Don't Miss This Week's Brown Bag Lunch! Brown Bag Lunch July 3rd at noon While no images of the pirate Luis Aury survive, other than this rough sketch, his impact on Amelia Island can still be felt today. Following the chaos of Gregor MacGregor’s departure, a new group quickly captured Fernandina—pirates. Join us as museum […]
oin Us for Brown Bag Lunch in August! First arriving on the shores of Florida in 1513, Spain and its colonists were a near-constant presence on Amelia Island for over 300 years. Their time here on the Isla de Santa Maria was defined by the rise of religious missions, of local diversity, and of Amelia Island’s second […]
Meet our Speaker Johnathan Bryant Jonathan Bryant is a docent at the Amelia Island Museum of History. He has published extensively on American law, slavery, emancipation, and Reconstruction. His book How Curious a Land won an academic prize, and Dark Places of the Earth won two academic awards and was a finalist for the 2016 Los Angeles Times Book […]
BROWN BAG LUNCH Shrimp Festival 60th anniversary: Celebrating the Legacy With Kristin Huben 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the Amelia Island Shrimp Festival. What began as a gathering of local shrimpers to celebrate their passion and industry has grown into a beloved community event celebrating shrimp—and so much more. Join Kristin Huben, Riverfront and Heritage Director […]
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