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North Brevard
Historical Society
& Museum

The old North Brevard Historical Museum logo.



Newly painted museum - February, 2012.

301 South Washington Ave. - Corner of Main St.
P.O. Box 5265, Titusville, FL 32783-5265
(321) 269-3658
titusvillehistory@gmail.com

Museum Hours:
OPEN: Wed. - Sat.
12:noon – 4:00pm
Free admission
Donations are graciously received.


NBHS website
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MUSEUM'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE
northbrevardhistoricalmuseum.org

NBHS Facebook
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2025 - 2026
History Programs for Kids

September - May
at the Museum

Kids History Programs
CLICK to open a printable PDF

Programs are open to the public and FREE of charge.
Please register by email prior to the 18th to reserve a space.


2025 - 2026
History Workshop for Kids

Keeping the story in hiSTORY
September - May
at the Museum

Tales of Titusville presentation
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Workshops are open to the public and FREE of charge.
Please register by email prior to the 18th to reserve a space.


North Brevard History


Historical Markers of North Brevard Florida     Historical Markers
History Articles
Michael Knight's Did You Know Facebook Articles

Early History

• The Story of the Windover Dig
• A History of North Brevard
• Historic Resource Study: Canaveral National Seashore
• The Evolution of Transportation in Early Indian River County & Titusville, FL.
Ancient Hurricane Legend Believed to Keep Hurricanes at Bay

Early 1800s

• The Dummitt Mansion
• Edward D. Hopkins, father of Mary Evelina Hopkins, Col. Henry Titus' wife
• The Saga of Colonel Henry Theodore Titus
Told by His Youngest Daughter Minnie Titus Ensey to Fedora Ensey Gray of Miami
• Indian River Historical Cruise
• Story of the Hernandez Trail
• Yvonne Thornton's Cape Canaveral Lighthouse pictures
• Transportation to and from the Early Indian River Country
• LaGrange Church History
• Evolution of the City of Titusville
Cape Canaveral Lighthouse
Colonel Thomas H. Dummitt
Captain Douglas D. Dummitt
Dummitt Grove
Fort Ann
How Merritt Island Got Its Name
J. Francis LeBaron Stories about the Haulover Canal
Lost Towns
Shiloh Was A Trade Center
The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse
The First Sheriff of Brevard County
The First Sugar Mill
Thomas Henry Dummitt

Late 1800s

• The 1895 Titusville Flowing Salt Well
• A History of the Haulover Canal
• St Johns to Indian River Canal
•Steamboats on the Indian River by Michael Knight
• Titusville to Enterprise Railroad History
• History of North Brevard Schools
• A History of the Negro Schools in Titusville, Florida - 1883-1956
• MULLET ROW - The Fishing Industry in Early Titusville, Florida.
• Titusville's "Bay of Biscay" - 1885 map
• Post Cards from North Brevard's Past
• Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
A tour of some historic grave markers in Titusville, Florida
• Captain Stephen Bravo Story with Song by Chris Kahl
• Clifton Colored School ca: 1890
• The Harvard or Canaveral Club - Titusville, Florida
• The historic 1891 Pritchard House
• The Parrish Family & Nevins Fruit Company
Brevard Sheriffs from 1847 to 1870

Early 1900s

• The Cyclone & Hurricane of 1926
• Story of the Ellis/Addison Canal
• Bob Paty's Historic Photos - B&W
• Bob Paty's Historic Photos - color
• Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Titusville
• The Merrit Island Adventure
This YouTube video is a documentary of the lives of the homesteaders living on Merritt Island.
• The Dorr Briggs home with family & friends in 1938
• Brigadier General Ellerbe W. Carter: his family & his home
• Life along the Indian River Lagoon during the 1950's, 60's & 70's by Laurilee Thompson
• Titusville in the Early 50's (aerial photo)
• Titusville in the 50's (aerial photo)
• The Harry & Harriette Moore Story
• 1952 NASA & Titusville Beach area maps
• 1954 Map of Merritt Island NWR (comparison)
1925 Visit to Nevins Fruit Packing House - PDF

Late 1900's

• Titusville Gulls Semi-Pro Baseball Team - 1947
• JFK's visit to NASA on 11/16/63
• A Brief History of Smilin' Jack and EAA Chapter 866
• Guide to Historical Landmarks
• Bee Head Ranch, Christmas, FL ca: 1993
• Historic Downtown Walking Tour
• Historic Titusville Walking Tour
1966: THE BEGINNINGS OF THE NORTH BREVARD MUSEUM

21st Century

• North Brevard Heritage Foundation
• City of Titusville, FL Historic Preservation Board

Related Websites

• North Brevard Heritage Foundation
• Titusville's historic Pritchard House
• Harry T. & Harriette V. Memorial Cultural Center
• Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum
• Fort Christmas
• American Space Museum
• American Police Hall of Fame
• Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science
• BCC Planetarium and Observatory
• Brevard Heritage Council
• Florida Historical Society - Cocoa
• Florida Memory Project
• Florida History Internet Center
• Florida Office of Cultural, Historical and Information Programs
• The Florida State Archives


 
Images of America
North Brevard County
by
John T. Manning
Robert H. Hudson

Click here to review
some of the pictures.

Available in the Museum





Originated April 10, 1997