Largo Historical Society

10/05/2026

Join us on Monday evening, October 12th for our pot luck meeting. Doors open at 5:15pm. Our guest speaker for the evening will be Neil Mayhew from The Largo Band of Gold Alumni Association. Neil will share the history of our award winning band through the years!

09/24/2026

The Johnson Building located on 1st Street SW in Largo. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

09/24/2026

Who can identify this piece of Largo history. Here's a hint...... no one wanted to visit here.

09/24/2026

📚 Speaking of History: William Bartram, a New Nation & the Drifting State of Florida Literature

Join us for an engaging presentation with Thomas Hallock, Ph.D., Professor of English, Literature & Cultural Studies, as he explores William Bartram, Florida literature, and the changing story of our state.

📅 Sunday, October 11, 2026 | 2 p.m.
📍 Heritage Village Museum & Park — Pinellas Room
🎟️ Free admission — donations appreciated!

Come learn, listen, and discover a fascinating side of Florida’s history and literary past!

More about Dr. Thomas Hallock () received his Ph.D. from New York University. He is the author of From the Fallen Tree: Frontier Narratives, Environmental Politics and the Roots of a National Pastoral, and the co-editor of Early Modern Ecostudies: From the Florentine Codex to Shakespeare, William Bartram, the Search for Nature’s Design: Selected Art, Letters and Unpublished Manuscripts, and John and William Bartram: Travels on the St. Johns River. He recently published a series of travel and place-based essays that explain why he loves teaching the American literature survey, A Road Course in Early American Literature www.roadcourse.us

09/21/2026

The Largo Area Historical Society extends our heartfelt condolences to the Starkey family on the recent loss of J. B. Starkey Jr.

09/19/2026

What are your memories of drive in movies!?

09/05/2026

09/01/2026

Who remembers Friday and Saturday night skate dates and after school skating parties at Gay Way?

08/29/2026

Here's a challenge for y'all! Can you name the location of this sign from 1939?

***UPDATE***
Facebook added the AI content label when the photo was uploaded. This photo was obtained from our LAHS historian, Charles J. Harper. Charlie assures us that this photo has been in his possession for over 20 years, far before AI was "a thing".

We would never knowingly post AI content without acknowledging it as such.

07/03/2026

Largo Bicentennial celebration, 1976