Boca Raton Historical Society Thanks the City Council of Boca Raton for Reconstruction Grant

 
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Sept. 30, 2021 - PRLog -- (Boca Raton, FL – September 29, 2021) The Board of Trustees of the Boca Raton Historical Society today publicly thanks the City Council of Boca Raton for voting to cover $590,000 in reconstruction costs of the city-owned building that houses The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum (SBRHM), formerly known as the Boca Raton History Museum.

This recent financial support is in addition to the City's original grant of $650,000 and will cover critical reconstruction costs not anticipated at that time, including extensive plumbing, foundation and electrical work at Old Town Hall, which dates back to 1927.

"The City is our landlord paying to bring their structure back up to safe and current standards, while we are the tenant, now raising additional funds to support this effort and create and install all of our exciting new exhibits," explains Executive Director Mary Csar. "Many people mistakenly believe that we are a city-funded institution, but the Historical Society is actually an independent nonprofit organization that raises its own operating expenses though memberships, grants, donations, and fundraisers."

Scheduled to reopen to the public on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, the dynamic redesign of the new Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum will allow for both permanent and changing exhibitions that will appeal to families, students, and research buffs of all ages—under the banner of History Alive!

The new exhibits will bring to life the growth and development of Boca Raton from a small farming town to the dynamic internationally known city it is today. They incorporate artifacts and images from the museum's extensive local history collections.

The new permanent galleries include:

+ Boca Raton Timeline, starting with the earliest Pre-Columbian inhabitants up to the 21st Century.

+ Pioneer, focused on the local heritage of a small farming community.

+ Addison Mizner, featuring the museum's important collection of Mizner Industries and architectural drawings and images of the great architect's plans, which put the tiny town of Boca Raton on the map in the 1920s.

+ World War II, when the Boca Raton Army Air Field served as the Air Corps' top secret radar training facility.

+ IBM, celebrating Boca Raton as the home of the IBM PC personal computer.

In addition, the Council Chamber will feature display areas and cabinetry for changing exhibits and will also function as the museum's lecture hall. The redesigned Research Library will house the Society's extensive archival collections and provide workstations for research patrons.

Available for Interview:

Mary Csar, Executive Director

Schmidt Boca Raton Historical Museum

561.395.6766 / director@bocahistory.org

Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart

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561.756.4298 / gary@pr-bs.net
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