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Step back in time
at Lilian Place & Hotchkiss House!
Current and Upcoming Events:

Upcoming events at Lilian Place or Hotchkiss House: (see below for details)
September 29th & 30th History, Spirits and Legends Investigations at Lilian Place
October 7th, 13th, 21st, or 27th Dining with the Spirits at Lilian Place
October 18th Wind-down Wednesday/History Social at Hotchkiss House - Jordan Hobson
October 17th or 29th Afternoon Tea at Hotchkiss House
October 28th History, Spirits and Legends Investigations at Lilian Place
November 10th History Social at Hotchkiss House, Jamie Pearce "Florida's Historic Haunts"
November 14th Afternoon Tea at Hotchkiss House
November 28th Giving Tuesday - all donations welcome! Please support preservation!
December watch for our Holiday Teas, Open House Candlelight Tours and Mystery Dinner
Daily Tours of Lilian Place Victorian Museum 1-4pm, closed Monday, Tuesday and select days
WIND-DOWN WEDNESDAY
HISTORY SOCIAL
October 18 from 5:30-7:30pm
Middle of the week stress?
Come wind down at Hotchkiss House!
Join us for a relaxing evening of history, dining, socializing, and listening to an interesting guest speaker!
Join us for Wind-down Wednesday the third Wednesday of each month at the Historic Hotchkiss House
built in 1905 and the original Winter home of Eli Hotchkiss "the Stapler King". Come view all the wonderful historic Hotchkiss family photos decorating the first floor and learn about the Hotchkiss family circa 1905.
October guest speaker:
Jordan Hobson presents
“Historic homes of East Volusia”
A wonderful journey through East Volusia history of homes!
Houses tell the human side of history and their stories are intertwined with those of their owners.
Homes feature Clyde Morris’s home, the home of a Titanic survivor and many more...
including our very own Hotchkiss House.
Jordan Hobson Vice President of Holly Hill Historic Preservation Society specializes in research on historic homes in East Volusia County. As the son and grandson of brick masons he has a deep appreciation for architecture and masonry. He moved to the area at a very young age but his family has ties to the area all the way back to the 1960’s. Born in 1988, in London, Ky in the foothills of the Appalachians, both sides of his family have deep roots in Appalachia. He's been interested in history his whole life and loves to tell stories from the past, and especially of important people who called our area home.
FREE Admission* - for Wind-down only
Wind-down Wednesday guest entry - please RSVP
Dining and Author books available $$
5:30-6:30pm Social Hour - Dining available $$, table service, Menu TBD
6:30-7:15pm Guest speaker - Jordan Hobson & book signing/sales
7-7:30pm Lilian's Gift Shop open at Lilian Place Victorian Museum
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HISTORY SOCIAL
Friday, November 10th from 5:30-7:45pm
Come wind down to the weekend at Hotchkiss House!
Join us for a relaxing evening of history, dining, socializing, and listening to an interesting guest speaker!
At the Historic Hotchkiss House built in 1905 and the original Winter home of Eli Hotchkiss "the Stapler King". Come view all the wonderful historic Hotchkiss family photos decorating the first floor
and learn about the Hotchkiss family circa 1905.
November guest speaker:
(Originally scheduled for September)
Dr. Jamie Pearce - "Florida's Historic Haunts"
FREE Admission* - for Wind-down only
Wind-down Wednesday guest entry - please RSVP
Dining and Author books available $$
*$10+tx Wind-down and "sneak peak" Investigation with Jamie Pearce at Lilian Place
*For a select few, take a walk with Jamie to search for the spirits of Lilian Place!
*only 10 tickets available for this exclusive "sneak peek" paranomal investigation with Jamie Pearce
November guest speaker: Dr. Jamie Pearce - "Historic Haunts of Florida" book series
Join us as we travel with Dr. Jamie Pearce, author and founder of Historic Haunts, through some of her most memorable paranormal experiences and learn about her Historic Haunts book series. From bridges, to lighthouses, forts, and haunted houses this is great for the paranormal lover or historian.
Parapsychologist, Dr. Jamie Pearce PhD has been involved in the paranormal for over 25 years and has published five books so far in the Historic Haunts series. She is the founder of Historic Haunts Investigations, is a Paranormal Investigator, and has a PhD in Parapsychology, and is a member of several different paranormal and psychic research organizations along with historic foundations and writer's groups. She has also published five books so far in her Historic Haunts book series and is the host of her own podcast, "Speaking of the Paranormal". She is a genealogist and her research ability comes in handy on investigations. She studied business, history, and writing at the University of Virginia. She is also a photographer and conservationist.
Historic Haunts Books for sale and author book signing.
5:30-6:30pm Social Hour - Dining available $$, table service, Menu TBD
6:30-7:15pm Guest speaker - Dr. Jamie Pearce, PhD & book signing/sales
7-7:30pm Lilian's Gift Shop open at Lilian Place Victorian Museum
7:15-7:45pm **Special ticket for only 10 guests** -
Join Jamie as she visits Lilian Place in search of the paranormal!
After the guest speaker...Wind-down guests relax on the patio and enjoy the evening sunset overlooking the Halifax River and/or enjoy a visit to the Lilian Place Victorian Museum gift shop!
Heritage Preservation Trust/Lilian Place Heritage Center is a 501c3 nonprofit. Thank you for your donation.
All proceeds go toward the preservation of Lilian Place and Hotchkiss House and its beautiful 2.5 acre riverfront property.
Saved through Volusia County ECHO grants with partial funding from Volusia County Cultural grants.

