Please support our Corporate Sponsors   Longboat Key is located on the west coast of Florida, just off the coast of Manatee and Sarasota counties. The Longboat Key Historical Society was founded in 1980. Their museum was opened in 2005. The society and museum are located at Longboat Key Historical Society, 6826 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Florida 34228. History serves us in many ways. It can inspire us with stories of exemplary lives or caution us with tales of human folly and wickedness. History can inform and educate us by providing the context and perspective that allow us to make thoughtful decisions about the future. History has the power to delight and enrich us, enlarging and intensifying the experience of being alive. Longboat Key Historical Soc. Upcoming Events To be announced! Please visit our museum or contact us at:      Phone: 941-387-8323      Email: lbkhs@yahoo.com Longboat Key Historical Museum Whitney Beach Plaza 6826 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key, Florida 34228 All Rights Reserved, Longboat Key Historical Society 2006