Benoist Society


The Museum’s new premier membership focused on continuing the legacy of preserving St. Petersburg’s history. Named for the iconic airboat that made aviation history on Jan. 1, 1914, when pilot Tony Jannus and passenger A.C. Pheil took off from the Central Yacht Basin and headed to Tampa in the world’s first commercial airline flight.




"[The St. Petersburg Museum of History.] What a pearl that place is, what a gem."
— Randy Wayne White,

Best-selling Author, 2019 Lifetime Literary Award Winner

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