News & Views
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MARTIN COUNTY
What’s going on today!
Review Videos, Newsletters, and Facebook Posts to keep you up to date on what is going on!
Blogs and Views
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 โ Disclosure โ 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.”
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Elvis (AKA Rob Steele) was at the volunteer appreciation dinner greeting our volunteers as they arrived, reminding them that our volunteers rock!
CELEBRATING ART, ROY MCLENDON & CAKE!
The Highwaymen from Street Corner to the Smithsonian honoring the exhibit Sponsors/VIPs and Roy McLendon, one of the original 26 Highwaymen.
Supporter spotlight June 2022
One of our loyal supporter is turning 90s! Edithy Marcelli recently visited the museum, plans to celebrate her 90th birthday with us
Congratulations to one of our youthful volunteers
A proud graduate! One of our volunteers, Patrick Crotty, recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a degree in biochemistry.
Baseball and academic winners!
The state championship was scheduled on the same date of their graduation ceremony.
The House of Refuge Update
The House of Refuge remains closed due to extensive renovations that are in progress.
CLASSIC CARS VIDEOS
DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE SO YOU CAN Go Back in time and learn about elegance and muscle cars of those times!
HOUSE OF REFUGE VIDEOS
DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT INTERESTING STORIES AND FACTS WE SPIN!
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Newsletters & Event Posts for 2025
May Newsletter – ensuring this beacon of maritime history continues to shine
April Newsletter – Let’s Tip Our Hats
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๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ข๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐!
Join us at the ๐๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐บ for a festive and fun watercolor workshop with artist ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐!
๐ก๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ! Debbie provides everythingโbrushes, paints, and beautiful ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐น๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐. Just bring yourself and your holiday spirit!
Choose from ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ and paint in your favorite colors
Add shimmering ๐ด๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ accents for that extra holiday sparkle
Learn how to turn your artwork into ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ using Canva or Office Depot
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป: Wednesday, ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ญ๐ฒ | 2:00โ4:00 PM
๐๐ผ๐๐: $25 per person
๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: bit.ly/christmas-in-july-elliott-museum
#elliottmuseum #christmascrafts #WatercolorWorkshop #holidayfun #handmadeholidays #christmascards #stuartfl #Martincountyevents #artclass #holidayart #diychristmas #localeventsfl #supportlocalartists #artsandculturefl
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๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ & ๐
๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐
๐
๐๐! โ๏ธ
Looking for a fun outdoor event? ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ณ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ while enjoying the outdoor ambiance with coffee and donuts. The event showcases an amazing display of different makes, models, and years of vehicles.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐! (There is a nominal charge for coffee and donuts. Event will be canceled in case of thunder or steady rain.)
๐๏ธ ๐๐ก๐๐ง: ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ - ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ - Every second Saturday, 8 AM - 10 AM
๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐: Elliott Museumโs parking lot
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: bit.ly/elliott-museum-cars-and-coffee
๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง! ๐โ
#CarsAndCoffee #CarEnthusiasts #ElliottMuseum #OutdoorEvent #CoffeeAndDonuts #CarShow #historicalsocietyofmartincounty
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๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐!
โ ๏ธ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
๐
๐๐๐๐! โ ๏ธ
In 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold spotted nine strange, fast-flying objects near Mount Rainier while searching for a missing military plane. He described their movement as โlike saucers skipping on water.โ The press ran with itโand flying saucers were born. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐
๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง.
๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ?
Then come into the Elliott Museum and ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ the many stories from this smash-hit exhibit: ๐๐
๐๐ฌ: ๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
These insider stories and powerful evidence will ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐!
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐! bit.ly/ElliottMuseumExhibits
#UFOs #FlyingSaucers #Disclosure #FinalLecture #UFOHistory #ElliottMuseum #KennethArnold #RobertSteele #WeAreNotAlone
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๐๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ!
Looking for a chill escape this summer? Cruise over to the Elliott Museum and check out our July Featured Car โ a ๐ญ๐ต๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ owned by local enthusiast ๐๐ถ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ!
This beauty is more than just a car โ itโs a ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ from the golden age of design and innovation. Part of Cadillacโs legendary ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ line, it represents the ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐น๐๐
๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด in the 1930s.
๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐:
๐น Sleek ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ & ๐ฏ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐๐ผ-๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต
๐น Elegant ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ
๐น ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ & full ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ
๐น Classic ๐ฉ-๐ด ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ
๐น Plush ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ with vintage flair
Whether youโre a ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, or just in it for the eye candy, this is a ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ง-๐ฆ๐๐ this month!
๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐?
Weโre accepting applications for our ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ program! Got a rare, unique, or historically interesting vehicle? Letโs showcase it!
๐ Contact ๐๐ถ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ at ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฑ-๐ด๐ณ๐ด-๐ณ๐ณ๐ต๐ฑ to learn more.
Check out Car News Here: bit.ly/Elliott-Museum-Car-Event-News
๐ฃ๐๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง and let the past take the wheel!
#ElliottMuseum #ClassicCars #1930Cadillac #CarCulture #AutoHistory #FeaturedCar #MartinCounty #V16Power #CoolOffWithCars
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๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐
๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ!
Wishing you a fun, safe, and sparkling Independence Day!
Weโre taking a break today to celebrate with our families, so ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฌ (๐
๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ต).
But donโt worry โ weโll be back open tomorrow with AC, exhibits, and plenty of ways to keep the celebration going!
๐บ๐ธ ๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ญ!
#HappyFourth #ElliottMuseum #IndependenceDay #MuseumFun #TreasureCoastEvents #CelebrateAmerica
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๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ข๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐!
Join us at the ๐๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐บ for a festive and fun watercolor workshop with artist ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐!
๐ก๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ! Debbie provides everythingโbrushes, paints, and beautiful ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐น๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐. Just bring yourself and your holiday spirit!
Choose from ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ and paint in your favorite colors
Add shimmering ๐ด๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ accents for that extra holiday sparkle
Learn how to turn your artwork into ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ using Canva or Office Depot
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป: Wednesday, ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ญ๐ฒ | 2:00โ4:00 PM
๐๐ผ๐๐: $25 per person
๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: bit.ly/christmas-in-july-elliott-museum
#elliottmuseum #christmascrafts #WatercolorWorkshop #holidayfun #handmadeholidays #christmascards #stuartfl #Martincountyevents #artclass #holidayart #diychristmas #localeventsfl #supportlocalartists #artsandculturefl
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