Hawthorne Historical Museum and Cultural Center 7225 Southeast 221st Street, Hawthorne, FL 32640

"EXCELLENT"

"This is a local gem. Meticulously researched and curated exhibits can be enjoyed after hearing a lecture by local historians and experts. Worth the short trip from Gainesville or Ocala!"

"I love coming down here on my bicycle and just looking around"

"One thing to know about the museum is that it is only open 1 pm - 4 pm only on Saturday. We coincidentally arrived at 1:30pm on a Saturday. We met a very pleasant, kind, 86 year old volunteer (RM [his name]) who had brought his 99 years old aunt with him as he volunteered to be a host during its 3 hours a week opened time. RM said that the quaint small building, that obviously has the look of a small church, was originally a black congregation's church and was moved (relocated) from elsewhere in Hawthorne to its current location. RM at age 14 had met Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings - who wrote the book "The Yearling" - at the local grocery store where he worked. She gave him his very first tip of 10 cents which he said could buy a loaf of bread at the time. Her little cabin house at Cross Creek is just down the road a few miles. This is a very nice small museum about the local area. We're glad we stopped there."

"s ax ers"