Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Us and Them No More



The Pensacola Historical Society is now a division of West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc. To most people that does not mean anything, because most people assumed that we already were one organization. We are all in one area--the museums are right across the street from each other and our research libraries are right next door to each other, except for the architects in-between.




To explain, West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc. other than just having a very large name is a direct support organization of the University of West Florida. WFHP, Inc. operates Historic Pensacola Village, T. T Wentworth, Jr. State History Museum, and Arcadia Mill.
The Pensacola Historical Society operates the Pensacola Historical Museum and the Resource Center.

We had been working independently for the same goals, but now the strengths of both organizations have united into one big happy family. We are now better able to promote and preserve Pensacola's vast history. We have 450 years of history to protect, and a staff of three was not going to get that much history preserved before the next 450 years rolls around. Now with a larger staff and an unlimited supply of college students, we can protect and preserve whatever history throws our way.

It is no longer us and them; now, it is Us.
The Pensacola Historical Society, division of West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc. I get to keep the cow in my office, but that is for another time.

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