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The 2024 Silver River Knap-In and Prehistoric Arts Festival has been cancelled due to a forecast of rain and weather. We are very sorry for this inconvenience and plan to hold the event as normal in 2025.

Join us this Saturday, March 9th for a Pioneer Village Tour, 10 AM - Noon

Silver River Museum & Environmental Education Center

Silver River Museum & Environmental Education Center

Silver River Museum & Environmental Education Center

Silver River Museum & Environmental Education Center

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  • 2026 Ocali Country Days Festival

    Silver River Museum 1445 Northeast 58th Avenue, Ocala, FL, United States

    Ocali Country Days is back this fall! The festival runs through the weekend of November 7th – 8th with live music, historic displays, vendors, great food, unique crafts for sale […]

    $10

  • 2026 Ocali Country Days Festival

    Silver River Museum 1445 Northeast 58th Avenue, Ocala, FL, United States

    Ocali Country Days is back this fall! The festival runs through the weekend of November 7th – 8th with live music, historic displays, vendors, great food, unique crafts for sale […]

    $10

  • Silver River Knap-In and Prehistoric Arts Festival

    Silver River Museum 1445 Northeast 58th Avenue, Ocala, FL, United States

    The Silver River Knap-In and Prehistoric Arts Festival is the largest event of its kind in the southeast and takes place on the third weekend of each February. The next […]

    $10

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Cabinet of Curiosities

Godwin Family Cane Syrup

In the years before modern grocery stores, sugar was made from locally grown sugar cane.
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Godwin Family Cane Syrup

Fossil Mastodon Tooth

Mastodons lived in Florida during the last ice age (Pleistocene Epoch) and were ancient relatives of the modern elephant.
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Fossil Mastodon Tooth

Souvenir Felt Pennant

As football became a popular college sport during the early 1900s the production of felt pennants soared.
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Souvenir Felt Pennant

Prehistoric Stone Tools

These stone points, typically referred to as “arrow heads,” were actually not used on arrows (they were made by Native Americans many years before the bow and arrow were developed in North America).
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Prehistoric Stone Tools

“Palm Springs” Water Can

This vintage can of Florida spring water likely dates to the early 1960s and was a sign of things to come.
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“Palm Springs” Water Can

Sunset at Silver Springs Postcard

Prior to the development of color photographs, black and white images were hand colored using paints or dyes to make images more life-like.
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Sunset at Silver Springs Postcard

Carmichael & Son Whiskey Jug

George Carmichael and his son Columbus Ed (known as C. Ed) were successful whiskey distillers in Ocala during the late 1800s.
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Carmichael & Son Whiskey Jug

Steamboat Hiawatha

Tourism was already big business in Florida by the early twentieth century and steamboat owners vied to attract customers.
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Steamboat Hiawatha

Hand-colored Photo Postcard

In 1899, William Henry Jackson visited Silver Springs aboard the small steamboat "Princess" and produced a series of photographs.
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Hand-colored Photo Postcard

Big Claw River Shrimp

The largest freshwater river shrimp found in Florida can reach 12', not including the claws.
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Big Claw River Shrimp

Juliette Printing Plate

In the days before laser printers, newspapers were printed using plates and presses.
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Juliette Printing Plate

Rhesus Monkey Skull

Monkeys have lived along the Silver River since 1938.
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Rhesus Monkey Skull

Scenic Photo Sub No.3

Before SCUBA was invented, people could ride a "photo sub" to see the beauty of the springs under the water.
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Scenic Photo Sub No.3

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