Historic Hernando Preservation Society
Preserving Hernando County's PAST
We invite you to attend our meetings...

We meet on the 1st Thursday of the month

in historic downtown Brooksville at the Brooksville City Hall 

 201 Howell Ave. Northwest corner of Howell Ave (Main St) and Fort Dade Ave

Meetings start at 5:30 pm.

 

Contact us at:

 

Historic Hernando Preservation Society, Inc.

P.O.Box 1925

Brooksville, Florida  34605

 

Email us at:

hernandopreservation@gmail.com

 

Webmaster Contact at

Castlemore@aol.com

 

Last update:   May 8, 2013


 

Chinsegut Hill, One of Hernando County's most important historical sites

 

 

Hernando County founded in 1843

 

One of many Canopy roads in Hernando County

 

 

 

 

Welcome to historic Hernando County, Florida...

The Historic Hernando Preservation Society, Inc, also known as Hernando PAST (P.A.S.T. = Preservation A Sacred Trust), is dedicated to the preservation of historic and prehistoric sites as well as important historical structures throughout "OLD HERNANDO COUNTY" Florida, which included present day Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco Counties.

The Society is an IRS 501(c)(3) Tax Exempt Corporation 

 


Featured Video for May 2013

Historic Sanford High School Preservation in Seminole County Florida

 

 


 

 

 

Speakers at our upcoming meetings.....
 

APRIL 4th, 2013: Kristin N. Wood: Pioneer and Indian foods of the 1800's. She will have plants that were used in the 1800s, and demonstrate how they were used.

MAY 2nd, 2013: Caesar Gonzmart: In 2013, Floridians will commemorate the Quincentennial (500th) of Ponce de Leon's 1513 landing on La Florida. Mr. Gonzmart will discuss aspects of the Spanish history in Florida during these 500 years.

JUNE 6th, 2013: Keith Kohl: Author of Florida's Civil War Years, pubished in 2011. As author and "living historian," Mr. Kohl will discuss the people, events, and experiences of the State of Florida during the four years of the Civil War. He will include the history of Hernando County during the war.

.July 4th, 2013 No Meeting, Holiday

August 1st, 2013 A viewing of the awarding winning dvd presentation: Patrick Smith's Florida, "A Sense of Place." Patrick Smith is one of Florida's most popular writers, speakers, and storytellers.