2010 - 2011 Officers:
President - Rosemary Mouring
Vice President - Jack Carpenter
Treasurer - Rosemary Mouring
Recording Secretary - Mary Smith
Membership Chairman - Mary Smith
Town Council Representative - Tom Deringer

Join us at 7:30 P.M., every second Thursday of each month,
from September through May, at Maddock Park (portable)
located at 1200 West Drew Street,  Lantana, Florida.

For volunteer work and other information, contact 
Vice-President Jack Carpenter at (561) 386-6600
LH_Society@bellsouth.net

The Lantana Historical Society is a 
tax-exempt 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Lantana Historical Society is to preserve
Lantana's rich history and traditions for generations to cherish.

Lantana is considered one of the oldest towns in Palm Beach County.  The first settlers came after Congress passed the Armed Occupation Act in 1842 at the end of the Seminole Wars.  The Lyman family, one of the first settlers, is considered to be Lantana's founding family.  Circa 1887, Mr. Morris Kennedy Lyman, Sr. built his home and settled in what is now called Lantana.

Morris Benson Lyman, with his wife Mary and their two sons, made this area their permanent home on September 22, 1888 and established a store, including an Indian Trading Post, on Lyman Point.  Mr. M.B. Lyman was the first postmaster and was asked to name it.  He chose the name Lantana Point, because of the wild Lantana Plant that grew so profusely.  Later the "Point" was dropped from the name.

The town was incorporated in 1921 with 22 residents voting in the first election