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"Where Archaeology and History
Meet"
Welcome to the Friends of the Museums...
We are located in the
beautiful Panhandle of Northwest Florida in the City of Fort Walton Beach in Okaloosa County. This area is known for its beautiful
white, sugar sand beaches, turquoise blue waters, good fishing, excellent shopping, family friendly vacations, history museums,
and home to Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field.
The Friends is a membership 501(3)(c), non-profit organization,
which raises funds and provides volunteers to help support archaeology, history, heritage, and educational projects. programs
and events of the City of Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center.
The Heritage Park & Cultural
Center is comprised of three history museums and a prehistoric Temple Mound which allows visitors to explore the history of
Northwest Florida from 12,000 BC - 1950 AD.
National Historic Landmark - Fort Walton Temple Mound
Indian Temple
Mound Museum -
Prehistoric Native American Collections
Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum -
Restored 1912 One-Room School
Garnier Post Office - Restored 1918 Post Office
Join
the Friends and discover many enriching experiences in history and archaeology.
Heritage Park and Cultural Center
139 Miracle
Strip Parkway SE Fort Walton
Beach, Florida 32548 (850) 833-9595
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What's New? 
We
are getting ready for two great events: 2010 Coastal Pottery Expo on Sat.
April 24th at the Indian Temple Mound Museum & Musical Echoes Native American Flute Festival on Fri.,Sat., Sun., April 23,24,25 at the Fort Walton
Beach Landing Park on Brooks Street. Don't
miss these events!
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Fort Walton Beach, Florida - "The Camilia City" Sarah Frances Brooks Pryor (1877-1972) was the first girl born
to Harriet and John Thomas Brooks, first settlers of "Camp Walton". Their family had five girls and five boys. Sarah
Frances had a very rich life belonging to many civic and jsocial organizations and receiving many honors and awards.
She was a very accomplished "first lady" of Fort Walton Beach. She was married to William C. Pryor for 64 years.
Known affectionately throughout the Panhandle as "Aunt Frances", she founded the Fort Walton Camellia Society
and the city is now known as "the Camellia City"
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