The Historical Society of Palm Beach County is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, preserve and share the history of Palm Beach County. The Society maintains a large library on the history of Palm Beach County, Florida and the Caribbean. Through the Society's archives, which include nearly two million photographic images, maps, newspapers, journals, periodicals, architectural drawings, and research files, the Society maintains an active research facility and documents the people and events that have shaped Palm Beach County. In addition, the multiple educational programs and initiatives of the Historical Society in schools and communities are of primary importance to our mission of building an understanding and appreciation of local history in our children.

Officers 2008-2009

Harvey E. Oyer, III
Chairman

Mark B. Elhilow
First Vice Chairman

Robert W. Ganger
Second Vice Chairman

George T. Elmore
Third Vice Chairman

J. Grier Pressly, III
Secretary

Robert J. Green, M.D.
Deputy Secretary

Jonathan R. Satter
Treasurer

Philip A. Whitacre
Deputy Treasurer

Thomas Kirchhoff
Executive Committee at Large

Ross W.W. Meltzer
Executive Committee at Large

Board of Governors

Kathy Bleznak
Wayne Boynton
Beau Breckenridge
Perry E. Brown
Rosalind Clarke
Vera R. Farrington
Joseph D. Farish, Jr.
Pat Johnson
Peter I.C. Knowles, II
Patricia Lester
Sydelle Meyer
Loren A. Mintz
Charles G. Roberts
Frances Scaife
Mark Stevens
Steven Stolman
James "Buddy" Thompson
Karl H. Watson

Board of Advisors

John M. Blades
Helen S. Cluett
Katharine Dickenson
Kenn Karakul
Tiffany Anne Kenney
Sandra G. Krakoff
Judge Emery J. Newell ( Ret.)

Ex-Officio Board Members

William Graham, Vice Chairman, School Board of Palm Beach County
Addie L. Greene, Palm Beach County Commission Chairman
Kimberly Mitchell, West Palm Beach City Commissioner
Richard Machek, Florida State Representative

Board of Benefactors

Brenda and Gary Bailey
Brenda and Robert Castellano
Gail Coniglio
Wilma and George Elmore
Dame Celia Lipton Farris
Shirley Fiterman
Anneli and Robert Ganger

Susan Gibson

Mary Hulitar

Pat and Richard Johnson
Michele and Howard Kessler
Carol and Thomas M. Kirchhoff
Emily Fisher Landau

The Honorable Earle I. Mack
Sydelle Meyer
MLKA Foundation

Carey O'Donnell
Thomas J. Petters

David B. Rinker
Charles S. Roberts

Frances G. Scaife
The Honorable Lesly Smith
Tracy and Matthew Smith
Caroline and Bailey Sory, III
RADM Philip A. Whitacre (Ret.)

www.historicalsocietypbc.org

Historical Society of Palm Beach County
300 North Dixie Highway, Suite 471
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
(561) 832-4164

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