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Next week is the Florida Folk Festival. It’s a three celebration of the music, dance, stories, crafts and food that make Florida unique. View these photos of past festivals from our collection. @FLMemory

ICYMI: Florida Crossroads: America250FL – The Fourteenth Colony is streaming on The Florida Channel. This episode journeys through 14,000 years of Florida history, guided by the stories and artifacts featured in the America250FL Exhibit that was in the 22nd Floor Capitol Art Gallery. Stream the episode on demand: thefloridachannel.org/videos/america… @floridachannel @America250FL @MuseumFLHistory

#DYK that Florida is also known as “Hollywood East”? The state’s sunny beaches, historic architecture, and vibrant cities have featured in many films and TV shows. Moonraker, Iron Man 3, Miami Vice, The Bodyguard, Scarface, and more were fully or partially shot here! @FLMemory

It’s #TourismTuesday and we’re going to the moon…well almost! Let's visit @NASAKennedy, located in Brevard County. Since 1968, it’s been @NASA’s primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. View these cool photos from our collection. @FLMemory

On #MapMonday let’s view this map titled “Compliments of Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce Larson’s 1950 Street Guide of Coral Gables Florida Showing Points of Interest”. It features pictures and list 77 points of interest and a street index. @FLMemory bit.ly/3PGeVSH

Fun Fact – This year Mother’s Day falls on May 10 – just as it did in 1925 when students in Lakeland posed for this photograph creating a wonderful heartfelt gift! Photo: School children holding up letters that spell the word mother. 1925. State Archives of Florida, @FLMemory. floridamemory.com/items/show/143…

#HappyMothersDay! View these photos of mothers and Mother's Day celebrations from our collection. @FLMemory

It’s #NationalMiniatureGolfDay! Here are some cool photos of Floridians playing miniature golf from our collection. @FLMemory

#OTD in 1981 a sinkhole swallows a house and five Porsches in Winter Park. It was 350 feet wide, 75 feet deep and caused $4 million in damages. Today it’s a tree-lined pond named Lake Rose after the woman who lost her home to the sinkhole.

#OTD in 1889, DeLand University is renamed Stetson University. The 175-acre campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is recognized for its collection of the oldest education-related buildings in the Sunshine State. @FLMemory @America250FL

#OTD in 1877, the Bank of Jacksonville was founded by William Barnett. The only bank to survive the Great Fire of 1901 and the stock market crash, it went on to grow, becoming the largest commercial bank in the state and instituted major financial innovations. @FLMemory

Get caught reading! #DYK May is #NationalGetCaughtReading month? Here are photos from our collection of Floridians reading wherever they may be. @FLMemory

Do you have a recipe to share in celebration of America250FL?

On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. entered Freedom 7 and launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida into history as the first American in space. His successful flight demonstrated NASA’s ability to safely launch humans into space, survive high-gravity forces, and safely recover them. See the archival image from Florida Memory: floridamemory.com/items/show/8739 @NASA @FLMemory @America250FL

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Here are some photos from a 1996 celebration in Immokalee, FL. @FLMemory

Check out this Florida Crossroads documentary about the recent America250FL Exhibit at the Capitol Building.

On #TourismTuesday, let's visit one of the state's oldest parks, O'Leno State Park in Columbia County. View the park’s star, the Santa Fe River. It mysteriously disappears underground into a sinkhole before resurfacing miles later! @FLMemory @FLStateParks

May the fourth be with you! Here are Star Wars materials from our collection to celebrate the day! @FLMemory

#MapMonday has arrived and we’re viewing this County Map of Florida from 1877 (with an insert of Mobile, Alabama). Applying the map to your current locale, what county would you be in? Is it the same or different? edocs.dos.fl.gov/map/pdf-5/ACL-… @FLMemory

The Florida Department of State welcomes students participating in the 2026 Florida History Day contest in Tallahassee! Facilitated by the @MuseumFLHistory each year, students from throughout the state compete in a variety of categories including historical papers, documentaries, exhibits, performance, and websites. Good luck! More information here: floridahistoryday.com