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Felburn Research Library
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Exhibits
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Cabinet of Curiosities
Video Library
Museum Main Gallery Virtual Tour
Dugout Canoe Exhibits
Spanish Colonial Exhibit
Florida in the 1800s Exhibit
Historic Silver Springs Exhibit
Special Events
Ocali Country Days Festival
Silver River Knap-In
Pioneer Village Tours
Florida Springs Festival
Pioneer “Cracker” Village
Pioneer Village Yard Virtual tour
Barefoot Willy’s Cabin
MacIvey Cabin
Pioneer School and Church
Godwin House
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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