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Pineapple Jam

at Stranahan House

tranahan House’s largest annual fundraiser is
always a historic event! Mix and mingle with
Sthe best of Broward at Pineapple Jam: A Party
in Paradise for Preservation on Friday, April 12
from 6 to 10 p.m. at Stranahan House, located at
335 SE 6th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale.
Enjoy signature cocktails, a premium open bar,
live music from Jimmy Stowe and the Stowaways,
gourmet food with a Floribbean twist, and a silent
auction featuring exclusive items and
experiences. All proceeds support the year-round
historic preservation and education programs at
the Historic Stranahan House Museum, the oldest
and most historically significant landmark in
Broward County.
During the event, Stranahan House will also
celebrate its inaugural Pineapple Jam Pioneer
Honorees. Community leader and Broward
College President Gregory A. Haile, Esq. and
landscape architecture firm EDSA will be
recognized for their contributions to the
community and their commitment to preserving
Greater Fort Lauderdale and Broward
County’s past.
Pineapple Jam: A Party in Paradise for
Preservation is presented by Tripp Scott.
Tickets are $150 and advanced registration
is required. Visit http://tinyurl.com/
pineapplejam2019 for tickets. For more
information, contact 954-524-4736 or
director@stranahanhouse.org.

About Historic Stranahan House and Museum
The Stranahan House was built in 1901, when Broward house, restaurant and home to the “Founding Father” and
County was no more than a bleak southern frontier “First Lady” of Fort Lauderdale – Frank and Ivy Stranahan.
supposedly unsuited for human habitation. The existing Today it stands as the oldest house in Fort Lauderdale and
residents were the Seminoles who traveled down the an epicenter of Broward County’s long and fascinating
New River to Frank Stranahan’s trading post to do history. For more information about the Historic Stranahan
business. Over the years as Fort Lauderdale grew and House Museum, visit www.stranahanhouse.org.
developed, the house became a post office, boarding

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