Historic Pensacola

Calendar of Events

Table Talks at the Trust

Join us for a monthly lunch and learn series!

Program is free--just bring your lunch and enjoy a casual opportunity to learn about a variety of topics!

Table Talks at the Trust is held the third Wednesday of each month during the Fall and Winter, 12:00-1:00 p.m. 

Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center located at 117 E. Government Street

Speaker Schedule:

The 2025 Speaker List is released! *Note the week change for the March Table Talks due to the UWF Spring Break holiday. 

  • June 17: Monica Tapper, Historian, Historic Foodways

For more information, please email hparchives@uwf.edu or call 850-595-5985 x125. 

Sweet Tea Murders LIVE: An Evening of Pensacola Crime Stories

image of a police officer and an ax

Join Michael Earl Simmons, Southern Crime Historian and Storyteller, and the UWF Historic Trust for Sweet Tea Murders LIVE: An Evening of Pensacola Crimes Stories 

"In the South, the tea is sweet... but the stories are murder."

Evening includes complimentary Sweet Tea Murders mason jar of Southern sweet tea to enjoy as you listen to the stories of Pensacola's criminal past with former Homicide Detective Michael Earl Simmons.

 

Doors open at 5:30 and the storytelling begins at 6:00! Evening is adults only due to themes of stories.

  • UWF Historic Trust Members: $30 (emailed to members each month)
  • General Public:  $35

Purchase tickets at Sweet Tea Murders LIVE. Ticket purchase helps support the mission of the UWF Historic Trust. 

Schedule:

Please note the Location for each of the Sweet Tea Murders LIVE experiences: 

  • Thursday, May 28: The Murder of Captain Martin Villar and the 1926 Axe Murder on Chipley Alley at the Pensacola Museum of Art, the former Pensacola Police Headquarters (1908-1956)
  • Thursday, June 25
  • Thursday, July 23
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Thursday, September 10
  • Thursday, November 12

 

Forgotten Front: Florida During the Revolutionary War

Forgotten Front: Florida During the Revolutionary War

June 1

6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m.

Voices of Pensacola, 117 East Government Street

Free

On July 4, 2026, the United States of America will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Join us for a fascinating look at British foodways during the Revolutionary War period - and take home contemporary recipes to try yourself! In 1763, France, Britain and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris at the end of the French and Indian War. As part of the treaty, Spain gave up Florida to Britain in exchange for Havana. The British then divided Florida into two territories: East Florida and West Florida, governed from St. Augustine and Pensacola, respectively. East and West Florida were the only two southern colonies to remain loyal to King George III.

There is no charge to attend this public event, but registration is required.

Funding for this program was provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.