Welcome to the 1885 Train Depot Docent's Reference Site

The purpose of this site is to provide docents reference information (articles and pictures) about the museum items and background history to put the items into context.  It is broken down into the categories below. The time frame covers the  period starting at 1800 to around 1950.

Select the category you wish to learn about and each of the articles for that category can be selected.

Docent Reference Material Book categories

• Period History

• The Railroads

• Brooksville Train Depot

• The Transcontinental Railroad

• The Pullman Car Company and George Pullman

• People of Interest

• Museum Items

• Florida Industry

Researched and created by Ted Majer - a train depot docent.  Updated July 2025