Vero Beach History & Heritage

Antique Automobile Club of America, Indian River Region Contact: Lee Orre E Mail: snook1938@aol.com 2012 Member	Club members share enthusiasm for the preservation of antique, classic, prestige, special interest, foreign, commercial and modified vehicles. The Club sponsors an Annual Antique, Classic and Collector Car Show each winter in RiversidePark including a car corral for buying and selling collector cars, a car-related flea market and food court.

Family History Genealogy Research Group Contact: Patti Kirk Telephone: (772) 567-7463 E Mail: ckirkfirst@comcast.net 2012 Member	We are a group of people sharing family tales, meeting researchers that share tips of success, proving and disproving family stories while uncovering additional tales to add to the mystery. We are a group of serious researchers who became close friends and created our own research group. This group started as a fresh concept in teaching within the group. We work together to achieve our goals, share ideas and laugh together. We embody excitement and education as we bring the history of yesterday into the lives of today!

Indian River County Historical Society PO Box 2192 2336 14th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32960 Contact: Hildie Tripson indianriverhisto@bellsouth.net Telephone: 772-778-3435 2012 Member	The Indian River County Historical Society is home to exhibits that showcase the history of Indian River County. Inside the original 1903 Vero Beach Train Station, the exhibits range from prehistoric artifacts to World War II-era items. A portion of the museum is also dedicated to train memorabilia. There is also a permanent working model train exhibit that highlights many of the towns and buildings of Indian River County.

Laura Riding Jackson Foundation PO Box 6728, Vero Beach, Florida 32961 Telephone: 772.569-6718 (4/12)	The Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation mission is to preserve and interpret the home of the late poet, Laura (Riding) Jackson, and to promote literary programs that nurture a passion for the written word. Laura (Riding) Jackson, widely noted avant-garde poet of the 1920s and 1930s, settled in Indian River County in the latter part of her life in a “cracker” style house built around 1910. Her home was bequeathed to the Foundation for preservation and restoration, and as a focal point for the study of literature, philosophy and history. The home is an example of a disappearing architectural style and a symbol of an older, more environmentally sensitive way of life. In addition to preservation of the Laura (Riding) Jackson home, the Foundation participates as a partner or sponsor for various literary, historical, and educational programs and events.

McLarty Treasure Museum 13180 N A1A, Vero Beach, FL 32963 Telephone: 772-589-2147 (C)	The museum is part of the Florida Park Service whose mission is to provide resource-based recreation while preserving, interpreting and restoring natural and cultural resources. Learn about Florida's rich heritage during a visit to this museum, which features treasures discovered from ancient Spanish ships wrecked off of Indian River County's coast. Also offers information on the Ais Indians, the region's earliest inhabitants.

Old Vero Ice Age Sites Committee PO Box 351, Vero Beach, FL 32961 contact: Susan Grandpierre Phone: 860.227.277 2012 Member	OVIASC is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the preservation, conservation and further excavation of the paleolithic Vero Man site in Vero Beach, Florida and other significant archeological/paleontological sites in Indian River County. Discovered in the teens of the last century, its fossil discoveries, some more than 14,00 years old, make the Old Vero Site the most significant Ice Age site in North America. OVIASC's goals are to: Educate the public about the importance and significance of the Old Vero sites Advocate for their protection Coordinate their scientific excavation and study of the sites Provide opportunities for volunteer archaeological work Create a permanent exhibit for local residents and visitors Raise the funds needed for these projects Become a member and be part of this historic adventure! See our website www.oviasc.org for members applications and dates and times of meetings.

Scottish Society of the Treasure Coast P O Box 5263 Vero Beach, FL 32961 2012 Member

Vero Heritage. Inc. 2045 14th Avenue Vero Beach, FL Contact: Rebecca Rickey 2012 Member

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