MUSEUMS
Allison Dolan, president of the Clearwater Historical Society,
was thanked for her dedicated work by Clearwater City
Commissioner David Allbritton.
Vinnie Luisi, executive director of the Dunedin
History Museum, and Blair Kooi, president of the Dunedin
Historical Society, lent their support to the opening.
Linda and Dr. David Hamilton are volunteering their time
and effort to help this museum project become a reality.
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During the museum’s opening
reception, its vice president
Sam McClelland played the role
of Robert J. Whitehurst, one of
the early owners of the property.
Former Pinellas County
Commissioner Sallie Parks
and the society’s past president
and charter board member
Bill Wallace admired the new
museum’s displays of early
photographs and memorabilia.