Heritage Day 2025
Saturday, April 5, 2025
9am - 3pm
Location:
120 Sams Avenue & Emory Bennett Park
Free Event
History Harvest
In the Museum
Free 20 minute guided tours of the Museum Gallery
Join our Museum Docents for a 20-30 minute guided tour of the New Smyrna Museum of History and learn about the engaging history of Southeast Volusia County.
Guided Museum Tours: 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm
Free Presentations
Daniel Tommy
Presentations at 11 AM & 2 PM at his booth location in the NE corner of the park.
Traditional techniques to create dug-out canoes. Tommie grew up in his Miccosukee grandparents’ camp in what is now the Everglades National Park. Today he travels the Southeast US sharing Native American traditions and perspectives along with the traditional techniques for creating canoes that have been passed down through the generations.
The St. Augustine Royal Family
Presentations at 12 noon on the Heritage Day stage.
The Royal Family of St. Augustine is a fully costumed first person portrayal group with 60 years of history portraying the Spanish royal family that was in power at the time the Castillo de San Marcos was built in St. Augustine. The fort played an important role in Florida's early years, providing security and shelter to the residents of St. Augustine, and serving as a place of refuge for the residents along Florida's Northeast coast during Florida's early years.
Mark Adams
Presentations at 10 AM & 1 PM on the Heritage Day stage.
Local park ranger Mark Adams will share the history of Bulow Plantation Ruins, and its role in the defense of New Smyrna, Dunlawton and surrounding areas during the Seminole War in 1836. Adams will bring models of the ruins and share some of what the plantation was like before its destruction. The reasons for the outbreak of conflict, and the compelling story of what happened immediately before its destruction will also be told.
Mayor Fred Cleveland
9 AM - Reading a proclamation about the 100 year anniversary of the local landmark building that is our Museum of History at 120 Sams Ave.
Activities
Exhibits
Kids Area
- Volusia County Beach Patrol
- New Smyrna Beach Fire Department
History Harvest
- Bring in photos, newspaper articles, letters, or even small objects and have them digitally preserved
Our Sponsors
Advent Health
Buddy Davenport State Farm
Chick-Fil-A
City of New Smyrna Beach
Dairy Queen
Hometown News
Mark Rakowski, The Keyes Company
New Smyrna Beach Utilities Commission
New Visions Painting
Riches Mosaic Interface™️
Volusia County
Volusia Echo
Hosting NSB