Upcoming
2023 Teas
Click here to view available tea dates and purchase tickets.
You are cordially invited to an
Afternoon Tea
Enjoy a relaxing afternoon tea with freshly brewed "premier" teas, tasty little sandwiches, desserts, and scones!
Graciously served at the Historic Hotchkiss House
by our attentive volunteers.
Plus a tour of the beautifully decorated
1884 Lilian Place Victorian Museum!
Click here to choose your date and purchase your ticket(s) today!
Teas $25.00+tax ($26.63) per person
Or call to schedule your private tea for a group of 25 or more
386-256-4810

Upcoming
Investigation Dates
Click here to view available dates and purchase tickets.
PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION
Join us at Lilian Place Museum
for an evening of
History, Spirits and Legends!
An exclusive paranormal investigation of
Daytona's oldest beachside house!
Believer and skeptics alike will enjoy the evening ghost hunting after dark in the period rooms of the historic museum!
From 8:30-10:30pm
you join in the paranormal experience!
Limited space nightly!
Join us for this Exclusive Experience!
"Dining with the Spirits" at Lilian Place
& History, Spirits and Legends ghost hunt...7:00 to 10:00pm

The Victorians loved their traditions, etiquette, and of course- a good ghost story!
Spiritualism –
the belief that the dead communicate with the living- became highly popular in the in the Victorian Era, and communing with spirits became a wide spread Parlor activity.
"Dining With the Spirits"
blends history, dining, and a paranormal investigation
into a night of anticipation and wonder!
Dinner and a VIP Ghost Hunt!
$74.95+tx per person
(Space is limited, only 12 seats available each night)
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Donations appreciated! All proceeds go toward the preservation of 1884 Lilian Place and 1905 Hotchkiss House. Heritage Preservation Trust is a 501c3 nonprofit.
VISIT LILIAN PLACE 1884 MUSEUM
Be sure to visit Lilian Place Heritage Center's two historic homes - Lilian Place and Hotchkiss House on 2.5 beautiful acres on the riverfront in Daytona Beach.
Preservation efforts started in 2009 at Lilian Place and 2012 at Hotchkiss House by the Heritage Preservation Trust.
Help us continue the preservation efforts by donating today! Or become a HPT member and enjoy member benefits!

Enjoy dinner and an evening of mystery on the riverfront at
the Lilian Place 1884 Museum!
A Murder Mystery Dinner Party
1000 S Peninsula Dr., Daytona Beach
Includes 4 course dinner and mystery!
Check in 5:45-6pm at Lilian Place
Mystery Starts at 6pm
Mystery and Clues
at Lilian Place 1884 Museum
Dinner and performance at Hotchkiss House
Includes a 4-course dinner - choose from chicken, fish or vegetarian.
Click below to purchase your ticket today!
Seating is limited!
For more information...click here.
$49.95+tax per person
Please check back for future Mystery Dinners.
Become a Heritage Preservation Trust member
and help to preserve these historic properties.
Only $25 for a single membership/$40 for a family membership annually.

ALL CRAFTERS....JOIN US at
This group will meet monthly but crafting activities will happen daily. We will be making seasonal wreaths, arrangements and decorative items to sell in the Museum Shop, all training and materials will be provided.
To join call 386-256-4810 for additional information or contact us today!
View past online history presentations below:
August 19 Winedown
Historian Ed Siarkowicz President of the Flagler Historical Society presents
“Hewitt's Revolutionary War Sawmill and Dam.”
John Hewitt was an expert builder and contractor who arrived in St. Augustine before the American Revolution in 1768. He obtained a 1,000 acre property near Pellicer Creek in what is now Flagler County and shortly thereafter built a sophisticated water powered sawmill.

June 17th Winedown
Presentation by Ryan Lowry,
history researcher and artifact collector:
“Stalemate on Peleliu: A Forgotten Battle”
Hear the tale of Private John McEnroe who was a flamethrower sent to the Pacific front. On September 15th, 1944, the stage was set for one of the most dramatic clashes between the United States and Japan. Within the first few days, nearly an entire U.S. Marine regiment would be decimated. Only after 74 days of combat on a coral island would the fighting finally come to an end

July 15th Winedown
Presentation by Ashley Andrews Lear, Professor of Humanities at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University:
"Women of To-Morrow: The Social Activism of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Ellen Glasgow."
For Rawlings and Glasgow, the very act of writing as women was a political act. Glasgow founded the Richmond SPCA and was a leading advocate for women's rights and the suffrage movement. Rawlings was an avid conservationist and staunch defender of the Cracker community. Both women were known for their progressive views on race relations, especially toward the end of their career. This presentation will examine where their activism converged and how it helped to form this important literary friendship.

May 20th Winedown
Presentation by Zach Zacharias,
Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History Museum of Arts and Sciences Daytona Beach, Florida:
Early History of Tourism in Northeast Florida
Discover the roots of how Florida became one of the great tourist destinations in the world. Learn about the invalids, wealthy northerners, and sportsman all came to Florida not long after becoming a territory in 1821.

Please help us to continue to offer interesting speakers each month. Donate today!
Like the presentations? Show your support for future Lilian Place history events by donating now! Donations appreciated!
Future Lilian Place History Winedowns may be held at Hotchkiss House, 1000 S Peninsula Dr, Daytona Beach, FL

