Pensacola Historical Society

Historical Resource Center                           Pensacola Historical Museum
110 East Church Street                                 115 East Zarragossa Street
Pensacola, Florida 32502                             Pensacola, Florida 32502

850-434-5455                                                 850-433-1559
850-434-2035 (fax)                                         850-235-1581 (fax)

Contact:   Robyn A. Mainor, Executive Director

www.pensacolahistory.org

The Pensacola Historical Society is a membership organization founded in 1933 with the mission to promote and preserve Pensacola's history through publicly accessible research archives, cataloged collections, publications, and public education programs.

The Historical Resource Center is a non-circulating faciltiy with numerous materials that are available for research. Included in the collection are photographs, books, manuscripts, maps, vertical files, magazines, and newspapers. Hours of operation are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10am - 4pm, and Saturday 10am - 3pm. All other times are by appointment

There is a research fee of $5.00 for non-members. Members of the Pensacola Historical Society and students research for free. If you have a research need and do not live in the Pensacola area, please submit the researcxh request in the form of a letter or email. Fees for written research requests start at $15.00 for the first hour and $5.00 for each additional hour.

The Pensacola Historical Museum, originally built in 1882 as the Gulf Saloon, has permanent exhibits revolving around major themes running through time: Maritime History, Multicultural Heritage, Military History, and Native Americans. Among the stories found in the exhibits are the forts, soldiers, timber harvesting, ship-building, and many others. The museum strives to represent the city’s multicultural heritage, which covers the many ethnic groups whose contributions helped establish and maintain the growth of Pensacola. Temporary exhibits are feayured on the first floor and revolve two or three times a year.