OUR HIGHLIGHTED EXHIBITS

                 A Short History of the
​       GFWC Woman's Club of Leesburg:
       October 20,1909. Formed with eighteen ladies to organize club
       October 9, 1922. New 2 story clubhouse completed, grand reception held in December      
       March 14, 1946. Clubhouse sold to Paul Lassiter; two lots purchased on Ninth Street. 
       October 10,1949. 40th anniversary/meeting at new clubhouse.
       March 2018.  Sold building to Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church.  Allowed to hold meetings there for three years. 
​       The Club donated several artifacts to the Leesburg Heritage Museum for display (as seen here).
OUR MOST RECENT ACQUISITIONS
1970 LHS LETTER JACKET
TOY TRACTOR
LAND SURVEYOR'S TRANSOM C1913
Leesburg Home Built 1877
A recent acquisition
                    Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
       The B-17G was the final version of the Flying Fortress, incorporating all changes made to its predecessor, the B-17F, and in total, 8,680 were built, the last (by Lockheed) on 28 July 1945.

           Photograph Donated by Tracey Dean,
Airport Manager and Mona Stegall Sanford, sister of Andrew Stegall, Jr.

              Group photo at bottom includes:
Andrew Talmage Stegall, Jr, USAAC WW II
​                  (15 Sep 1925 - 17 Jul 1994)
Born Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida,
buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Leesburg, Lake County, Florida
   From the early twentieth century, the Crescent Drug Store recorded all the prescriptions they issued in this invoice book.
               (below are pages from the book)

          The Crescent Drug Prescription Book​
        (Gift of Edward H. Riddle of Crescent Drug)
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       For nearly half a century, while Leesburg was growing from a village into a city, the Crescent Drug Store on the corner of Main and Third streets was its cultural center.
       Albert Bragdon, Crescent's gentle pharmacist, became the man all Leesburg loved and trusted.
Albert Bragdon died Mar 12 1958.
       A chattel mortgage (commercial loan) dated 14 July 1959, shows Lewie Rogers and William Palmer acquiring the drug store fixtures.
       November 9, 1961, a judgment against Crescent Drug Store, with co-partnership of Lewie Rogers and William Palmer.
       June 1, 1964, a Limited Partnership was formed with partners: Edward H. Riddle, general partner, Jack Crouch, Jr., Rantson E. Davis, Robert E. Larsen, Walter S. McLin III, Amos V. Marchant, Jeanette H. Robertson, William J. Weber. They were involuntarily dissolved 12/16/1981.

Child's carriage (1800s)
(Gift of Glenn Beth of Longwood)
Toaster & Patent Drawing
Miracle Electric Company
Patent #D101359
(Donated by Bev Ohnstad)
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