Tavares History Museum

Discovering the past, preserving for the future: the Tavares History Museum helps tell the story of the community and the people who shaped it.

Many people who remember the earliest days of Tavares, when a new community was carved out of Florida ranch land, are still alive, and the museum works to preserve their memories and experiences for future generations. Long before the town took shape, the area was home to fishing and hunting grounds used by Native Americans and early Floridians, and the museum keeps those stories, artifacts and connections to the past alive.