GFWC Historic Brooksville Woman's Club

07/21/2024

Would you like to be a sponsor for this epic exhibit honoring some really fabulous women?

07/05/2024

Creative people!

Are you a poet but no one knows it?
Submit your poem to our poetry contest. All eligible entries will be included in a poetry anthology that will be released at the Booksville Festival on January 25, 2025. Plus prizes for youth and adult category winners.
Apply here: https://www.booksville.org/poetry-submission

06/07/2024

Wonderful June luncheon yesterday. Natalie thanked the outgoing officers with beautiful orchids and cards. New officers were inducted. President--Natalie Kahler, Immediate Past President Jessica Haher, lst VP Beth Reed, 2nd VP DeeVon Quirolo, Secretary Sabrina Davis. Rentals Manager Attiya Spellman, Treasurer Jennie Amico and Scholarship Fund Chair Tracy Ramirez were not present but Tina Henize--Landscape Chair and Ester Watson--Membership Chair--were. Jude Simpson's wisdom is always welcome as past past president. That rounds out our team for the coming year. Our board meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 10am. The next luncheon is not until September. Enjoy your summer! Picture left to right are Jessica Haher, Beth Reed, DeeVon Quirolo, Tina Henize, Natalie Kahler and Sabrina Davis. Image by Georgina Gutierrez.

05/30/2024

Florida friends: If you plan to vote by mail, you must re-register to do so.

To vote by mail, select your county and fill out the form. You will then be redirected to your county’s official vote by mail request page, which you need to complete in order to vote by mail. Important: All vote by mail requests made prior to December 31, 2022, have expired. Florida voters who wa...

05/17/2024

This looks great 😍. Wishing I could go.

During the Florida Folk Festival, experience Old Florida’s history, traditions and folkways at Florida Remembered. One of our newest additions to the festival, Florida Remembered is dedicated to the robust spirit of Floridians and those from around the globe who have built the foundation of the Florida we know and love. With ingenuity and perseverance, our predecessors have conquered the hardships they encountered to cultivate Florida’s cultural landscape. Meet characters from Florida’s past. See traditional crafts, tools and skills faithfully reproduced by experts. Visit an authentic Cracker Cow Camp. Through workshops, demonstrations and characterizations, tradition-bearers and interpreters will share their expertise as you explore Florida’s unique history.

Get details at https://www.floridastateparks.org/get-involved/florida-folk-festival/florida-remembered.

Join us May 24-26 at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs!

Learn more about the Florida Folk Festival at floridafolkfestival.com!

05/12/2024

📣 Special Program Alert: Florida Emancipation Day at Chinsegut Hill Historic Site🌳

✨ Join us on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 10 a.m. for an enlightening journey into the past at 22495 Chinsegut Hill Rd, Brooksville, FL.

🗣️ Fred Hearns, curator of Black history, will lead this captivating program alongside Gary Ellis, director emeritus of the Gulf Archaeology Research Institute, and Rodney Kite-Powell, director of the Touchton Map Library at Tampa Bay History Center. They'll uncover the fascinating historical significance of the Hill.

🏺 Michael Jones, Ed.D. will share insights into the local implications of recent archaeological findings, while Jesse Pisors, Ed.D., president of Pasco-Hernando State College, will welcome you to explore the historic house with complimentary tours offered by the college.

🗺️ Stay for a Q&A session with Rodney Kite-Powell right after the presentation, then embark on a 30-minute house tour! The first tour starts at 11 a.m., with the final tour beginning at 4 p.m.

🚪 Registration is not required for this free event. Bring your friends, family, and curiosity as we celebrate Florida Emancipation Day at Chinsegut Hill!

👉 Mark your calendars and don't miss this opportunity to connect with our shared heritage!

Florida's Adventure CoastHernando County Government City Government of Brooksville Florida Chinsegut Hill Retreat and Conference Center

04/26/2024

April is sexual assault awareness month. Rusted Jade Gallery is hosting the for their survivor art show.
✨RECEPTION APRIL 27th 5-8pm
The gallery will be up for public viewing from April 26th-28th if you can not make the reception.
Details of the event are included in the flyer.

