Florida Citrus Hall of Fame

07/15/2026

🍊NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! 🍊

The Florida Citrus Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for the growers, innovators, educators, and advocates who have helped shape Florida's citrus heritage, past and present.

Know someone whose dedication to Florida citrus deserves a permanent place in the record books? 🌳Now's the time to tell their story. Nominations are due no later than September 15, 2026.
Visit our website for more information:

👉https://floridacitrushalloffame.com/nominate/

07/08/2026

A collaborative effort among citrus industry partners and Florida Southern College (FSC) has led to the rehabilitation of two historic citrus

06/17/2026

🍊✨ NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! ✨🍊

Florida's citrus industry was built grove by grove, by generations of growers, packers, researchers and dreamers across the Sunshine State.

That legacy lives on and it's time to add the next name to its history. The Florida Citrus Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for the growers, innovators, educators, and advocates who have helped shape Florida's citrus heritage, past and present.

Know someone whose dedication to Florida citrus deserves a permanent place in the record books? 🌳🧡 Now's the time to tell their story. Nominations are due no later than September 15, 2026.

👉https://floridacitrushalloffame.com/nominate/

03/27/2026

Today was a great day of celebrating the induction of 4 great industry leaders whose work has continued to serve the legacy of citrus in this great state. Congratulations Brenda Eubanks Burnette, Kristen Carlson, James "Doc" Redd and Dr. Pete Timmer.

03/27/2026

Today we celebrate The Florida Citrus Hall of Fame’s newest members at the 63rd Annual Induction Ceremony.

The ceremony honored four inductees: Brenda Eubanks Burnette, Kristen Carlson, James “Doc” Redd (deceased), and Dr. L.W. “Pete” Timmer.

FCM is proud to honor the recipients’ dedication to Florida’s citrus industry!

01/27/2026

This weekend, our FCHoF Student Fellow, Kendra Belton, presented her project comparing Florida and California citrus crate labels at the Florida Conference of Historians (FCH) in Gainesville, FL.

Over on our blog site, she wrote a post describing her experience at the conference, and the connections she made with other students and historians.

To support our students and read her article, you can find the link to our blog, where our FCHoF Student Fellows conduct research on various subjects within the citrus industry.

Blog Post by Kendra Belton, FCHoF Student Fellow Friday, 23 January 2026, was a momentous day for me, and only the beginning o...

01/08/2026

Our FCHoF Student Fellow, Kendra Belton, wrote her sixth blog installment of her studies on the comparisons of California and Florida citrus crate labels. This week she explores the sexual-racial stereotypes of Florida and California’s citrus crate labels in the early to middle twentieth century.

Please note: Certain citrus crate labels displayed in this post contain offensive language and/or visual representations of people, whether based on race, ethnicity, gender, or any other aspect of identity. These labels do not reflect the views of the McKay Archives, Florida Southern College, or the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame.

To support our students and read her article, you can find the link to our blog, where our FCHoF Student Fellows conduct research on various subjects within the citrus industry.

By Kendra Belton, FCHoF Student Fellow Blog Installment Six — East Coast Citrus, West Coast Citrus: Citrus Crate Labels in Florida and...