FLOR500: Garden 50 - Xavier Cortada, Inc.

FLOR500, Garden 50 Yulee Way Lazarus, Museum Founder, Curator (1914–2005) Yulee Lazarus graduated from Florida State College for Women in 1936 with a degree in history. She and her husband, William, became avocational archaeologists, studying hundreds of sites in the Florida Panhandle. After William died she set out to complete the work he had started to secure a museum in the City of Fort Walton Beach. The museum opened in 1972 as the first municipally owned museum in the state. She served as its first curator and remained until her retirement in 1985

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GARDEN 50

Yulee Way Lazarus, Museum Founder, Curator

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Yulee Way Lazarus, Museum Founder, Curator

(1914–2005)

Yulee Lazarus graduated from Florida State College for Women in 1936 with a degree in history. She and her husband, William, became avocational archaeologists, studying hundreds of sites in the Florida Panhandle. After William died she set out to complete the work he had started to secure a museum in the City of Fort Walton Beach. The museum opened in 1972 as the first municipally owned museum in the state. She served as its first curator and remained until her retirement in 1985

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Public or private? *Is this garden public: It is planted at a museum, library or school and dedicated to one of 500 historic figures? Or is it private-- that is, planted by an individual at home?	Pubic Garden (e.g., museum, school, library) Individual garden (e.g., private home, Flower Force)
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Upload planting photo *Take a photo of you planting wildflowers (seeds) in your garden and upload the photo here.
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HonoreeWho are you dedicating your garden to?
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Potrait of honoree *Upload an image of the person you honoring by planting this garden. (Please make sure you have permission to use and upload this photo.)
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