Come learn how the early railroads drove work in North Escambia County on Saturday, April 23 at 1 p.m. at the Alger-Sullivan Historical Society Museum, 610 4th Street, Century. Speakers Jerry Fischer and Russell Brown of the Historical Society will give a talk and tour of their museum including Old 100, a restored sawmill transport steam engine. This program is sponsored by the West Florida Public Libraries and the Alger-Sullivan Historical Society for “The Way We Worked” Exhibition.
Be sure to check out the complimentary exhibit “The Way We Worked.” A Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition, which celebrates the history of our nation’s diverse workers and industries on display at the Lillian F. King Museum in the Molino Community Complex, 6450 Highway 95-A North, until April 30. Viewing hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekly, closed Sundays.
"The Way We Worked" has been made possible in Molino by the Florida Humanities Council. "The Way We Worked", an exhibition created by the National Archives, is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and State Humanities Councils nationwide. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.
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