Permanent Collection:
The Heritage Collection:
Photographs and Oral Histories of West Winter Park
A unique exhibition of history told by the residents who have lived it.
REGULAR HOURS (Admission is Free!)
Monday - closed
Tuesday 12-4 pm
Wednesday 12-4 pm
Thursday 12-4 pm
Friday 12-5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 2 pm
The Sage Project: Hannibal Square Elders Tell Their Stories
To see a brief video click here
The Sage Project is part of the permanent collection at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, with photographs by Peter Schreyer and oral stories written by Chief Historian Fairolyn Livingston.
The Hannibal Square Heritage Collection: Photographs and Oral Histories
(Florida Historical Society, $25)
The Hannibal Square Heritage Collection: Photographs and Oral Histories is available for sale at the Heritage Center and the Crealdé Art & Gift Shop $25
Since 2002, Peter Schreyer and Chief Historian Fairolyn Livingston along with members of the Heritage Team have been collecting and researching the history of Hannibal Square, the African-American neighborhood in West Winter Park. Last summer, a dream came true, when the Florida Historical Society published a book that chronicles the community project that resulted in the founding of the Hannibal Square Heritage Center and the permanent collections that are always on display.
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Current and Upcoming Exhibits:
Andrew M. Grant: Elements
Opening Reception: Friday, February 15, from 7-9 p.m. with a welcome talk by Andrew Grant at 8 pm
February 1-April 6, 2019
Location: Hannibal Square Heritage Center Upstairs Visiting Artists Gallery
An intimate collection of figurative works by emerging local artist Andrew M. Grant in his first solo exhibition features drawings and paintings inspired by the natural power and beauty of black women. Starting with his painstaking sketches of live models, Grant portrays his subjects in lush backgrounds that key on the elements of earth, air, fire and water with some nudity. Please join us at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center upstairs Visiting Artists Gallery!
Artist Talk: Sunday, February 24, 2 pm with a presentation and open discussion with Andrew Grant, former Crealdé Fellowship student
Guided Tours:
Contact Barbara Chandler, Manager
Email: barbara@hannibalsquareheritagecenter.org, Or Call: 407-539-2680
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Highlights:
Now and Then: Hannibal Square Walking Tour with Fairolyn Livingston
Join us for a walking tour, provided every 3rd Saturday of the month from 10 am to 11:30 am, call the Heritage Center to reserve your spot!! $10 per person, $5 with student ID.
Explore Hannibal Square, Winter Park on a guided walking tour with Chief Historian Fairolyn Livingston. Hannibal Square was a segregated self-sustaining community; segregation created the necessity and opportunity for entrepreneurship so it was a successful vibrant thriving community. Along the walking tour you will see historic sites such as Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, Welbourne Day Care and Nursery founded in 1927 and the Masonic Lodge constructed in 1927.
James Baldwin Book Club
Together with the Hannibal Square Heritage Center and Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center, Winter Park Public Library announces the organizations’ next annual James Baldwin Book Club series with monthly discussions and film screenings of notable works about the African American experience. The six-month series began on September 9 and will take place each second Sunday 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. through March 10, 2019.
The 2018 – 2019 James Baldwin Book Club series schedule includes:
- Septempter 9, 2018: Born A Crime, by Trevor Noah
- October 14, 2018: Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson
- November 11, 2018: A Wrinkle in Time, Director Ava DuVernay
- January 13, 2019: Barracoon: The Story of the Last 'Black Cargo' by Zora Neale Hurston
- February 10, 2019: Double Victory: The Tuskegee Airmen at War, narrated by Cuba Gooding, Jr.
- March 10, 2019: Becoming A Black Woman by Dr. Ruth D. Edwards*
- Dr. Edwards’ book is available for purchase at Hannibal Square Heritage Center.
The series’ book discussions will take place at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, and films will be screened at the Winter Park Public Library and Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center. Enrollment is requested with sign-up at https://www.wppl.org/baldwin-book-club or call 407-623-3300, ext. 3.
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