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Matheson History Museum Receives Grant For Historic Preservation
The Matheson History Museum received a $300,000 special category grant from the Florida Department of State. The money will go toward renovating the exterior of the building, which will then be opened...
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Women Leaders Exhibit Opens at Matheson History Museum
The Matheson History Museum opened its new exhibit, “Saving the Sunshine State: Women Leaders in the 20th Century,” featuring artifacts and rare photos from Mary McLeod Bethune, Marjory Stoneman...
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Traveling Exhibit Remembers Florida Blues History
Blues music has taken over Gainesville in the form of an exhibit at the Matheson History Museum. “Florida’s Got the Blues" runs through April 30 and showcases the history of blues music in North...
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Gainesville Food Tour Offers a Side of History
A Gainesville couple has launched a "food tour" of the downtown area, introducing participants to some of the city's restaurants while also educating them about the history of the city.
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Matheson Museum Declines County Commissioners’ Donation
After determining they would need to cover the expenses for moving ‘Old Joe’, the Confederate soldier statue, the Matheson History Museum Board of Directors have declined the donation. The statue...
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Gainesville’s Old Joe Statue To Remain Outside County Building
In September, the County Commission voted to move Old Joe, Gainesville’s 111-year-old Civil War Confederate soldier statue, to Matheson Museum. But the museum has refused to home the statue, leaving...
View ArticleProtesters Clash Over Confederate Statue
Both sides of the struggle over the downtown statue of the Confederate soldier protested feet away from each other Thursday night. Over 100 people crowded at the foot of the statue with chants, talks...
View ArticleResidents: History Should Inform Confederate Statue Decision
The fate of the Confederate soldier statue in downtown Gainesville remains undecided as residents urge decision-makers to consider the town's Civil War history. While some demand it stays in place,...
View ArticleConfederate Statue To Be Moved To Matheson Museum
After months of debate, 'Old Joe' will be moved from downtown Gainesville after the results of a 3-2 vote by the Alachua County Board of Commissioners. The statue has been in its current place since 1904.
View ArticleUF Journalism Alumnus Talks Alligators At Matheson Museum
UF College of Journalism and Communications alumni Jeff Klinkenberg will speak at the Matheson Museum on Nov. 13 about two things that go hand-in-hand: Florida and alligators.
View ArticleChildhood Nostalgia Finds A New Home At Matheson History Museum
From Nov. 9 to Dec. 23, the Gainesville museum will host the "Florida Boys & Girls & Their Toys" exhibit.
View ArticleHoly Trinity Episcopal Church Rings Bell To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of MLK...
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church took part in a nationwide ringing of the bells, which occurred at 3 p.m. all over the country to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a...
View ArticleAlachua County Superintendent Finalists To Answer Questions
Finalists for the Alachua County Schools superintendent position to meet with public in May.
View ArticleTraveling Exhibit Remembers Florida Blues History
Blues music has taken over Gainesville in the form of an exhibit at the Matheson History Museum. “Florida’s Got the Blues" runs through April 30 and showcases the history of blues music in North...
View ArticleAuthor Of Obama’s Favorite 2015 Book Kicks Off Speaker Series In Gainesville
Lauren Groff, author and Gainesville resident, kicked off a five-part humanities speaking series, “Imagining Florida: The Place We Call Home.” It took place at the Alachua County Library District. Her...
View ArticleWhy the Old Joe Confederate Soldier Statue Hasn’t Yet Been Moved
Old Joe will be moving soon the the Matheson History Museum. However, county commissioner Robert Hutchinson will not spend county money in the efforts to move Old Joe.
View ArticleMatheson Museum’s New Exhibit Highlights Florida’s Black History
This free exhibit, which will run until March 18, is the first of its kind and shows Gainesville's presence in black history.
View ArticleMight A Second Civil War Statue Join Old Joe?
The fate of Old Joe remains uncertain. The County Commission and the Matheson History Museum have yet to agree on where the next home of the Confederate soldier statue will be.
View ArticleOld Joe Will Stand Alone
The Confederate soldier statue continues to inspire questions as to where and how it may or may not be relocated. The Matheson History Museum and the Alachua County Board of Commissioners are working...
View ArticleWhere Will Alachua County Place Its Historic Lion Statues?
The lions were salvaged before demolition of the historic Alachua County Courthouse in the 1950s.
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