Pensacola Historical Society and Museum [FL]
The Pensacola Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Pensacola, FL and its people. To this end, the society operates a resource center, housing the society collections, and a museum of local history. Permanent exhibits address maritime history, the Navy and Army, Pensacola's multicultural community, forts and the Civil War, and Native American life. Collections include costume, tools, housewares, furnishings, office equipment, and manuscripts.
The society offers exhibits, guided student tours, self-guided student tours with or without a scavenger hunt, traveling trunks, customizable outreach presentations, student historical research awards, and archive and collection access. Archive and collection access is free to students and members. Traveling trunk topics include Native American history, Jewish history, the Civil War, and British Pensacola.