DeLand House Museum

137 W Michigan Avenue. DeLand, Florida

Open Tuesday - Saturday

Docent-guided tours at 12:30 and 2:30 pm


Burgess Pavilion & DeLand Memorial Hospital Exhibits

230 N. Stone Street DeLand, Florida

Open Tuesday - Saturday 10:30 am - 2:30 pm

final tour departs at 1:30 pm


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



Walking tours of DeLand's National Historic Districts

available October - May  Learn More Here

Phone: 386-740-6813

Email: info@westvolusiahistoricalsociety.org

DeLand House Tour Hours

Tuesday - Saturday

12:30 pm & 2:30 pm

Upcoming Events

Walking Tour of the Old Northwest Residential Historic District. See many architectural landmarks and hear stories of our intriguing pioneers. Tour departs at 10:30am from WVHS Conrad Educational & Research Center, 137 W Michigan Avenue in DeLand. Advance reservations required. Click here for more details & tour dates.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Black History Month

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Local History Talk: Integrating DeLand. Volusia County Schools leader Al Bouie shares his personal experience of the formal integration of DeLand High School, the changes in the community since 1968, and the work that remains to be done. Mr. Bouie came to DeLand in 1968 as the first black instructor at DeLand High School in the Science Department. His professional career which spanned over 30 years led him to administration and eventually Principal of DeLand High School. Conrad Educational & Research Center, 137 W Michigan Ave, DeLand. 5:30 pm. Free and open to the public. 

Monday, February 24, 2025

Groundbreaking for Hulley Tower - historic rebuild
The Soul of Stetson alumni steering committee with Stetson University cordially invites you to the Groundbreaking or Hulley Tower. 3 pm at the Hulley Tower, Stetson University, DeLand, FL. Please reserve your spot. Go to this link

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Walking Tour of the Stetson University Historic District. Walk through the historic district of this beautiful campus and learn how it grew from a single academy building in 1884 to the magnificent buildings around the Holler Fountain. Tour departs at 10:30am from WVHS Conrad Educational & Research Center, 137 W Michigan Avenue in DeLand. Advance reservations required. Click here for more details & tour dates.

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Local History Talk: On the Shoulders of Others.  Historian and lifetime WVHS member Sally Landis Bohon will tell the stories of courageous and enterprising women who were influential in the development of DeLand. Some are well-known figures and some whose stories are forgotten. These women and others like them faced the incredible risks of frontier living or were activists who created critical organizations including the Hospital Auxiliary, Woman's Club and the Junior Service League. They championed education, health care and religious opportunities, and nurtured generations to establish the DeLand community as it continues today. Conrad Educational & Research Center, 137 W Michigan Ave, DeLand. 6 pm. Free and open to the public.