ABOUT OUR 3RD ON 3RD PROGRAM
Every third Friday on 3rd Street, the Amelia Island Museum of History hosts historians, authors, and other experts for a thought-provoking lecture on local or regional history. These hour-long lectures range from Florida’s statehood to the history of toys; live oral histories to Yamasee princes. 3rd on 3rd lectures are on the third Friday of every month at 6 pm. Snacks and beverages are available.
UPCOMING PROGRAM
Exhibit Opening: “Americans” & “Visualizing Indigenous Florida.”
Friday, August 21st at 6pm
The Amelia Island Museum of History is excited to partner with the Florida Humanities and the Smithsonian, as part of the Smithsonian’s Museums on Main Street initiative, to present their exhibit “Americans.”
Adapted from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, this exhibition will run from August 21, 2026, to October 2, 2026. The exhibit focuses on four pivotal historical events: Thanksgiving, the life of Pocahontas, the Trail of Tears, and the Battle of Little Bighorn.
These touchstones infuse both American history and contemporary life. The exhibition shows what is remembered, contested, cherished, and denied, and why those narratives still resonate today.
Accompanying this, the Amelia Island Museum of History has collaborated with the University of North Florida on the companion project, “Visualizing Indigenous Florida.”
This exhibit will run concurrently from August 21, 2026, to October 2, 2026.
This project aims to correct misconceptions about Florida’s Indigenous peoples. It provides an authentic narrative through contemporary images created exclusively by Indigenous artists.
Attendance is free for everyone. Seating is limited on a first come, first served basis. This program is wheelchair accessible.
For more information contact the Tirik Peterson at 904-261-7378 x102 or tirik@AmeliaMuseum.org.
This program will stream on our Twitch Channel and will be available on YouTube afterwards.
For Future Programs check out our Event Calendar
PAST PROGRAMS
The St. Marys River: A Story of Change, Not Decline
with Dr. Tracy Connors
July 2026
Using selected river locations such as Fort Tonyn, Coleraine, Trader’s Hill, Camp Pinckney, Kings Ferry, Woodstock Mills, and other river communities as examples, this presentation traced the St. Marys River through its changing roles as boundary, borderland, military corridor, diplomatic frontier, commercial route, ferry network, timber artery, steamboat corridor, industrial system, and memory landscape.
Dr. Tracy Connors, a seventh-generation Floridian, retired U.S. Navy Captain, military history author, and scholar of nonprofit management, brings a systems-level perspective to the river’s history. His presentation reveals the St. Marys River not as a failed commercial past, but as a story of transformation — one that offers enduring lessons about economics, human behavior, adaptation, community identity, and historical memory.
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For questions or for more information please contact Curator Tirik Peterson via phone at
904.261.7378 x102 or via email at tirik@ameliamuseum.org