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The Headwaters Heritage & Cultural Center coming to Fellsmere
The Headwaters Heritage & Cultural Center coming to Fellsmere will showcase Florida’s food history with displays of cooking tools from pioneer homes. Note the flour sifter once found in nearly every kitchen, essential for baking without benefit of mixes. GREG RODGERS

New center will celebrate the flow of Florida history

BY JANIE GOULD

Displays of distinctive Seminole clothing
Displays of distinctive Seminole clothing will help tell the story of the tribe and its contributions to Florida’s cultural history. FLORIDA REMEMBERED SOCIETY photos

While citrus groves, pastures, oaks and tall pines disappear around us, a group of history enthusiasts — with deep roots in Florida — plan to build a museum that will showcase the state’s fascinating past. They expect to break ground on the Headwaters Heritage and Cultural Center, designed in old-Florida style, later this year. Located on nine acres in Fellsmere, the northwestern Indian River County site is far removed from the cacophony of train horns and highway traffic.

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