04/23/2024

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04/18/2024

Kentucky Derby Party Saturday, May 4th hosted by Weeki Wachee Area Club, 7442 Shoal Line Blvd. Hernando Beach. 5pm Mint Juleps 6:45pm livestream the Run for the Roses. Faux betting. Prizes for best hat and dressed. Tix $25per person or $100 business sponsor includes two tickets. Click on QR code to sign up.

04/14/2024

Earth day opportunities in Brooksville. You can catch some of these programs and shop at the Master Gardener nursery, swing by Russel St Station Park for Hernando Chapter Florida Native Plant Society spring plant sale and info table, and check out locally grown and organic food at Brooksville Farmers Market at Central Florida Beef.

04/04/2024

04/03/2024

Earth Day luncheon today at club. Janet Grabowski spoke about native plants for Native Plant Society, native plant seed packets were given away, Natalie presented a new program to recognize outstanding Brooksville Women, Jude reported on group elections, DeeVon set up a Sierra Club table with lots of info and we all enjoyed a sumptuous feast of good food.

03/29/2024

03/28/2024

Learn all about native plants at the April 3 Earth Day Celebration monthly luncheon with guest speaker Janet Grabrowski of the Hernando Chapter of the Native Plant Society.

03/27/2024

This looks interesting.

The Travel Where Women Made History site introduces travelers and arm-chair travelers to a wide range of historic places associated with women’s history. Explore places based on the themes of migration and immigration, art and education, science and technology, and more. Check out interactive StoryMaps to discover places of women’s history all across the country, or check out a trip idea to spend a day exploring.

Learn more at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/travelwomenshistory/index.htm

Image: Visitors can tour Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill Cottage and enjoy the gardens and grounds on the site at Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, NY.

03/16/2024

Former GFWC Florida leader, Brooksville resident, Florida First Lady and staunch conservationist. May Mann Jennings.

✨ Don't forget to check out our latest "Lessons from The Marjories" piece by Leslie Kemp Poole 👏
👉 https://themarjorie.org/2024/03/02/may-mann-jennings-floridas-first-marjorie/ 👀

"Long before author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings won her Pulitzer Prize or Marjorie Harris Carr summoned up opposition to the Cross Florida Barge Canal or Marjory Stoneman Douglas became a force for protecting the Everglades, there was May Mann Jennings.

To my thinking, she was Florida’s first “Marjorie,” an affectionate term for a stalwart environmental advocate." 💪

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03/11/2024

Proud that our local school district is doing so much.

03/07/2024

Michelle Bullwinkle, Director of Alumni and Donor Relations at Pasco Hernando State College was an informative and interesting speaker at today's luncheon. She noted that the GFWC Scholarship Fund at PHSC is among the earliest established. We renewed our support of it with a donation today for local women students. Natalie presented another intriguing history lesson of an early Womans Club member named Bertha Hancock Ashbrook, "The Book Lady" 1893--1972, who promoted literacy through making books available and supported establishing the public library in Brooksville. Tracy coordinated a fabulous Cuban food luncheon plus homemade desserts. The kitchen renovation project is proceeding with added support from Jessica Haher--thank you Ms. President! Lots of news to report and we're planning our volunteer work at Art in the Park this weekend.

03/02/2024

If you can help with Art in the Park, contact the event coordinators using the link in their post. Next weekend😍

03/01/2024

We are happy to announce that Ms. Michelle Bullwinkle, Director of Alumni and Donor Relations at Pasco Hernando State College, will be our guest speaker for the March 6th membership luncheon. She will speak about our Scholarship Fund for women students as well as describe the breadth of activities that the foundation is involved in supporting at PHSC.

Join us at the clubhouse; social at 11am, luncheon at noon, speaker thereafter. Interested potential new members welcome to be our guest. At our historic clubhouse at 131 South Main Street, Brooksville, FL