Panama City Publishing Company Museum

06/18/2026

We will be closed on Friday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.

Come see us on Saturday, June 20 from 9 am to 1 pm.

Please note that our Typewriter Day event scheduled for Saturday has been canceled. We appreciate your understanding and hope to resume this event in 2027.

06/17/2026

Do you need a card for Father’s Day or an upcoming birthday? 🎉

Stop in to shop our selection of letterpress cards. Each card is handcrafted using our vintage type collection.

06/15/2026

Step back in time! A memory from the Museum archives:

June 16th, 1924, George West wrote in his diary "L (Lillian) gets me a bathing suit." Very likely she went to Ware Mercantile, site of today's Harbour Village adjacent to the St Andrews Marina , and purchased an all-wool suit as advertised in the St. Andrews Bay News and Panama City Pilot newspapers George and Lillian printed at the Panama City Publishing Company Museum.

06/09/2026

We just love the budding, young "reporters" who write about their visit to this historic building where early Bay County newspapers were printed! This family from Kentucky enjoyed the kids' activity table on a Tuesday afternoon.

05/30/2026

What a wonderful International Council of Museums - ICOM Museum Day we had! Our craft table was buzzing with activity all day long, and so many beautiful butterflies were decorated by visitors of all ages.

A heartfelt thank you to our amazing volunteers for their time, energy, and enthusiasm. We are also grateful to the UF IFAS Extension Bay County for donating seeds and to our local restaurants for their generous sponsorship and support: St. Andrews Slice House Burgunbarrel Hunt's Oyster Bar and Seafood Restaurant Uncle Ernie's Bayfront Grill Little Village FINNS at Little Village
Thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success. We loved celebrating with our community!

05/28/2026

On May 28th, 1918, "construction of the first brick building is St. Andrews began. The crew broke ground on the new building and began digging trenches for the footing. Up to 15 men worked on the building at any time and some of the workers names George West wrote down in his diary were: Rogers, Stephens, Cook, Will Haines, Ed Roach, Filey Gwaltney, S. S. Wynn.
The first day they got the front and halfway up the north side, which was adjacent to the railroad tracks (now W. 11th Court). June 3rd was a landmark day as the crew began laying bricks." - from George Mortimer West: His Path in History

Today, the Panama City Publishing Company building is on the National Register of Historic Places, houses the original printing equipment, and shares stories of our local history. Your support for historic preservation is counted each time you visit the museum, donate, or share and like our social media posts.

05/27/2026

Looks like the new "Hot Off the Press" pizza!!! Enjoy a slice until the end of May and St. Andrews Slice House is donating a portion of this flavor's sales to the Panama City Publishing Company Museum !!!

05/18/2026

View all the museum's online historic document collection at www.archive.org

A local historian is sharing the unboxing of a woman’s story after discovering 2,000 documents.