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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Final Concert at the Courthouse for the season to be held, Thursday- May 17th with Deux Oh!
When musicians Scott Sweet and Jim Carpenter of Deux Oh arrive in Inverness on Thursday, May 17, they will bring with them 30-plus years of musical experience for their performance as part of the Concerts at the Courthouse series.
The pair plays songs you will remember well; songs you loved but totally forgot and songs you have never heard. They met in 1974 as part of the First National Rotagilla Band, which toured the United States and Canada, performed on radio and in clubs and universities.
To write that Scott Sweet is a multi-talented musician and singer is an understatement. He plays guitar, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, and possesses a voice with astounding range. Jim Carpenter plays guitar, mandolin and bass and lends his fine voice to their stunning harmonies.
Since creating Deux Oh in 2002, Sweet and Carpenter have enjoyed a wide acceptance as a featured act at music festivals, restaurants and night clubs in St. Augustine and Jacksonville as well as multiple appearances at Woodview Coffee House in Lecanto.
Due to limited seating, please call for reservations. Recent concerts have sold out completely. Deux Oh will perform at 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. for those with reservations. General admission seats, as available will be sold at 6:40 p.m. Tickets including light refreshments, are $10 at the door at One Courthouse Square and benefit the Citrus County Historical Society and the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum.
The concert series is sponsored by The Citrus County Chronicle, Edward Jones Financial Services, Wann & Mary Robinson, Smith Optical Services, Canadian Meds, David Rom - State Farm Insurance, Frank DiGiovanni, Ted & Judy Stauffer, Deco Cafe, Ice Cream Doctor, and Sweetbay Supermarkets.
For reservation, contact the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum at 352-341-6427 or e-mail katherine.turner@bocc.citrus.fl.us
Mark your Calendar for two big birthday's as the 1912 Citrus County Courthouse turns "100" and Citrus County is "125"
June 2, 2012 will be a another big day in the history of Citrus County just as it was in 1987 when the centennial of the county’s creation was celebrated in a ceremony at the Old Courthouse. The most important day in county history, of course, was June 2, 1887. That was when Florida Governor Edward A. Perry signed into law a measure passed by the Florida Legislature just four hours earlier which divided the old Hernando County into three new counties to be called Citrus, Hernando and Pasco.
This year’s celebration will be held on the front steps of the Old Courthouse which coincidentally will be turning a hundred years old. Construction began on the new courthouse in the spring of 1912 and work was completed by June 1913. A complete restoration of the building was begun in 1994 and completed in 2000. During the 1987 celebration one could have only dreamed of the building being restored to its original appearance.
A combined birthday party for Citrus County and its historic courthouse will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 2. Representatives of county and state government will take part in the ceremony. Two of them, State Senator Charles Dean and County Commission Chairman Winn Webb, both county natives, will share their memories of growing up in the shadow of the old courthouse. Other elected County officials will be recognized as well as those from the Cities of Inverness and Crystal River.
In 1987 as part of that celebration, a time capsule was sealed which contents were prepared by students from the gifted classes at Inverness Primary School. The capsule was not to be opened until June 2, 2012. As part of this year’s program, the capsule will be unsealed and those former students in attendance will be recognized along with their former teacher. Plans are being made for another time capsule to be sealed which will not be opened until 2037 when the County will be celebrating its 150th Anniversary.
After the program outside on the Square is concluded, attendees will be invited to tour the Museum where a birthday cake will be cut and served in the rotunda. A program will be held upstairs in the courtroom with the former students, now twenty-five years older, opening the packages which contain their individual contributions to the time capsule and reading a questionnaire completed by them.
Old Courthouse Heritage Museum makes Channel 10 News on Why do they call it that?
And, how Elvis saved the courthouse, then and now.
Check out the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum on YouTube Tour below.
Check out a new article on the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum published in the Citrus County Chronicle, titled ‘Stay-cation’ doesn’t have to take you far from your armchair
New Exhibition Opening
Sisters All, Friends Forever, Celebrate 100 Years of Girl Scout History, along with 100 Years of Historic Citrus County Courthouse History
The John Murray Davis Gallery hosts a rotating schedule of traveling and temporary exhibitions sponsored in part by the Citrus County Historical Society, Inc. and their donors.
Citrus County Historical Society
The Citrus County Historical Society, Inc. (CCHS, INC.) was originally formed in 1963, and incorporated in 1979. Operating as a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, it accepts tax-deductible donation in the active pursuit to "preserve and further the knowledge of the history and pre-history of Citrus County and nearby areas."
Since 1985, the Citrus County Historical Society has been located in The Old 1912 County Courthouse, located at 1 Courthouse Square, Inverness, Florida. The historic Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
Call (352) 341-6428 to order historic photographs for your home, office or business.
Please consider becoming a member and volunteering with one of our many programs, events or councils.
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