5/5 Pat P. 8 years ago on Google
On
a
recent
visit
to
the
Lady
Lake
Historical
Museum,
located
in
Log
Cabin
Park,
I
happened
to
meet
Tom
O'Brien,
display
coordinator
and
a
member
of
the
Board
of
the
Lady
Lake
Historical
Society
and
Museum.
He
spent
a
lot
of
time
explaining
highlights
of
the
museum
and
its
significance
to
the
community.
The
museum
sits
behind
a
log
cabin
that
serves
as
the
office
for
Lady
Lake
Chamber
of
Commerce
at
the
intersection
of
US
441/27
and
Lady
Lake
Blvd.
The
museum
was
originally
the
Lady
Lake
train
depot
and
was
moved
years
ago
to
its
current
location.
Outside,
sitting
on
rails
next
to
the
museum,
is
a
full
size
train
car
and
caboose.
Inside
the
museum
are
artifacts
covering
the
local
Native
American
history
and
assorted
items
depicting
the
lifestyle
of
the
Pioneer
families
that
settled
in
this
area.
A
model
train
exhibit
can
be
found
at
the
back
of
the
museum
and
depicts
Lady
Lake
and
other
nearby
towns
as
they
were
in
the
40's.
There
are
also
special
exhibits
which
are
changed
annually.
Tom
O'Brien
served
as
coordinator
for
the
current
WWII
display.
Most
of
those
artifacts
were
collected
from
local
WWII
vets
and
their
families.
Of
special
note
is
a
wonderful
Liberty
Bell
quilt
that
was
made
by
a
veteran,
Mike
Tobiasson.
The
design
is
constructed
from
military
chevrons
collected
one
by
one
from
former
active
duty
members
of
all
branches
of
service
and
some
additional
badges
as
well.
It
took
Tobiasson
fifteen
years
to
put
the
quilt
together.
The
entire
WWII
display
will
be
coming
down
over
the
summer
to
be
replaced
with
Florida
Crackers
and
Cowboys
in
September.
The
museum
is
located
at
the
original
town
center,
where
other
historic
buildings
still
exist.
A
farmer's
market
is
held
in
the
park
every
Tuesday.
This
is
a
great
place
to
visit
to
learn
about
the
very
interesting
history
of
Lady
Lake.
Be
sure
to
check
it
out.
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