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
A History of St. Peter’s Church and Parish with Pam Fox
Wednesday, December 4th, at 12 pm
Join one of our Museum docents, St. Peter’s parishioner Pam Fox, for a history of the parish and church. This talk will focus on the church’s inception before the Civil War, its growth and rebuilding during the Golden Age, and its interior features, including its renowned stained-glass windows. Learn more about its historic organ, architect Robert Schuyler, and beautifully carved pieces.
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
Pioneers of Equality: Seeds of Women’s Suffrage in Fernandina with Kathleen O Dea
November 2024
Our November brown bag lunch looked at Fernandina’s unique history that contributed to a different perspective toward women’s equality for a post-Civil War Southern town. As the first to hold integrated elections in the South, Fernandina played its part in the early roots of the Suffrage movement.
Visit our YouTube Channel for more of our Brown Bag Program videos.
For questions or for more information please contact Curator Jarrett Hill via phone at
904.261.7378 x102 or via email at Jarrett@ameliamuseum.org.