DeLand House Museum

Offering hands-on history programs, workshops and camps for kids and the young at heart.

The West Volusia Historical Society complex consists of the DeLand House Museum, the Robert M. Conrad Educational and Research Center, an archive/library, educational programming center and the Lue Gim Gong Memorial Grove.

Deland House Museum
The DeLand House Museum is a picturesque Neoclassical Revival home enlarged and transformed about 1912 from a small Frame Vernacular dwelling built in 1886. Extensive renovations to the Museum were completed in June 2024. The Museum tells stories of DeLand’s exciting Progressive Era through the Great Florida Land Boom of the 1920s, when its longest owners, Dr. Charles and Alma Farriss of Stetson University made it their family home. The interior also showcases an extensive collection of period photographs, authentic artifacts and memorabilia that trace the history and development of DeLand and the surrounding area.

Educational Outreach

The Society offers interesting and engaging lectures, parlor chats with re-enactors, workshops and exhibits for youth and adults. Our gift shop offers a wide variety of books and the Boutique offers an array of gift items handcrafted by our Makers' Guild.


Special Events

A number of special events are offered throughout the year including the Oakdale Cemetery History Walk, Christmas Candlelight Tours, Annual Fundraising Gala, and the Tour of Historic Homes.


Types of programs offered for kids:

Think Like a Pioneer: Fiber Camp for Youth

Join the fun at our fourth year of one-week Fiber Camp of activities including fabric dyeing, hand stitching, using resists to create patterns, braiding, wet felting with resists, papermaking with something special, and more. While we have done some of these projects during past camps, this summer's activities have new twists so returning campers will have just as much fun learning new techniques as first-time campers.


Granny Squares Aren't for Grannies

In Crocheted granny squares have blasted back in style with an explosion of possibilities. In this workshop we will learn the basics of creating a granny square and then dive into the mind-boggling possibilities of how to use these simple squares. Participants must be able to crochet single and double crochet stiches. Note this is not an intro to crocheting workshop; we will learn how to use your crochet skills in new projects. Crochet hooks and yarn