Robert M Conrad Educational & Research Center

137 W Michigan Ave. DeLand, Florida

Open Tuesday - Saturday   noon to 4 pm

Researchers are encouraged to call for an appointment


Burgess Pavilion & DeLand Memorial Hospital Exhibits

230 N. Stone Street DeLand, Florida

Open Monday-Friday 10:30 am - 2:30 pm


Walking tours of DeLand's National Historic Districts

available October - April


DeLand House Museum

The Museum is closed for restoration, refurbishing and

re-interpretation. All tours are suspended until completion

of the project, anticipated in 2023.   

Phone: 386-740-6813

Email: info@westvolusiahistoricalsociety.org

Coming Events

DeLand House Museum is temporarily closed for restoration, refurbishing and re-interpretation.

Hotel Putnam Commemorative Bricks

Are available through the Historical Society with a donation for two preservation projects in DeLand. Click here for details. 

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Historic Bus Tour East DeLand, Lake Helen and Cassadaga

Last one till Fall. Tour departs at 10:30 from Conrad Center. Advance reservations required. Click this link for more details.

May is National Historic Preservation Month

Think Like a Pioneer - Fiber Camp for Kids. July 31 - August 4       For Youth ages 9 - 14. Monday - Friday 9 am to 2 pm. In this one-week day camp, campers will explore a variety of plant and animal fibers and create many functional as well as decorative items. Tools and materials supplied. Click here for more information and to download registration form.

Registration is Open for Kids Summer Camp

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Out & About - the Morse Museum of American Art in Winter Park

Join members and friends for an excursion on the SunRail to the Morse Museum. The Museum houses the world's most comprehensive collection of works by Louis Comfort Tiffany including jewelry, pottery, paintings, art glass and leaded-glass lamps and windows. Following the visit to the exhibits, the group will have lunch at George's Cafe. Carpooling to and from Sun Rail station in DeBary. Reservations required; call 386-740-6813. Click here for more details. Deadline for reservations is Saturday, June 10th.

Dedication of the Bert Fish Room in DeLand Memorial Hospital and Veterans Museum. Official opening of the newly renovated Bert Fish Room which honors the man who was committed to providing affordable health care to all those in Volusia County regardless of ability to pay. His leadership set in motion the funding of the old DeLand Memorial Hospital and later realized in 1952 with the opening of Fish Memorial Hospital on East New York Avenue. Reenactors will portray Bert Fish and Mrs. Margaret Landis, representative for the Women's Hospital Auxiliary, which helped raise funds to build the first hospital. The Museum is located at 230 N Stone Street in DeLand. 6 pm. Free and open to the public.