Fiber Camp for Youth

Monday, August 3rd to Friday, August 7th 

Lunch and Learn

Have you noticed Leavitt Avenue in Orange City and wondered about the family behind the name. WVHS member Daryl Victor will share his findings on this pioneering family. He weaves the stories of how Orange City, Sanford, Chicago and other cities are connected. Cost is $15 and includes lunch: 

Thursday, July 23, 2026

Publix's Deli Ringleader sandwiches of roast beef, turkey and a vegetarian option, along with chips, fruit, dessert and bottled water. 11:30 am - 1 pm. Conrad Educational & Research Center, 137 W Michigan Avenue, DeLand. Food selections are made at the event, but reservations are requested in order to prepare the appropriate number of lunches. Call 386-740-6813 by 4:30 pm on Tuesday, July 21st.

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Conversations @ the Conrad

Who was Bert Fish... a citrus farmer, a camel jockey, an educator, a lawyer, a judge, a "ring" leader of Volusia County politics, a wealthy philanthropist, a red fox, a diplomat? Come meet one of our most colorful and consequential citizens. Bert Fish is portrayed by Paul Luby. 2 pm. Conrad Educational & Research Center located at 137 W Michigan Avenue in DeLand. Admission is $10; $5 for WVHS members.  

Closed July 3rd and 4th in honor of Independence Day

Conversations @ the Conrad

Kate McCallum Page gave the lead gift of $5,000 to launch the community campaign to build DeLand Memorial Hospital. Originally the gift was described as a memorial, possibly for her late husband who died in 1916, but in 1919 she publicly endorsed the plan to make the hospital a memorial to those local men who died in World War I, men who "offered their all in the interest of humanity. mat?  Kate Page is portrayed by Sally Daykin 2 pm Conrad Center, 137 W Michigan Avenue in DeLand. Admission is $10; $5 for WVHS members.  

Saturday, August 1, 2026