Flagler Beach Historical Museum

08/31/2026

08/31/2026

A special thank you to Cline Construction for supporting the Flagler Beach Historical Museum as a Discovery Station Sponsor! 💙

The Discovery Station gives our youngest visitors a chance to explore history through hands-on activities, objects, and questions that spark curiosity and encourage discovery.

We’re grateful for community partners like Cline Construction who help us create engaging experiences for young visitors and inspire the next generation of history explorers! 🐢🔎

Thank you, Cline Construction, for helping make history hands-on and fun!

08/28/2026

The townspeople gather for a photograph on the shoreline of Ocean City Beach in this circa 1920 colorized photo. The original unretouched photo follows. In 1923, Ocean City Beach was renamed Flagler Beach to meet the U.S. Post Office Department's requirements for a community post office.

Photo credit: Flagler Beach Historical Museum

08/26/2026

📖 What will your legacy say about you?

August is Make a Will Month—a reminder to make sure the people, places, and causes that matter to us are part of the plans we leave behind.

At the Flagler Beach Historical Museum, we believe stories are worth preserving. The history we share today exists because others cared enough to preserve it for us.

As you think about your own plans, we hope you'll consider the story you want to leave for those who come next. 💙

And if preserving Flagler Beach history is something you'd like to make part of your plans, we'd be honored to have that conversation with you.

Know the past. Shape the future.

08/26/2026

A special thank you to Waterside Pools for supporting the Flagler Beach Historical Museum as a Discovery Station Sponsor! 💙

The Discovery Station gives our youngest visitors a chance to explore history through hands-on activities, objects, and questions that spark curiosity and encourage discovery.

We’re especially grateful that Waterside Pools continues to support the museum in multiple ways—including their recent support of our Coastal Cart Caravan. Your commitment to the museum and our community makes a difference!

Thank you, Waterside Pools, for helping us inspire the next generation of history explorers! 🐢🔎

08/25/2026

A Milestone Worth Celebrating! 🎉

For 25 years, the Flagler Beach Historical Museum has been preserving and sharing the stories that make our community special—and now it’s time to celebrate!

Join us for an evening marking this special milestone and honoring the people who have helped shape the Museum along the way. We’ll also recognize two young adults in memory of Museum founder Catherine Wilson—young history keepers who represent the next generation of people who will carry Flagler Beach’s stories forward.

📅 Tuesday, September 29
🕡 6:30 p.m.
📍 Flagler Beach Historical Museum

Museum members are invited to arrive early for a special reception beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Come celebrate our history, our community and the people who help keep our stories alive. We’d love to see you there!

08/22/2026

Visitors to Flagler Beach, Florida, board George Moody’s bus at the Flagler Beach Hotel circa 1925 for a tour of our community in this colorized vintage photo. The hope is that among those visitors are prospective buyers of property in Mr. Moody’s subdivision. The unretouched original photo follows.

Photo credit: Flagler Beach Historical Museum

08/20/2026

Throwback Thursday- The City Facilities Department does great work to keep our buildings looking good. Landscaping, curbing and sprucing up is ongoing as many of our buildings are older and need continuous upkeep and attention.

Check out this blast from the past - our City Hall, then called the Municipal Building from the early days. Can you spot all the changes over the past 50+ years?

Thank you to the Flagler Beach Historical Museum for providing this postcard image.

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08/19/2026

An aerial photo looking east of Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach, Florida. Theo C. Hein took the photo on July 19, 1980. At that time, it was formally known as the Flagler Beach State Recreation Area, commonly referred to as the Flagler Beach State Park. It was renamed in 1992 as a memorial to Gamble Rogers, who drowned there in 1991 trying to save a tourist. Gamble Rogers was known as "Florida's Troubadour".

Photo credit: Flagler Beach Historical Museum, Theo C. Hein Collection