Rossetter House Museum

09/26/2026

It's a beautiful morning to be outside! Fox & Fern Native Landscapes and Asclepias Acres are here selling native plants in the garden, EGADLife is doing their farmer's market, and we're enjoying that that Florida Fall weather.

Rossetter House Museum will not be running tours today, but we hope to see you in the garden!

09/16/2026

Happy Library Card Signup Month! 📖

Here at Rossetter House, we're big fans of Brevard County Public Libraries. Did you know that Ella Rossetter (1900-1993) is credited with starting one of the first libraries in Eau Gallie? Wanting to share her love of reading, Ella used to lend books out of her insurance office. The local woman's club began running it in the late 1930s, and eventually it grew into the Eau Gallie Public Library!

If you don't have one already, this is a great time to get a library card. Use it to check out our next Book Club pick for October: Eerie Florida by Mark Muncy & Kari Schultz. Not only could you borrow a physical copy, but your Brevard County library card also gets you free access to it as an audiobook or e-book!

September is Library Card Sign-up month! Celebrate with us by registering for a library card and discover what our libraries have to offer. Whether you are looking for eAudiobooks, career training, or afterschool activities, your Brevard County Library has what you're looking for and more!

During the month of September, new patrons will receive a small gift for signing up for a library card 💝 Visit any of our branches to get yours today! https://loom.ly/OmtG4t0

To learn more about getting a card, contact one of our branches or visit: https://loom.ly/keg2I2g

09/12/2026

Rossetter House Museum will be closed for tours today, as we join Florida Historical Society for the Historic Cocoa Village 1000-Yard Sale event. Come see us there and take home a new favorite book or two!

Tours will resume on Wednesday, September 16th at 10am. To reserve, please email us at [email protected]

09/09/2026

On this day in Rossetter History, Ada Louise Houston Roesch died in 1924 at the age of 67. She was a daughter of John Carroll Houston, who was an early pioneer settler of Eau Gallie. She later married William Roesch, another Eau Gallie pioneer, and lived in Eau Gallie her entire life.

09/05/2026

We are closed for tours today for a private event. 🥂 Interested in booking our space for your own celebration? Visit https://rossetterhousemuseum.org/rentals or email us at [email protected]

09/03/2026

October Book Club Announcement!

Curious about spooky stories from here in Florida? Join us for a special Halloween book club meeting!

Our next book will be "Eerie Florida: Chilling Tales from the Panhandle to the Keys" by Mark Muncy & Kari Schultz.

A virtual discussion will be hosted via Zoom on Saturday, October 24th at 10:30 AM.

To register, please email us at
[email protected]
or call 321-254-9855 for more information.

Eerie Florida can be found on Amazon, Kindle Unlimited, Audible, in local libraries, and through digital library services Libby and Hoopla.

We can't wait to see you next month for a great discussion.
Happy Reading!

08/30/2026

On this day in 1949, the matriarch of the Rossetter family died. Ella Maud Rogero Rossetter was 76 when she passed in Eau Gallie. She was of Minorcan descent and loved to socialize. Upon moving to Eau Gallie with her family in 1908, she quickly went about finding a traveling Catholic priest to say mass and hold confession in the parlor of Rossetter House. This later grew into Ascension Catholic Church, which can still be found in Melbourne today. Her daughters Carrie and Ella placed this grotto near the home in her memory.

08/29/2026

This letter dated August 29th, 1983 was signed by President Ronald Reagan, congratulating Carrie Rossetter on her retirement. Did you know Carrie held her oil distributorship for a record-breaking 62 years? "Many years of accomplishment" indeed!

08/21/2026

People on tours ask us regularly about the old oak trees in Rossetter Park. Well, at one time Highland Ave used to be covered in old oak trees much like this picture! Over the years and various hurricanes they slowly dwindled down to the rather sunny street we know today. Interested in seeing this street today and learning more about its history? Book a tour Wednesday through Saturday at 10 AM, 12 PM, and 2 PM. Call 321-254-9855 for more information.