Venice Area Historical Society

Venice Area Historical Society The Venice Area Historical Society (VAHS) celebrates & preserves the history of Venice, Florida.

The mission of the Venice Area Historical Society is to promote public awareness and understanding of the historic heritage of Florida, Sarasota County, and the Venice area, within the context of our nation's history, and to encourage inquiry and research into this history. VAHS sponsors a wide variety of educational programs and initiatives-a lecture series, a newsletter, outreach to schools and

other local organizations, tours of the Historic Venice Train Depot, a historic plaque program, scholarships for graduating high school seniors, and research into area history.

05/29/2026

An incredible find!

05/28/2026

History being uncovered!

We were happy to be a participant!
05/12/2026

We were happy to be a participant!

Congratulations!
05/11/2026

Congratulations!

An informative article by VAHS Vice President, Irvin Lewin.
05/06/2026

An informative article by VAHS Vice President, Irvin Lewin.

Early developer, architect teamed up in the 1900s to grow this areaIRV

VAHS was "clowning" around with ChuckO of the World of ChuckO at our last lecture!
04/27/2026

VAHS was "clowning" around with ChuckO of the World of ChuckO at our last lecture!

PSA: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Les Standiford will not be our guest lecturer on April 21st. Chuck Sidlow will b...
04/19/2026

PSA: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Les Standiford will not be our guest lecturer on April 21st. Chuck Sidlow will be stepping in to present, "The World of ChuckO."

04/18/2026

VAHS hosted a Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon in the Freight Room of the 1927 Historic Venice Train Deport as a way to express our gratitude to our volunteers! The following video is courtesy of Bethany Behrmann.

Another wonderful addition to the John Nolen Statue in Centennial Park - an original 1926 lamppost that once lit downtow...
04/18/2026

Another wonderful addition to the John Nolen Statue in Centennial Park - an original 1926 lamppost that once lit downtown Venice Avenue has been installed behind the statue. The lamppost was sitting in a city warehouse for many years. It had been saved by Earl Midlam, who also arranged to have it fully restored. There is a similar lamppost next to Ole Betsy in the new museum. It was Earl's idea to place this historic artifact at the statue site, and he received the approval from the City Manager and arranged for Venice Public Works to install it. Image courtesy of Linda Lewis of VABI.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the first day of the GIVING CHALLENGE! We had an incredible day at Sharky's. ...
04/14/2026

Thank you to everyone who participated in the first day of the GIVING CHALLENGE! We had an incredible day at Sharky's. There is still time, until noon Thursday, April 16th, to have your $25 to $100 donation matched by the Patterson Foundation. Thank you for your continued support. Please scan the QR code to be directed to the donation site.

Address

PO Box 995
Venice, FL
34285

Opening Hours

10am - 1pm

Telephone

(941) 412-0151

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