Hours: Mon - Sat: 10 am - 4 pm / Sun: 1 pm - 4 pm
Phone : 904.261.7378
ABOUT OUR BROWN BAG PROGRAM
The Amelia Island Museum of History’s Brown Bag Lunch lecture series presents lunchtime conversations with fascinating members of the Nassau County community. Join us at 12pm on the first Wednesday of every month to learn from the people who make our community so vibrant! Audience members may bring lunch to eat during the lectures. Attendance is free and open to the public.
UPCOMING PROGRAM
“Mary Mattair — So Important; So Little Known”
With Susan Martin
Wednesday, February 5th, at 12 pm
Attendance is free and open to the public and attendants may bring their lunch. Seating is limited on a first come, first served basis. This program is wheelchair accessible.
For more information contact Isabelle Bournigault at 904-261-7378 x102 or Isabelle@AmeliaMuseum.org.

Watch this program remotely on our Twitch Channel.
For Future Programs check out our Event Calendar.
PAST PROGRAMS
Murder & Revenge on America’s First Coast: A French-Spanish Rivalry with Peter Hill
January 2025
We discovered how France and Spain clashed for control of 16th-century Florida, fueled by royal ambition, religious tensions, and personal revenge. In this talk, we learned about key figures like Jean Ribault, René Goulaine de Laudonnière, and Pedro Menéndez, and saw how their actions turned the Northeast Florida into the stage for Europe’s first major conflict in North America. This talk led by Peter Hill revealed the power plays and surprising alliances that shaped America’s First Coast and set the tone for centuries of colonial rivalry.
Visit our YouTube Channel for more of our Brown Bag Program videos.
For questions or for more information please contact Curator Isabelle Bournigault via phone at
904.261.7378 x102 or via email at isabelle@ameliamuseum.org.