The Blake and McKay families of Cross Creek at the Island Grove train station, circa 1916, from the incredible collection of Jay Whitworth. #AlachuaPhenomenon #Discover200

Members - don't forget to join us tonight for the 2025 Annual Meeting starting at 6:30pm. Free registration: mathesonmuseum.networkforgood.com/events/80725-2… If you are not a current member and would like to join, you can do so by visiting our website here: mathesonmuseum.org/membership.

This jar from the Matheson's collection contains an assortment of both clay and glass marbles. Marbles have been around for millennia as both a toy and a collectible item. One of the earliest known sets is from 2500 BCE. Did any of our followers enjoy playing marbles as a child?

Due to potentially hazardous weather conditions, the Matheson History Museum will be closed today (Wednesday, Jan. 22).

Dreaming of warmer weather and a day on the lake... Postcard postmarked 1915, courtesy of the Matheson collection #Discover200

The Alachua Furniture Manufacturer's Sample House was located on S. Main Street in Gainesville. Elmer Bone photographed their building when it opened in 1955. The business sold discounted furniture into the early 1980s. Photograph courtesy of the Matheson collection.

1/ Herman Adolphus Fitz, Sr. was born in 1919 in Chaires, Florida (east of Tallahassee). He served in the US Army during WWII and went through training at Camp Blanding. He moved to Gainesville in 1953 and worked as a teacher at both Lincoln High School and Newberry High School.