The Carrabelle History Museum

The Carrabelle History Museum will present a special exhibit featuring Carrabelle High School memorabilia. It is part of the new and expanded Family Life Room with high school sports trophies across the decades starting with the 1920 football team and the 1937 state champion girls’ basketball team. There are old cheerleader outfits, letter sweaters, stadium cushions, band jackets, and cafeteria trays marking the transition from the Carrabelle Mullets to the Green Devils and finally the Panthers. Old pictures and artifacts…

In partnership with the Holocaust Education Resource Council of Tallahassee, Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum is presenting a special exhibit on the Holocaust on display from Thursday, July 1 through Saturday, August 14 at Camp Gordon Johnston Museum in Carrabelle. The museum and exhibit are open Tuesday-Saturday from 11 am – 5 pm. In addition, the museum will be open during special hours on Sunday, July 4th and Monday, July 5th from 12-4 pm. The Nazi party’s “Final Solution” led…

The Carrabelle History Museum will present “Remembering Carrabelle High School”. The month-long exhibit will culminate with a special Carrabelle High School Reunion Reception at the Carrabelle History Museum on Saturday, July 31 from 2:00-4:00 pm. Guests will have a chance to share nostalgic stories of historic CHS. Alumni can video their favorite legends, tales, and yarns. The original, old Carrabelle school bell, which has been beautifully restored, will be installed by volunteers of the Carrabelle History Museum. Light refreshments will be served. The…

In partnership with the Holocaust Education Resource Council of Tallahassee, Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum is presenting a series of talks on the Holocaust at Camp Gordon Johnston Museum in Carrabelle. These public speaking events will feature Linda Davey, Holocaust Historian, and will coincide with the special exhibit on the Holocaust running July 1-August 14. The Holocaust was the Nazi program to eliminate the Jews of Europe during their reign over Germany from 1933 until their defeat by the Allies in…

Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum in Carrabelle is presenting a special exhibit about the surrenders and war’s end in the Asia-Pacific and Europe-Mediterranean Theaters of Operations.  This exhibit will open Tuesday, September 28 at 11 am and will be on display at the museum until Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 5 pm.  There is no charge for admission but donations are gladly accepted. The museum and exhibit are open every Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am – 5 pm. On…

The Carrabelle History Museum is presenting a temporary exhibit on Sponge Diving in Carrabelle and the North Gulf Coast of Florida. This exhibit will be on display from Friday, October 1 through Sunday, October 31st.   There is no charge for admission but donations are gladly accepted. The museum and exhibit are open Wednesdays 12-5 pm, Thursdays thru Saturdays 10 am – 5 pm and Sundays 12 – 5 pm. Sponging diving started in the Bahamas and moved west to Florida…

SONY DSC The Carrabelle History Museum is excited to announce that their special exhibit on Sponge Diving in Carrabelle and North Florida has been extended and expanded.  Due to continued strong interest, the exhibit will remain on display through December 31. There is no charge for admission but donations are gladly accepted. The museum and exhibit are open Wednesdays 12-5 pm, Thursdays thru Saturdays 10 am – 5 pm and Sundays 12 – 5 pm. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and…

The Carrabelle History Museum is presenting a fascinating history program about the Shipwrecks of Dog Island. This program features Florida historian, Chuck Meide and will be held Saturday, January 15, 2021, at 10 am - 12 pm in the upstairs room at C-Quarters Marina, 501 St. James Ave (Hwy 98), Carrabelle, FL. There is no charge for this event. This program will explore Dog Island’s rich maritime history, and especially focus on those shipwrecks that resulted from the Category 5…

The Carrabelle History Museum is excited to announce that their special exhibit on Sponge Diving in Carrabelle and North Florida has been extended again. Thanks to the continuing generosity of a benefactor, we are able to extend this exhibit through the end of March. Interest in this exhibits continues to remain strong with guests and ongoing visitors. Therefore the exhibit will remain on display through May 20th. There is no charge for admission but donations are gladly accepted. The museum…

The Carrabelle History Museum is excited to announce a new special exhibit on “C. C. Land Turpentine Camp”. This exhibit will be on display from Wednesday, March 2 through Thursday, March 31. There is no charge for admission but donations are gladly accepted. The museum and exhibit are open Wednesdays 12-5 pm, Thursdays thru Saturdays 10 am – 5 pm and Sundays 12 – 5 pm. Clifford C. Land, known as C. C. Land, founded turpentine operations in Tate’s Hell…

The Carrabelle History Museum is excited to announce a special exhibit on “Carrabelle in the 1930's” will be opening on Sunday, May 1 and be on display through Sunday, May 29. There is no charge for admission, but donations are gladly accepted. The museum and exhibit are open Wednesdays 12-5 pm, Thursdays thru Saturdays 10 am – 5 pm and Sundays 12 – 5 pm. All month long, the Carrabelle History Museum will be celebrating the anniversary of the original…