cedar key historical society museum

Loved the remodel they did. I was here over 15 years ago and they have done a wonderful job of preserving this area's history.

The museum was small, yet for the size it provided many interesting local 'treasures'. The staff were engaging and helpful. The most interesting part of our visit happened through our encounter with their story teller in the back building. We were planning to ask him about local broom making; however, when he noticed our attention to the railroad exhibit, he engaged us with fascinating stories about the railroad experience in Cedar Key. Wow, that man really knows how to adapt local history and relate it to the specific interest of visitors. His story telling was actually the best part of our visit!

The Cedar Key Historical Museum is a treasure. Throughout the two buildings there are exhibits of Cedar Key history. It was interesting to see how the brooms and brushes were made.

Very informative. Attendants were extremely helpful. We lucked out and had a personal tour with one of the descendants who told us about growing up in Cedar Key.

The museum staff were pleasant and more than accommodating, making sure we knew all there was to see in town and the history of Cedar Key. There was a local resident who had lived and working Cedar Key his whole life who shared tidbits of the history and his life with us. Fascinating!

This is a small museum filled with local history and interesting information if you take the time to read and explore. It is fascinating to learn about the past history of this area - cedar pencil manufacturing, a brush factory which made the fibers from Palm trees, civil war artifacts and if you are lucky you might run into the son of the brush creator who is a wealth of information. So much more...... I really had no negatives, it was a delightful afternoon.

What a great place to learn about the CK founders and history. The building is small but you get great bang for your buck! Great artifacts!

What charming staff members! Stopped in on a rainy day. An long-time CK resident gave us a personal tour of the second house on the property. What a lot of information from a first-hand source! I never thought about where my pencils came from before, now I know the history!

This museum has a lot more and it than I expected it would have. When I entered I was greeted by a very friendly receptionist and paid a small fee to enter.There were quite a few relics there and many of them were from the mid-1800s, which is pretty rare in Florida. There were also a number of items which were much older and relative to the Indians who were native to the area.It seems that most of the items displayed were very relevant to the area: nautical items, local industry items, railroad items and native American items.I thought this was an excellent museum especially considering that it is a small museum in a small town. I found plenty of things of interest and was there for about one hour.Another plus is that it is open on Sunday which was very accommodating for me.I recommend this museum and especially recommended if you are a lover of local history.

This downtown museum has a informative and well presented history of the area. The artifacts are amazing--some even from hundreds of years ago. The docents were very friendly and helpful.

Awesome! Two gentlemen gave us a verbal tour of all of the Museum & house. They were fascinating and "lived" the History. A MUST see and for only $3 ! Never thought Cedar, pencils & Whisk brooms could be soooooo interesting. That was on top of the Seminole Indian wars and Civil war information. Never heard about Cedar Key's significance until now !

Take the time to stop in and visit. Do the tour and talk to the folks working in there. They are a wealth of information about Cedar Key and the surrounding area, both past and present. We thoroughly enjoyed our stop in the museum.

This is a great small museum with plenty to see and a super-enthusiastic staff. Our docent was superb!

You have to search out this educational museum. The Smithsonian chose this museum as part of their traveling exhibit. The hands on displays help you understand what the history of Cedar Key was truly like.

The Muesem is cool for a small town... Cedar key is one of the oldest cities in Fl and its fun to get to know.