The historic Bush House is decorated in its festive Christmas finery, Christmas music fills the air, and soon, a lively farmers’ and crafters’ market will bustle on the lawn, and lavishly costumed storybook characters will flit around the rooms, pausing for photos with visitors.
Crestview History Museum volunteers are getting out their lederhosen and dirndls to celebrate Oktoberfest, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the museum.
Perseverance paid off for historian and author Ronald W. Collins while researching his book “Mystery at Green Pond: The Murder of Bud and Nancy Davis by the Blackwell Brothers.”
The morning sun had just started peeking over the trees in Gene Clary Park as more than 30 residents representing at least five Laurel Hill area churches gathered to celebrate the Risen Lord during the small north county community’s traditional Easter Sunrise Service.
In addition to the exciting displays, reenactor skirmishes, lectures, and opportunities to come face to face with World War II history during the April 4 and 5 “Race to the Rhein” living history weekend, the event features a more solemn presentation.
Next time North Okaloosa families take a spin on a Ferris wheel or swoop around on a Scrambler, they’ll be supporting the Crestview Historic Preservation Board and the Bush House/Crestview History Museum.
The local production of “Twelve O’Clock High” continued to make news as its Southern Premiere — locally billed as its “Florida Preview” — was held in Crestview. Read on for details, plus a story about a teachers’ strike and Spanish Trail Park’s debut, among other local history bits.
Crestview’s sixth annual “Race to the Rhein” World War II living history weekend builds on the previous years’ successes, bringing back popular features and adding new ones.
Laurel Hill – Amidst the frenzy of gift shopping, card writing, cookie baking and turkey basting, a small north Okaloosa County church invites its neighbors from far and near to pause, take a breath, and experience the true meaning of Christmas.
