August 6, 2020

“You are your last line of defense in safety. It boils down to you.” – Kina Repp

You can count on us to keep up-to-date with the latest recommendations by the state and federal government to keep our visitors and volunteers safe.

In addition, we are taking the following precautions with our volunteers and visitors:

• All volunteers are required to wear a face mask.
• Volunteers will sanitize and disinfect shared services and artifacts frequently.
• Volunteers are also required to wash their hands as soon as they enter the museum.

We also recommend our visitors wear a mask and stay 6-feet-apart while also sanitizing after entering the museum and before leaving. 

Current Projects

Heritage House Renovation Plans

A project to make much needed repairs on the Heritage House (Shotgun House) will start this Fall. The exhibit located on the southeast corner of Pettis Park was donated to the Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum in 2003 by the Willie Hines family of New Smyrna Beach. It is used to display historic artifacts and demonstrate lifestyles of rural familes in the turn of the 19th Century. Mr. Winston Byfield, retired builder, is volunteering to supervise the project. We are planning to start the project on September 14th, 2020. 

Some committed volunteers are:

1. Allen Harrell
2. Billy Graham
3. Dwayne Jones
4. Elton Smith
5. Eric T. Preston
6. Willie Pop Mitchell
7. Winston Byfield