Celebrating Our Island's Heritage

The Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach Sunset was honored to have Dr. Maarten van de Guchte, Executive Director of the Beaches Museaum and History Park, as our speaker last week.

Dr. Maarten updated us on a project near to our heart, the relocation of the St. Paul's By-The-Sea/Beaches Chapel, the Oldest Historical Structure on the Beaches, to the Beaches Museum & History Park.  The chapel was the setting of it's 1st wedding this past weekend.

The Beaches Museum & History Park has also been chosen to conduct the HGTV Smart Home 2013 Charity Tours, located in Paradise Key, South Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The proceeds of the charity tours will benefit the Beaches Museum & History Park.  The HGTV Smart Home 2013 is a fully furnished coastal classic design with a modern twist.  The home features a front porch, metal roof, shingle siding, and is contemporary and progressive coastal cottage in nature. Smart home technology connects many of the home's appliances and devices, and allows occupants to monitor energy use and control home systems such as security, interior climate, lighting and other electronics. The grand-prize package is valued at over $900,000.  Check it out at: http://www.beachesmuseum.org/sh/index.php