Geneva Books, T-Shirts, Prints, Etc.
The items below support the Society, Museum, and Ft. Lane Park and are available for the suggested donation. They can be obtained in the museum on the second and fourth Sundays of the month from 2:00 - 4:00 PM, at Society events, or by writing MJ Martin, PO Box 1188, Geneva FL, 32732 (email GenevaHGS@aol.com). [Shipping and handling is $4.00 per item unless stated differently.]
The Story of Fort Lane - 2nd Seminole War - ($12 donation)
Our newest book contains the story of the 2nd Seminole War in Central Florida; the history of Fort Lane through Post Dispatches by General Jesup at Fort Lane, the Headquarters of the Army of the South; Post Dispatches; and an actual Lieutenant's letter to his mother from the Fort.
The Making
of a Village - A History of Geneva,
Florida - ($18
donation)
The book is 8 1/2 x 11, spiral bound, with plastic front and back covers for protection. The book has 124 pages, 13 old maps, over 85 photos, and an index. It traces the Geneva area from its earliest inhabitants, through the early settlement era, to its “heyday” and beyond. Bill Belleville, author of the books - River of Lakes: A Journey on Florida’s St. Johns River and Losing It All to Sprawl, wrote the preface for our book. He stated, “Most of all we learn how a distinct 'sense of place' comes to be - - - and why the people who live in this very special village today are so proud of calling Geneva, Florida their home.” The Martins guarantee that the book would make a wonderful gift for newcomers to Geneva, for old-timers who want to "remember when", and for anyone interested in Florida history.
A
Place Called Geneva - History in
Photographs - ($12
donation)
This spiral-bound book has 92 pages of photographs from Geneva's past, collected from Geneva's old families and also found in our museum and library records. It contains photos of people, transportation, houses, community buildings, churches, lakes and rivers, etc. - a real treasure, complete with an index of people and places.
Walking / Driving Tour - ($2.00 donation)
The Geneva Historical Society has published a new Historic Walking/Driving Tour of "downtown" Geneva for you to try out. 3 pages with color map on back. (Current Postage rate for first class stamp)
Geneva
& the Lincoln Conspiracy -
($12 donation)
This book contains the story of Lewis Thornton Powell, alias Lewis Paine, whose skull is buried in the Geneva Cemetery at the foot of his mother's grave. His role in the Lincoln Conspiracy was to kill Secretary of State Seward while Booth was shooting Lincoln. The contents cover Powell as a person, the deed, trial (including his lengthy defense), execution, and the remains - the mystery of the location of the "rest of the body" has now been solved.
Geneva & Fort Lane T-Shirts
Our Geneva T-shirts have the Fort Lane "Walking Tree" on them and they come in indigo blue in select sizes Med to XXXL. Our Fort Lane T-shirts have the same "Walking Tree" but say "Fort Lane". They come in bright blue and antique cherry red in select sizes Med to XXL.
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