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Celebrate Veterans Day with the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum
the museum will host a free “Coffee and Conversations” event, recognizing veterans and welcoming
their families and the community.
On Thursday, November 10, 2022 (the day before Veteran’s Day) at 7:00 pm, the museum will host
Eliot Kleinberg speaking on “War in Paradise: World War II in Florida.” In the first weeks after
Pearl Harbor pulled America into a two-front war, Germany’s U-Boats worked with immunity. Off
Florida alone, they sank 24 ships. Some of Florida’s very features that attracted tourists made it
a logical place for soldiers as well. The state, a strategic asset for its geography and climate,
became an armed camp. Hotels turned into barracks, and hospitals, bases and airfields increased
from eight to 172 by 1943. The sleepy southern state became one of the nation’s hotspots, and
Florida would never be the same.
Eliot Kleinberg spent more than four decades as a reporter, including more than 33 years at The
Palm Beach Post. In addition to covering local news, he wrote extensively about Florida and its
history. He produced two history columns and more than a dozen books about the state.
While the program is free, eventgoers should RSVP by calling the museum at (352) 341-6428 or
registering online at www.cccourthouse.org/events.