Boynton Beach Historical Society Program Meetings
Location:
First Presbyterian Church of Boynton Beach
235 SW 6th Avenue, Boynton Beach (Enter through the courtyard gates)
Hospitality Meet & Greet 7:15-7:30 pm
Programs: 7:30 – 8:30 pm
February 23, 2026
Program: Sunlit Arches—How William Manly King Shaped South Florida
Speaker: Janet DeVries Naughton
Author Janet Naughton
Sunlit Arches by Janet Naughton
William Manly King Jr. was one of the architects who helped shape South Florida in the early twentieth century. From the optimism of the 1920s land boom to the hardships of the Great Depression and the transformations of the postwar years, his designs reflected the needs and ideals of a changing state. He created schools, churches, residences, apartment houses, hospitals, and civic buildings—structures that served communities and gave form to public life.
King was long overlooked, yet he created more buildings than many of his celebrated contemporaries, and his work defined the look of South Florida for generations. Drawing on years of research, historian Janet Naughton offers the first comprehensive study of his career, blending architectural history with the stories of the communities his work touched.
March 23, 2026
Program: The Life and Times of Muralist Bernard P. Thomas Speakers: Sarah Thomas Bollenbacher and Lloyd Thomas
April 27, 2026
Program: Mangos and More!
Speaker: Larry Grosser
HISTORY STROLLS
Professor Janet Naughton, past-president of the Boynton Beach Historical Society leads narrated history tours of downtown Boynton Beach, local cemeteries, and other historic sites.
2024 Tours
History stroll with Professor Janet Naughton
Rosenwald Schools in Palm Beach County – Historic Marker Dedication, 2024
Historic Marker Dedication for Boynton’s Poinciana Elementary School. The school was the first Rosenwald Funded School for rural black children in Palm Beach County
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