October 3rd Fall Fest Party & Historic Women's Organizations Exhibit Headline the News from the Halifax Historical Museum

The "Pioneer Networking Women's Organizations of Volusia County" exhibit is on display at The Halifax Historical Museum through November 1, 2008. These local women's organizations cover a span of over 100 years. Through the years the organizations have given continued service to the community through education, scholarships, workshops and seminars. Generations of organizational women have contributed to and inspired our Halifax Community. The Palmetto Club started with a small group of women meeting in a local home in 1894. One of their first battle cries was 'Down with Cows and Muddy Streets'. It continues to work for the betterment of Daytona Beach to this day. The League of Women Voters had to also deal with cows in all the wrong places. Two cows showed up at a LWV meeting in 1931, prompting the League to write a letter to get cows off the streets. It educated voters without bias. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune started the National Council for Negro Women in 1935. With its Black History Brain Bowl programs, the Daytona Beach section has been an integral part of young peoples' education ever since. Their motto 'We leave no one behind'. The Gamma Mu Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1941, sponsors its Men of Tomorrow and Ivy Reading AKAdemy. The Abigail Bartholomew Chapter of the DAR has been promoting history since 1908. The Links, Inc. has been Empowering Youth to Succeed through multiple programs since 1958. The Peninsula Club has been a staple of community service since 1900. The Halifax Historical Museum is proud to honor their history and service.

Featured in the exhibit with their dates of origination chronologically are: The Palmetto Club, 1894; The Peninsula Club, 1900; The Abigail Bartholomew Chapter of the DAR, 1908; The League of Women Voters, 1930; The National Council of Negro Women, 1935; The Gamma Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1941; The Links, Inc., 1958.

Halifax Historical Museum Sponsors Fall Fest Party
The Halifax Historical Museum will have its Fall Fest Party on October 3, 2008 from 5 pm to 7:30 pm. Women's organizations in the Museum's current exhibit will have representatives at the Fall Fest Party to answer questions about their organizations. Come and meet them. The party includes an exhibition by the Ormond Beach Unified Tae Kwan Do at 6 pm. There will be music and refreshments will be served. Admission to this event is $8.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. Please call 386-255-6976 for reservations now, as space is limited.

Join the Museum for its Fall Fest Party, Then go to the Beach Street Blues Festival the same night, Presented by the Daytona Beach Partnership Association.
Regular Museum hours: 10 am to 4 pm - Tuesday through Saturday.
Admission: $5 for adults, $1 for children 12 and under. Thursdays' admission is by donation.

These programs are made possible in part with funding from the City of Daytona Beach, the County of Volusia and the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources.