From Service to Celebration
By Cheyenne Stastyshyn from the Spring 2026 Edition of Reflections Magazine A veteran, community builder, and keeper of history, Dorothy Turner Johnson exemplified a life shaped by service and sustained by purpose. The year 2026 marks the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. As we
Inaugural Women’s History Breakfast Honors Mary McLeod Bethune
On March 12, the Orange County Regional History Center presents its inaugural Women’s History Month Breakfast with a program honoring Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), the legendary Daytona Beach educator who is hailed as one of our nation’s most powerful advocates for civil rights and suffrage.
Mary McLeod Bethune: Educator & Activist
Known during her lifetime as the “First Lady of Negro America,” Mary McLeod Bethune is remembered for her contributions as an educator and civil rights activist. Although the founding of Bethune-Cookman University is probably her most well-known accomplishment, it is one of many.
Bilingual Heritage Series for Young People
The Orange County Regional History Center continues its “Heritage Series” of bilingual booklets with the February release of a second publication created especially for the many young people who visit the museum and their teachers.