Venice Heritage Inc.

03/23/2026

Thank you to the Venice-Nokomis Woman's Club Inc. for your donation during your Centennial Jubilee! The funds will be used to place a mural on back of the Old Betsy Museum, next to the Venice Museum & Archives.

03/09/2026

We've been busy this season not only with our members-only open house at the Blalock House, our Friday series at the library, and our Heritage luncheon fundraiser, but you can see us regularly at many of the art festivals and craft fairs downtown.

Next time stop by and say hello, purchase a local history book, and learn about what else Venice Heritage is up to. Better yet, reach out us and volunteer for one of these events.

02/07/2026

01/30/2026

Mark your calendars for our next History @ Vencie Library presentation. Long-time advocate and current president of Venice Theatre, Jean Trammell, will share some of her history of this amazing institution in our community.

01/21/2026

Thank you Mike Modrick for sharing the history of Joseph Lord and the Lord-Higel House.

Chicago and the man who built the Suncoast. You've never heard his name. Until now.

01/18/2026

Wind? What wind? The Members-Only Open House is still on. The backyard is nicely nestled between buildings keeping the gusts away.

The Kumpfenbergs are setting up and a jig or two will keep the blood flowing.

See you soon!

01/16/2026

Today we kicked off our Venice Centennial Travel Bugs!

For those not familiar, this is part of the world of Geocaching. The VHI board placed three items called travel bugs into the geocache located at the Venice Museum & Archives. They each represent a prominent individual in the early history of Venice and have a goal to reach where these individuals came from.

Click on the individual photos to learn more about each travel bug. And follow us for updates on their travels.

12/30/2025

You won't want to miss our next History@ Venice Library event. On January 9th, the City of Venice Historical Resources Manager will give the presentation, "Nature Led the Way to A Casino."

Find out what Davey Jones's Locker, the movie Footloose, and the Pringles potato chip all have to do with our waterfront.

Please note, due to a scheduling conflict, this month's presentation will take place at 11:00 a,m.

12/02/2025

What a great time participating in this year's Holiday Parade as the Venice, Florida Municipal Government kicks off its centennial celebrations.

11/29/2025

Getting ready for the Holiday Parade with the Venice-Nokomis Woman's Club Inc.