒𝟕𝟖
🎟️ 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
Did you know the U.S. Army Green Berets traced tactical lineage to the 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐞 & 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧 freedom fighters of Florida?
Join 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐤 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 for a fascinating, eye-opening presentation exploring how fierce guerrilla warfare tactics used right here in Florida helped influence the strategies of America’s most elite Special Forces.
Set on the very ground where history happened, this powerful talk connects Florida’s fight for freedom to a legacy that still echoes today.
𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 | 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬 | 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 | 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 — 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
👉 𝐓𝐚𝐠 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝!
loxahatcheebattlefield.com/events-1
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𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒. 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐒. 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.
📅 Thursday, March 26, 2026 | 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Ever wondered what happens at the museum after hours?
Join us at the 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟔 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟓:𝟑𝟎–𝟕:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 for a rare evening where Florida’s past steps out of the shadows and into the conversation.
This is not your typical lecture.
It’s a lively, interactive experience where your questions help guide the stories.
From legendary outlaws to groundbreaking artists and the rise of early Florida cattle empires, three respected historians pull back the curtain on the people and moments that shaped our region.
𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒
▪ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐠 – Florida’s most infamous outlaw family
▪ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧 – The creativity and resilience of Florida’s iconic artists
▪ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞 & 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡 – Power, ambition, and a vanished way of life
𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒
Steve Carr – Author & Ashley Gang expert
Roger Lightle – Historian & Highwaymen art specialist
Gregory Enns – Historian of early Florida ranching
𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬
Rob Steele – President & CEO, Historical Society of Martin County
𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞
$𝟐𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 (𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬)
𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒: bit.ly/Night-at-the-Elliott
Spend an evening where 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤.
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰… 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞.
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𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐭…
𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬.
March 26 | 5:30–7:30 PM
𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒: bit.ly/Night-at-the-Elliott
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𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐁𝐘 𝐏𝐎𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃!
𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄! 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟖 | 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 – 𝟐:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
What happens when the FBI goes undercover in the dangerous world of international diamonds—and straight into post-Soviet Russia?
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄
Join 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐓. 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞, former FBI Special Agent, as he shares true stories straight from the front lines of high-risk international investigations.
From working the Unabomber case to collaborating with Russian authorities during a volatile era, Cosgrove pulls back the curtain on cases involving organized crime, corruption, global power, and millions in diamonds.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.
It’s a highly interactive experience—bring your questions and hear the stories that never made it into the headlines.
Seats are limited—and this one will fill fast.
👉 Reserve your spot now.
bit.ly/museum-lectures
#TrueCrime #FBIStories #TheDiamondGame #RealLifeThriller #BehindTheScenes #ColdWarAftermath #HistoryTalk #MuseumEvents #InteractiveLecture #MustAttend #elliottmuseum
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